About the Land Board
Secretary of State Brad Johnson is a member of the state Board
of Land Commissioners, which oversees the management of 5.2 million acres of
school trust land across Montana. The federal government ceded the land to the
state in 1889, under the Enabling Act that granted statehood. Congress expressly
mandated that the land be used to generate money for the support of public
schools. In 2002, the school trust produced more than $45 million for its
beneficiaries: Montana students and classrooms.
The Land Board is responsible for deciding how best to
generate revenue for the trust from school trust lands. It considers such
options as:
- Grazing and farming leases.
- Timber-harvesting.
- Leases for oil, gas, and mining operations.
- Easements for such projects as power lines, roads, and
private driveways.
- Fees for recreational use.
- Cabin-site leases.
- Land sales and exchanges.
The state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
carries out the management decisions of the Land Board through its
Trust Land Management
Division.
If you have a question about issues relating to school trust lands, contact or write Secretary of State Brad
Johnson's office at P.O. Box
202801, Helena, MT 59620-2801.
Other members of the Land Board are
Governor Brian Schweitzer,
Attorney General Mike McGrath,
Auditor John Morrison, and
Superintendent of
Public Instruction Linda McCulloch.
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Schedule
The 2006 Land Board Meetings have been scheduled in Room 303 in the State Capitol
Building. All meetings are on the third Monday of each month, except in January and
February when there is an official state holiday on Monday. All meetings begin at 9:00
a.m.
- January 17, 2006 (Tuesday)
- February 21, 2006 (Tuesday)
- March 20, 2006
- April 17, 2006
- May 15, 2006
- June 19, 2006
- July 17, 2006
- August 21, 2006
- September 18, 2006
- October 16, 2006
- November 20, 2006
- December 18, 2006
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