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Executive Order 12-02

State of Montana
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Executive Order Certifying Transfer of Title to Federal Property Interests

WHEREAS, I, JUDY MARTZ, Governor of the State of Montana, pursuant to the authority vested in me as Governor under the Constitution and laws of the State of Montana, do hereby certify that the United States Government has transferred, and the State of Montana has accepted, acting through its State Board of Land Commissioners pursuant to Section 77-1-211(1), MCA, the title to all Federal minerals in the following described lands as part of the Crown Butte land exchange.  Section 503(a) of the 1998 Interior Appropriations Act (Public Law No. 105-83) provided for conveyance of "all Federal mineral rights" in Otter Creek Tracts 1, 2 and 3 described below and no express restrictions have been placed on the following described mineral property interests which would conflict with the terms of potential use described in Section 2, Ch. 485, Laws of 2001:

OTTER CREEK TRACT #1

Township 3 South, Range 45 East, MPM

Section 26:  All

Section 34:  All

Township 4 South, Range 45 East, MPM

Section 2:  Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, S1/2N1/2, S1/2


OTTER CREEK TRACT #2

Township 4 South, Range 45 East, MPM

Section 10:  E1/2, E1/2W1/2

Section 12:  All

Section 14:  Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, W1/2

Section 22:  N1/2NE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4, E1/2SW1/4

Section 24:  Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, W1/2E1/2, E1/2W1/2

Section 26:  All

OTTER CREEK TRACT #3

Township 4 South, Range 45 East, MPM

Section 6: Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, SE1/4

Section 8: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, E1/2

Section 18:  All

Section 20:  Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, E1/2, E1/2W1/2

Section 22:  W1/2W1/2

A copy of the final Order shall be delivered to the Code Commissioner.  This Order is effective immediately.

 

GIVEN under my hand and the GREAT
SEAL of the State of Montana,
this ___ day of July, 2002.


JUDY MARTZ, Governor



ATTEST:


BOB BROWN, Secretary of State



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