Issues: State Land Board

Montana’s State Auditor is also one of five members of the State Land Board. As a Land Board Commissioner the State Auditor oversees and helps make decisions about the uses of the 5.2 million acres of land owned by the state. State lands produced $65.2 million dollars in distributable revenues for public schools and institutions in 2006, which was in increase of $8.1 million over 2005.