Environmental
Montana's regulations on 'hydraulic fracturing' (fracking) for oil and gas development include oversight by:
AOnly the federal Bureau of Land Management on all lands
BThe Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation for state-regulated operations and the BLM for federal and tribal lands✓ Correct
CThe Montana DEQ exclusively
DNo state regulatory oversight exists for fracking
Explanation
In Montana, the Board of Oil and Gas Conservation regulates oil and gas extraction (including hydraulic fracturing) on private and state lands, while the federal BLM regulates operations on federal and tribal lands.
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
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