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MT Code § 75-5-903 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 9. Phosphorus-Containing Household Cleaning Products|75-5-903. Definitions

  75-5-903. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Commercial establishment" means any premises used for the purpose of carrying on or exercising any trade, business, profession, vocation, or commercial or charitable activity, including but not limited to laundries, hospitals, hotels, motels, and food or restaurant establishments.   (2) (a) "Household cleaning product" means any product, including but not limited to soaps and detergents, used for domestic cleaning purposes, which include but are not limited to the cleaning of fabrics, dishes, food utensils, and household premises.   (b) The term does not mean food, drugs, cosmetics, or personal care items such as toothpaste, shampoo, or hand soap.   (3) "Phosphorus" means the element phosphorus as indicated in the periodic table of elements.   (4) "Trace quantity" means an incidental amount of phosphorus that is not part of a household cleaning product formulation, that is present only as a consequence of manufacturing, and that does not exceed 0.5% of the content of the product by weight expressed as the element phosphorus.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 245, L. 2009.
MT Code § 75-5-904 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 9. Phosphorus-Containing Household Cleaning Products|75-5-904. Applicability to counties -- notification

  75-5-904. Applicability to counties -- notification. (1) The provisions of 75-5-905 apply to counties where one or more surface water bodies exceed the numeric algal biomass or total phosphorus standards adopted pursuant to 75-5-301.   (2) The department shall notify counties that meet the provisions of subsection (1) that they are subject to the provisions of 75-5-905.   (3) The governing body of a county that does not meet the provisions of subsection (1) may adopt an ordinance pursuant to Title 75, chapter 7, part 4.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 245, L. 2009.
MT Code § 75-5-905 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 9. Phosphorus-Containing Household Cleaning Products|75-5-905. Prohibitions and exceptions

  75-5-905. Prohibitions and exceptions. (1) In counties that meet the requirements of 75-5-904, a household cleaning product may not be distributed, sold, offered, or exposed for sale if it contains phosphorus in concentrations in excess of a trace quantity.   (2) The following cleaning agents and other products containing phosphorus are exempt from the provisions of this section:   (a) those used in food or beverage processing;   (b) those used by health care services and facilities;   (c) those used by institutional or commercial establishments;   (d) those used for industrial processes; and   (e) those used for agricultural operations.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 245, L. 2009.
MT Code § 75-5-1101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1101. Short title

  75-5-1101. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 678, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 538, L. 1997.
MT Code § 75-5-1102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1102. Definitions

  75-5-1102. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Administrative costs" means costs incurred by the department and the department of natural resources and conservation in the administration of the program, including but not limited to costs of servicing loans and issuing debt; program startup costs; financial, management, and legal consulting fees; and reimbursement costs for support services from other state agencies.   (2) "Cost" means, with reference to a project, all capital costs incurred or to be incurred by a municipality or a private person, including but not limited to engineering, construction, financing, and other fees, interest during construction, and a reasonable allowance for contingencies to the extent permitted by the federal act and regulations promulgated under the federal act.   (3) "Federal act" means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 through 1387, as amended.   (4) "Intended use plan" means the annual plan adopted by the department and submitted to the environmental protection agency that describes how the state intends to use the money in the revolving fund.   (5) "Loan" means a loan of money from the revolving fund to a municipality or a private person.   (6) "Municipality" means any state agency, city, town, or other public body created pursuant to state law, including an authority as defined in 75-6-304.   (7) "Private person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, or other nongovernmental legal entity.   (8) "Program" means the water pollution control state revolving fund program established by this part.   (9) "Project" means an activity that is eligible for financing by the program under the federal act, including treatment works, as defined under section 1292 of the federal act (33 U.S.C. 1292), and nonpoint source pollution control under section 1329 of the federal act (33 U.S.C. 1329), and for which a municipality or private person makes an application for a loan or other financial assistance.   (10) "Revolving fund" means the fund established by 75-5-1106.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 678, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 538, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 498, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 506, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 489, L. 2009.
MT Code § 75-5-1103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1103. Water pollution control state revolving fund program

  75-5-1103. Water pollution control state revolving fund program. There is a program under which the state may provide financial assistance to municipalities and private persons to finance or refinance part or all of the cost of projects. The program must be administered in accordance with this part and the federal act.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 678, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 538, L. 1997.
MT Code § 75-5-1104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1104. Authorization of agreement -- content

