(1) An applicant may apply for a land use license for a noncommercial or nonresidential use of the bed of a navigable river requiring a term of ten years or less.

(2) An applicant may apply for a lease for commercial or residential use of the bed of a navigable river requiring a term of 99 years or less.

(a) A lease will be issued by the department through a competitive bid process pursuant to 77-1-904, MCA.

(3) An applicant may apply for an easement for those uses described in 70-30-102 and 77-2-101, MCA, which serve public purposes and which require a permanent easement.