Legal Opinion
North Fork Preservation Ass'n v. Department of State Lands
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 22, 1989No. 88-516PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McDONOUGH
delivered the Opinion.of the Court.
This appeal involves an oil and gas lease on school trust land within the Coal Creek State Forest, which was acquired from the State by the Farmers Union Central Exchange (Cenex). School trust lands are administered by the Department of State Lands (Depart*453ment), which issued the lease to Cenex. Pursuant to an Annual Operating Plan approved by the Department, Cenex proposes to drill an exploratory well on its leased tract. North Fork Preservation Association (North Fork) has challenged the Department’s approval of Cenex’s operating plan, alleging that the…
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