{"data":{"id":"us-mt/85-9-205","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"85-9-205","heading":"Procedure for organization of district.","body":"If in the opinion of the department the feasibility study shows that a district is feasible and consistent with the state water plan, the procedure for organization is the following:\n(1) The department shall file a petition requesting organization with the court.\n(2) The petition shall:\n(a) state the name of the proposed district;\n(b) give a legal description of the boundaries of the proposed district, excluding therefrom lands which would receive no direct or indirect benefits from the proposed district;\n(c) describe the purposes of the district;\n(d) describe the works;\n(e) indicate the estimated cost of works, means of financing, and estimated costs of operation and maintenance;\n(f) list the taxable valuation of real property in the proposed district, which must be $100,000 or more;\n(g) describe the means of repaying capital costs;\n(h) propose the persons who should be represented and the number of directors.\n(3) The petition shall be signed by owners of at least 51% of the land outside the limits of an incorporated municipality and not fewer than 5% or 100, whichever is the lesser, of the persons who would qualify as electors within an incorporated municipality.","path":["TITLE 85. WATER USE","CHAPTER 9. CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS","Part 2. Creation of Districts"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0850/chapter_0090/part_0020/section_0050/0850-0090-0020-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:29Z","sha256":"02883c048fe4a2e187e21b925f75876b0e37d033c76e3b95d9750f3c8e48cbe5","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/85-9-204","next":"us-mt/85-9-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}