Explore laws & Related material
This section highlights key information designed to support understanding of the County 57 initiative.
Initiative Map
While our initial County 57 Map is found in the first draft of our feasibility report, one can view our proposed county by current elementary districts. Swan Valley School, Seeley Lake Elementary, Sunset Elementary, Potomac Elementary, and a small sliver of Bonner School district that starts west of Gold Creek just outside of urban Bonner.
Legal Framework
Understand the statutes and requirements for county separation. The link below will bring you to all sections of Montana Statutes that govern creation of new counties.
Click Here (Montana Law)
First Requirements:
The proposed area of County 57 contains over the needed value and square mileage needed to form a new county under Montana Law.
Prerequisites for County Creation: $10M in Value and 250 Square Miles of Land (Click here)