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Mont. Code Ann. § 75-11-604

Use of restoration damages -- request for trust account

Known as the Montana Contaminated Property Compensation and Restoration Act

The act spans §§ 75–75 (5 sections).

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(1) Restoration damages awarded pursuant to 75-11-603, exclusive of damages awarded for attorney fees and costs, must be used to conduct any remedial and corrective action necessary to restore the special use property for which the damages were awarded to its function and use prior to the contamination for which the damages were awarded.

(2) Any party may request that a court awarding restoration damages may also order that those damages be deposited in a segregated trust account at a commercial bank or trust company to ensure compliance with subsection (1). The plaintiff may create a trust to be overseen by a qualified professional to restore the special use property.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.