Administrative Rules for Public Use of Trust Land

The Montana DNRC is reviewing administrative rules that impact public use of trust land.  

The proposed amendments are necessary for consistency and clarity between existing statute and administrative rule. In addition to alignment with statute, the proposed rule amendments also adopt food storage requirements in grizzly bear habitat.  An expanded summary of the changes is found in the document Summary of Proposed Amendments.  Full proposed amendments and public hearing details can be read in the draft Proposal Notice.

The proposal notice was approved at the Land Board at their August 19 meeting, to allow DNRC to proceed with public scoping.  See the Land Board Meeting Archive page for information about the meeting

Next steps: 

• Public hearing on September 26, 2024. 
• Public comment period through October 4, 2024 for both rules and environmental impacts.
• Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) document
• Land Board vote on final Adoption Notice (date TBD)

We invite the public to submit written comments during the scoping period for the proposed amendments and any anticipated environmental impacts.  View the drafted amendments and details for the public hearing in the Proposal Notice. 

Submit all comments by October 4, 2024 to:

A public hearing will be held on September 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the DNRC headquarters building in the Montana Conference Room, First Floor, located at 1539 Eleventh Avenue, Helena, MT, and via Zoom.  Please see the the Proposal Notice for details on remote access and reasonable accommodations.