82-4-603 Membership and applicability

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MT Code › Title 82 › Chapter 4 › Part 6 › Section 82-4-603

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82-4-603 . Membership and applicability. (1) The governor may appoint a designee to serve as the governor's official representative to the compact and to perform all functions in connection with the business of the compact.

(2) Provisions and policies of the Interstate Mining Compact may not be construed to limit, repeal, or supersede any law of the state of Montana.

(3) (a) The governor and the legislature, or agents of either, may inspect the books and accounts of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission at any reasonable time while the state is a member.

(b) A copy of the bylaws of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission must be placed on file with the department of environmental quality and be available for inspection at any reasonable time by the legislature or any interested citizen.

(4) The state of Montana is not liable for the obligations or solvency of:

(a) the retirement system described in article V(6) of the compact; or

(b) a program of employee benefits described in article V(6) of the compact.

(5) As used in article V(1) of the compact, "agency" does not mean an agency of the state of Montana or any political subdivision of the state of Montana.

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