23-2-409. Allocation of user fees -- expenditure of Smith River corridor enhancement account. - Montana Statutes

     23-2-409. Allocation of user fees -- expenditure of Smith River corridor enhancement account. (1) All money collected as recreational and commercial user fees for floating and camping on the Smith River waterway pursuant to 23-2-408 must be deposited in the state treasury in an account in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department.
     (2) Money deposited in the Smith River corridor enhancement account must be expended to:
     (a) protect and enhance the integrity of the natural and scenic beauty of the Smith River waterway and its recreational, fisheries, and wildlife values through the lease or acquisition of property, including lease or acquisition of partial interests in property by the department within the Smith River corridor;
     (b) pursue projects that serve to protect, enhance, and restore fisheries habitat, streambank stabilization, erosion control, and recreational values within the Smith River corridor, including Smith River tributaries; and
     (c) pursue projects that serve to maintain and enhance instream flows for recognized recreational and aquatic ecosystem values in the Smith River corridor.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 512, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 86, L. 2005.