2025 Biennium Budget
Natural Resources and Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, Section C
2025 Biennium Budget
Montana Department Of Natural Resources & Conservation
House Bill 2
Agency-Wide
Amanda Kaster, Director
Organizational Chart
The Department serves Montanans through a diverse set of programs to help ensure the State’s land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations. Through pursuit of the mission and satisfying statutory responsibilities the Department sustainably manages 5.2 million acres of State Trust Land to generate revenue for trust beneficiaries; provides coordination and promotes sustainable use and development of the State’s water resources; leads efforts for responsible and proactive stewardship and management of forest resources and wildfire risk; administers oil and gas conservation laws while encouraging conservation and reducing waste in resource recovery through regulation, remediation, and permitting; and connects communities and Conservation Districts with financial, informational, and personnel support resources to improve and manage natural resources.