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The daily administration of the state’s laws, as defined in the Montana Code Annotated, are carried out by the chief executive—the Governor, and their second in command the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary Of State, the Attorney General, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Auditor, and by the staff and employees of the 14 executive branch agencies.
The Montana Legislature passed enabling legislation, the Executive Reorganization Act, in 1971, which gave Governor Forrest H. Anderson the legal authority to reorganize state government. [2] On December 20, 1971, Governor Anderson used this authority to create, by executive order, the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. [ 3 ]
This is split as 88.5% federal and 11.5% state. The money is put into the Highway State Special Revenue Account and can only be used for transportation related purposes. [4] The department receives $2.27 from the federal government for every $1 it contributes to the Federal Highway Trust Fund. It receives 1% of the annual national highway funding.
The governor of Montana is the head of government of Montana [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Montana State Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and to grant pardons and reprieves.
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The commission generally meets once per week for its general business meeting — typically at 9:30 a.m. each Tuesday — with audio and video of the meeting streaming online at www.psc.mt.gov. Meeting times and dates may change depending on commissioners' travel schedules and the scheduling of other matters before the commission.
The state's first state game warden was hired in 1889, [6] the same year that Montana became a state. Under Montana state law, each county was also authorized to hire one game warden, but a lack of funds and interest led to no wardens being hired. [5] By 1900, only four of Montana's then-24 counties had game wardens. [5]
Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte reported more than $23 million in income over four years ending in 2022, as the former technology executive who is seeking reelection to a second term ...