  75-5-1104. Authorization of agreement -- content. (1) The department may enter into a capitalization grant agreement or other agreement with the United States environmental protection agency to implement the program and may accept from that agency other grants and loans to carry out the program.   (2) In entering into the agreement, the director of the department may commit the state to:   (a) accept grant payments from the environmental protection agency in accordance with the schedule established by the administrator of that agency and deposit the payments in the revolving fund established in 75-5-1106;   (b) deposit in the revolving fund from state money an amount equal to at least 20% of the total amount of all capitalization grants made to the state as provided by 75-5-1106 on or before the date on which each quarterly federal grant payment is made to the state;   (c) provide financial assistance to municipalities and private persons in accordance with this part in an amount equal to 120% of the amount of each grant payment within a time period not to exceed 1 year after receipt of a grant;   (d) expend all funds in the revolving fund in an expeditious and timely manner;   (e) use all funds deposited in the revolving fund as a result of the capitalization grant to ensure progress, as determined by the governor of the state, toward compliance with enforceable deadlines, goals, and requirements of the federal act;   (f) expend each quarterly grant payment in accordance with the laws and procedures applicable to commitment or expenditure of revenues of the state;   (g) use accounting, audit, and fiscal procedures conforming to generally accepted government accounting standards;   (h) as a condition of making a loan or providing other financial assistance from the revolving fund, require that the municipality or private person will maintain project accounts in accordance with generally accepted government accounting standards;   (i) make annual reports to the environmental protection agency concerning the use of the revolving fund as required by the federal act; and   (j) any other covenants, commitments, and obligations necessary to ensure that the state's administration of the program is consistent with the provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 678, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 538, L. 1997.
MT Code § 75-5-1105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1105. Rulemaking

  75-5-1105. Rulemaking. The department and the department of natural resources and conservation may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this part, including rules:   (1) prescribing the form and content of applications for loans and refinancing agreements;   (2) governing the application of the criteria for awarding loans;   (3) establishing additional terms and conditions for the making of loans and the security instruments and other necessary agreements; and   (4) establishing ceilings on the amount of individual loans to be made to municipalities and private persons, if considered appropriate and necessary for the successful administration of the program.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 678, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 186, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 538, L. 1997.
MT Code § 75-5-1107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1107. Uses of revolving fund

  75-5-1107. Uses of revolving fund. Money in the revolving fund may be used to:   (1) make loans to municipalities to finance all or a portion of the cost of a project and to make loans to private persons to finance all or a portion of the cost of nonpoint source pollution control projects;   (2) buy or refinance debt obligations of municipalities that were issued to finance projects within the state at or below market rates, provided that the obligations were incurred after March 7, 1985;   (3) guarantee or purchase insurance for obligations of municipalities that were issued to finance projects in order to enhance credit or reduce interest rates;   (4) provide a source of revenue or security for general obligation bonds the proceeds of which are deposited in the revolving fund;   (5) provide loan guarantees for similar revolving funds established by municipalities;   (6) earn interest on fund accounts;   (7) pay reasonable administrative costs of the program not to exceed 4% of all federal grant awards to the fund or the maximum amount allowed under the federal act; and   (8) provide additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal of loans to the extent authorized or required by federal law and subject to satisfaction of conditions on loans described in 75-5-1113 or to satisfy any other incentives, conditions, or requirements of federal law related to the program.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 678, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 538, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 489, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 297, L. 2011.
MT Code § 75-5-1108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1108. Use of funds -- statutory appropriation

  75-5-1108. Use of funds -- statutory appropriation. Money in the revolving fund is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, for the purposes of making loans to municipalities and private concerns and paying debt service on obligations.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 678, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 422, L. 1997.
MT Code § 75-5-1109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1109. and 75-5-1110 reserved

  75-5-1109 and 75-5-1110 reserved.
MT Code § 75-5-1111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1111. Applications

  75-5-1111. Applications. (1) The department shall, after consultation with the department of natural resources and conservation, establish loan application procedures, including forms for the applications. Each application for a loan to finance construction of a project must include:   (a) a reasonably detailed description of the project;   (b) a reasonably detailed estimate of the cost of the project;   (c) a timetable for the construction of the project and for payment of the cost of the project;   (d) identification of the source or sources of funds to be used in addition to the proceeds of the loan to pay the cost of the project;   (e) the source or sources of revenue proposed to be used to repay the loan;   (f) a current financial statement showing assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses of the applicant;   (g) if the applicant is a municipality, a statement as to whether, at the time of application, there are any outstanding loans, notes, bonds, or other obligations of the municipality that were issued or incurred to finance any part of the municipality's project or system of which the project is a part and, if so, a description of the loans, notes, bonds, or other obligations;   (h) if the applicant is a private person, a statement as to whether, at the time of application, there are any outstanding loans, notes, or other obligations of the private person and, if so, a description of the loans, notes, or other obligations; and   (i) any other information that the department or the department of natural resources and conservation may require to determine the feasibility of a project and the applicant's ability to repay the loan, including but not limited to engineering reports, economic feasibility studies, and legal opinions.   (2) Each application for a loan to refinance a project, including a purchase of outstanding obligations issued by a municipality to finance a project in whole or in part, must include:   (a) a reasonably detailed description of the project;   (b) a schedule of the cost of the project;   (c) the date on which construction of the project began;   (d) a description of the loans, notes, bonds, or other obligations to be refinanced and of any other loans, notes, bonds, or obligations issued or incurred to finance any part of the municipality's project; and   (e) any other information that the department or the department of natural resources and conservation may require.   (3) Each application for financial assistance in the form of a guaranty or the purchase of insurance for a municipal obligation must include all items required by subsection (1) and any other information the department may require.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 678, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 538, L. 1997.
MT Code § 75-5-1112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1112. Evaluation of projects and loan applications

