Definitions

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) (a) "Government act" means the denial or issuance with conditions of a permit, certificate, license, or the equivalent of a permit, certificate, or license issued by a government entity. (b) The term does not mean: (i) litigation in which a government entity or other person litigates the authority of the government entity to take an act provided in subsection (1)(a); (ii) an act provided in subsection (1)(a) for which a citation or warning is issued, other than the statement required by 2-11-104, on which a reference clearly appears to the legal authority for the government action; or (iii) a legislative act by the state of Montana. (2) "Government entity" means a state agency or a local government unit. (3) "Local government unit" means a city, county, town, unincorporated municipality or village, or special taxing unit or district and any commission, board, bureau, or other office of the unit. (4) "Rule" has the meaning provided in 2-4-102. (5) "State agency" has the meaning provided in 2-4-102(2)(a). (6) "Statement of government authority" or "statement" means the statement required by 2-11-104.