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This bill modifies Montana Code Annotated (MCA) section 76-3-211, which governs agricultural covenants, to add a new condition under which a governing body can revoke an agricultural covenant without requiring subdivision review. Specifically, the bill allows a governing body to revoke an agricultural covenant and permit land division without further review if the land is annexed into a municipality. Currently, such a covenant could only be revoked if the original lot lines are restored or if a government entity seeks to use the land for public purposes. The bill adds municipal annexation as a third circumstance where covenant revocation can occur. This change provides local governments more flexibility in land use when agricultural lands become part of a municipality, potentially facilitating urban expansion and development. The bill maintains existing provisions that require public hearings and written findings for certain covenant revocations and does not alter sanitary restrictions that may apply to the land.

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https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0914