  75-5-1112. Evaluation of projects and loan applications. The department of natural resources and conservation and the department shall evaluate projects and loan applications. In evaluating projects and loan applications, the following factors must be considered:   (1) the technical design of the project to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, rules, and design standards;   (2) the financial capacity of the municipality or private person to repay the loan;   (3) the financial, managerial, and technical ability of the municipality or private person to properly operate and maintain the project;   (4) the feasibility of project completion given the total financing available;   (5) the ability of the municipality or private person to pay the costs of the project without the requested financial assistance;   (6) the total amount of loan funds available for financial assistance in the revolving fund;   (7) the total amount requested in other applications that have been received or that are likely to be received;   (8) the ranking of the project on the priority list or intended use plan; and   (9) any other criteria that the department determines appropriate, considering the purposes of the federal act and the program.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 678, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 553, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 538, L. 1997.
MT Code § 75-5-1114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1114. through 75-5-1120 reserved

  75-5-1114 through 75-5-1120 reserved.
MT Code § 75-5-1122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1122. Creation of debt

  75-5-1122. Creation of debt. The legislature, through the enactment of this law by a two-thirds vote of the members of each house, authorizes the creation of state debt in an amount not to exceed $70 million in principal amount of general obligation bonds outstanding from time to time for the purpose of:  (1) funding the program; and   (2) funding portions of loans on an interim basis pending receipt of:   (a) grant payments from the environmental protection agency for which federal legislation appropriating the proceeds of the grants has been enacted; or   (b) other revenue for the program.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 678, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 73, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 18, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 323, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 29, L. 2021.
MT Code § 75-5-1123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1123. through 75-5-1125 reserved

  75-5-1123 through 75-5-1125 reserved.
MT Code § 75-5-1126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 5. Water Quality|Part 11. Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund|75-5-1126. Projects funded by federal government appropriations

  75-5-1126. Projects funded by federal government appropriations. For projects that are funded in part by appropriations from the federal government over a term of years, that have been approved by the department and the department of natural resources and conservation under 75-5-1112, and that are considered to be in compliance with 75-5-1113, the department of natural resources and conservation may advance money to a municipality in anticipation of the receipt of federal funds by the municipality on the following conditions:   (1) congress has authorized the project and has committed to fund the project at a specified dollar amount over a period of years;   (2) other funding agencies will not authorize construction of the project to begin until there is evidence that construction money will be available to the municipality to pay all of the construction costs;   (3) the department and the department of natural resources and conservation determine that it is in the best interest of the state and the state's objectives under the program that the project begin construction prior to the receipt of all federal appropriations; and   (4) the advance of the money will be in the form of a note that is issued pursuant to 7-7-109 in anticipation of a federal grant for which the municipality promises to pay and pledges to the department of natural resources and conservation the proceeds of the grant when received.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 9, L. 2001.
MT Code § 75-6-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 6. Public Water Supplies, Distribution, and Treatment|Part 1. Public Water Supply|75-6-101. Policy

  75-6-101. Policy. It is the public policy of this state to protect, maintain, and improve the quality and potability of water for public water supplies and domestic uses.   History: En. Sec. 140, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4901.
MT Code § 75-6-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 6. Public Water Supplies, Distribution, and Treatment|Part 1. Public Water Supply|75-6-103. Repealed

  75-6-103. Repealed. Sec. 111, Ch. 324, L. 2021.  History: En. Sec. 142, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 70, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 556, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4903; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 556, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 197, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 645, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 471, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 488, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 73, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 511, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 423, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 85, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 449, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 2011.
MT Code § 75-6-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 6. Public Water Supplies, Distribution, and Treatment|Part 1. Public Water Supply|75-6-105. Records required for wells drilled to supply water to public

  75-6-105. Records required for wells drilled to supply water to public. Every person drilling a water well to furnish water for public consumption shall keep a complete record of the depth, thickness, and character of different strata and other information prescribed by the department. Data must be furnished to the department on forms prescribed by it. These data are available to the public at all reasonable times.  History: En. Sec. 145, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4906; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 324, L. 2021.
MT Code § 75-6-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 6. Public Water Supplies, Distribution, and Treatment|Part 1. Public Water Supply|75-6-106. Laboratory license required

  75-6-106. Laboratory license required. A laboratory analysis of water taken from a public water supply system or any report of an analysis required by this part or a rule adopted under this part may not be accepted by the department unless the analysis or report is made by the department of public health and human services' laboratory or by a laboratory licensed by the department of public health and human services for water analysis purposes.  History: En. 69-4905.2 by Sec. 5, Ch. 556, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4905.2; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 556, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 73, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 324, L. 2021.