Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
| Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | DNRC |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | December 20, 1971 |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Employees | 523.8 FTEs (2016) |
| Annual budget | $240.6 million (2016) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Montana, United States |
| Size | 147,165 square miles (381,160 km2) |
| Population | 1,042,520 (2016) |
| Legal jurisdiction | State of Montana |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 1539 Eleventh Avenue, Helena, Montana |
| Agency executives |
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| Facilities | |
| Patrol cars | Various cars, trucks, and off-road vehicles |
| Boats | Various patrol and utility craft |
| Planes | Light observation aircraft and helicopters |
| Website | |
| http://dnrc.mt.gov | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is a government agency in the executive branch state of Montana in the United States with responsibility for ensuring sustainable development of the state's land, mineral, natural gas, oil, timber, water, and other resources.
Almost two-thirds of Montana voters approved of Amendment 2, the Montana Executive Department Allocation Amendment, on November 3, 1970. This amendment required that there be no more than 20 state executive or administrative offices, agencies, boards, bureaus, or commissions. 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. On December 20, 1971, Governor Anderson used this authority to create, by executive order, the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The agency superseded the Montana Council on Natural Resources and Development, Montana Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Montana State Board of Forestry, Montana State Conservation Commission, Montana State Forester, and Montana Water Resources Board.
John E. Tubbs was appointed the director of the DNRC by Governor Steve Bullock in 2003. He was reappointed in 2016.
DNRC has six divisions:
In addition to its divisions, nine boards and commissions are attached to the department for administrative purposes only: Board of Land Commissioners, Board of Oil and Gas Conservation, Board of Water Well Contractors, Drought Advisory Committee, Flathead Basin Commission, Montana Grass Conservation Commission, Rangeland Resources Committee, Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission, and the Resource Conservation Advisory Council.
The DNRC had a total budget of $240.6 million in 2016. Trust lands generated 48 percent of its budget. Revenue operations (fees, services, etc.) generated another 21 percent of all revenues, with general state revenues adding 12 percent and interest on debt another 10 percent.
The DNRC had 523.8 full-time equivalent employees in 2016.
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