[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][vc_column_text] "Buying a used car is a great way to save money -- and get a great vehicle. But buying used can also be nerve-wracking. Do you really know what you're buying? The tips on this page were designed to help you educate yourself and...
[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Charity Care Policies for Montana’s Nonprofit Hospitals Most of the charity care policies for the 11 major nonprofit hospitals in Montana are available online. Some hospitals may refer to their charity care policies as financial assistance programs. Where the information is available, the following table...
[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Struggling with debt? You have options. We recommend you first meet with a credit counselor to determine which course of action is best for you. There may be help available from an attorney, a debt management company or a debt settlement company. Debt Management When you work...
[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][vc_column_text] DEBT MANAGEMENT AND DEBT SETTLEMENT BUSINESSES Montana law treats debt management and debt settlement companies differently. Debt management companies must be licensed by the Office of Consumer Protection. Debt settlement companies must register with the Office of Consumer Protection, but there is no licensing requirement....
[vc_row animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]The remedy and restoration of Silver Bow Creek (SBC) has been ongoing since 1999 as part of the Superfund actions coordinated by Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in consultation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 2000 NRDP and the Greenway Service...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Smurfit-Stone/Frenchtown Mill Site [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Site Background The Smurfit-Stone/Frenchtown Mill Site (the Site), on the Clark Fork River in western Montana, was a paper mill from 1957 to 2010. Industrial activities at the mill resulted in the release of hazardous substances into the floodplain and exposure of natural resources to...
[vc_row animation=""][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]Disclaimer: The Department of Justice expends considerable effort to ensure that the attorney general’s opinions appearing on our website are true copies of the originals on file in our office. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of a printed copy that you did...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1468879042614{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"]These FAQs are offered by the Department of Justice as a public service to provide answers to basic firearms questions based on Montana law. But firearms are often also subject to the laws of other jurisdictions, including federal laws and even, in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type="image_grid" images="80633,80634,80648"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] History/Background The Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex (UBMC) is in the historic Heddleston Metal Mining District in Lewis and Clark County, approximately 15 miles east of Lincoln, Montana. The site is within the headwaters of the Upper Blackfoot River and covers an area of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] History/Background [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Aquatic and Terrestrial Restoration [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In 1983, the State of Montana (State) filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Richfield Co., now BP-Atlantic Richfield (BP-AR), for injuries to the State’s natural resources in the Upper Clark Fork River Basin (UCFRB), which extends from Butte to Milltown. The lawsuit...