Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 13. UTILITY SERVICES

Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Utility Services

Payment Of Damages And Restoration Of Road

7-13-2103. Payment of damages and restoration of road. The person, association, or corporation owning or constructing a pipeline or other required infrastructure:

(1) shall compensate a county for any damages done to any road or highway in the laying, construction, or maintenance of a pipeline, broadband, or other required infrastructure; and

(2) shall promptly restore any road or highway to its former condition of usefulness, without interference with the traffic on it.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 75, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 4476.1, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1114(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 153, L. 2023.