Sustainable Business Council Missoula Montana
Montana State Constitution
Sustainability! It's in our Constitution!

Montana Constitution
Article IX
Environment and Natural Resources

Section 1. Protection and Improvement

(1) The state and each person shall maintain
and improve a clean and healthful
environment in Montana for present
and future generations.

(2) The legislature shall provide for the administration
and enforcement of this duty.

(3) The legislature shall provide adequate remedies
for the protection of the environmental
life support system from degradation
and provide adequate remedies
to prevent unreasonable depletion and
degradation of natural resources.