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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) The county commissioners of any county in Montana are hereby authorized to convey to the state of Montana or to any city or town in Montana or to the United States of America any tract of county-owned land, not exceeding 1,280 acres, to be used for the establishment and maintenance of a park, recreational grounds, or cemetery and to be maintained by the state, city, town, or federal government as a public park, recreational grounds, or cemetery.
(2) Said land shall be deeded to the state, city, town, or federal government without charge but upon the condition that the same shall be devoted and maintained by the state, city, town, or federal government for the purpose specified in subsection (1). In the event that the land shall cease to be used for such purpose for a period of 5 years in succession, the title thereto shall revert to the county making such grant.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-8-102. Authorization to deed county land to other governmental entities - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-7-local-government/mt-code-ann-sect-7-8-102/
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