{"data":{"id":"us-mt/85-2-602","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"85-2-602","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, in this part the following definitions apply:\n(1) (a) \"Application\" means an application for a permit under part 3 of this chapter to appropriate surface water from any source of supply within the basin for either or both of the following purposes:\n(i) a reservoir with a total planned capacity of 14,000 acre-feet or more; or\n(ii) for a flow rate greater than 20 cubic feet of water per second.\n(b) The term also includes an application for approval under 85-2-402 and 85-2-436, if applicable, to change the purpose of use.\n(2) \"Basin\" means the Yellowstone River basin.\n(3) \"Reservation\" means a reservation of water provided for by 85-2-316.","path":["TITLE 85. WATER USE","CHAPTER 2. SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER","Part 6. Yellowstone River Basin"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0850/chapter_0020/part_0060/section_0020/0850-0020-0060-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:18Z","sha256":"d6f01e3fc19aadf2c77c6119a69bef05257fbe35a0f1f1d8125a0ee6a1cb1e68","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/85-2-601","next":"us-mt/85-2-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}