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MT Code § 75-8-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 8. Coal-Fired Generating Unit Remediation|Part 1. Coal-Fired Generating Unit Remediation Act|75-8-110. Water feasibility study

  75-8-110. Water feasibility study. (1) On or before November 1, 2022, the owners of a coal-fired generating unit shall complete a water feasibility study in accordance with subsection (2). Costs of completing the study must be shared among the owners based on each owner's individual ownership interest in the coal-fired generating unit.  (2) The study required in subsection (1) must include:   (a) planning to ensure a local government attendant to a coal-fired generating unit is able to access the local government's water rights and related infrastructure in the event of closure of the coal-fired generating unit;   (b) an estimation of potential conveyance costs that could be incurred by a local government, for up to a 30-year timeline following closure of a facility; and   (c) recommendations, developed in consultation with the community attendant to a coal-fired generating unit, for meeting financial obligations necessary to ensure the affected local government is able to maintain its water supply and water rights.   (3) The study must be submitted to the department and included in remediation plans required in accordance with this part.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 441, L. 2021.
MT Code § 75-8-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 8. Coal-Fired Generating Unit Remediation|Part 2. Economic Impacts|75-8-201. Study of economic impacts of cost disallowances

  75-8-201. (Temporary) Study of economic impacts of cost disallowances. (1) The Montana bureau of business and economic research at the university of Montana shall study the economic impact of disallowances for replacement power costs made by the public service commission with respect to any coal-fired electric generation facilities located in the state.  (2) The study shall:   (a) determine the economic impact of the disallowances for replacement power costs on consumers;   (b) examine both the short-term and long-term impacts on customers including any potential impacts that may occur in the future as a result of decision made by the public service commission;   (c) analyze whether the cost disallowances have resulted in any changes to a bond rating of any public utilities and whether those changes have resulted in any impacts to consumers; and   (d) evaluate if cost disallowances have occurred in other jurisdictions and whether there have been any measurable impacts on consumers.   (3) The bureau of business and economic research shall complete the study by December 31, 2022.   (4) The public service commission may not limit the scope of the study and shall cooperate and provide any information and materials necessary to complete the study.   (5) Upon completion of the study, the bureau of business and economic research:   (a) shall present the study to the public service commission;   (b) may present the study to the energy and telecommunications interim committee, if scheduling permits; and   (c) upon request, may present the study to the house energy, technology, and federal relations committee and the senate energy and telecommunications committee during the 68th legislative session.   (6) If the bureau of business and economic research is unable to present the study to the energy and telecommunications interim committee, the bureau shall mail a copy to each member of the committee. (Terminates April 30, 2023--sec. 14, Ch. 553, L. 2021.)   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 553, L. 2021.
MT Code § 75-10-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-101. Purpose

  75-10-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to encourage the good management of solid waste and the conservation of natural resources through the promotion or development of systems to collect, separate, reclaim, recycle, and dispose of solid waste for energy production purposes when economically feasible and to provide a coordinated state solid waste management and resource recovery plan.   History: En. 69-4012 by Sec. 2, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4012(part); amd. Sec. 102, Ch. 2, L. 2009.
MT Code § 75-10-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-102. Public policies

  75-10-102. Public policies. (1) To implement this part, the following are declared to be public policies of this state:   (a) Maximum recycling from solid waste is necessary to protect the public health, welfare, and quality of the natural environment.   (b) Solid waste management systems must be developed, financed, planned, designed, constructed, and operated for the benefit of the people of this state.   (c) Private industry is to be utilized to the maximum extent possible in planning, designing, managing, constructing, operating, manufacturing, and marketing functions related to solid waste management systems.   (d) Local governments shall retain primary responsibility for adequate solid waste management with the state preserving those functions necessary to ensure effective solid waste management systems throughout the state.   (e) Costs for the management and regulation of solid waste management systems should be charged to those persons generating solid waste in order to encourage the reduction of the solid waste stream.   (f) Encouragement and support should be given to individuals and municipalities to separate solid waste at its source in order to maximize the value of those wastes for reuse.   (g) The state shall provide technical advisory assistance to local governments and other affected persons in the planning, developing, financing, and implementation of solid waste management systems.   (h) Actions and activities performed or carried out by persons and their contractors in accordance with this part must be in conformity with the state solid waste management and resource recovery plan.   (i) When licensing a solid waste management system, the department shall consult with units of local government that have jurisdiction over the area encompassing the proposed system.   (2) This part is in addition and supplemental to any other law providing for the financing of a solid waste management system and does not amend or repeal any other law.   History: En. 69-4012, 69-4019 by Secs. 2, 9, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4012(part), 69-4019; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 215, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 643, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 103, Ch. 2, L. 2009.
MT Code § 75-10-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-104. Duties of department

  75-10-104. Duties of department. The department shall:  (1) prepare, adopt, and implement a state solid waste management and resource recovery plan as required by 75-10-111 and 75-10-807;   (2) adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this part, including but not limited to rules:   (a) governing the submission of plans for a solid waste management system;   (b) (i) establishing, for the purpose of determining the tonnage or volume-based solid waste management fee that a facility is subject to under 75-10-115(1)(c), methods for determining or estimating the amount of solid waste incinerated or disposed of at a facility; and   (ii) governing the application fee, flat annual license renewal fee, and tonnage or volume-based renewal fee for solid waste management systems;   (c) establishing the license application fee that a facility is subject to under 75-10-115(1)(a);   (d) establishing the flat annual license renewal fee that a facility is subject to under 75-10-115(1)(b);   (e) establishing the tonnage or volume-based annual renewal fee that a facility is subject to under 75-10-115(1)(c); and   (f) providing procedures for the quarterly collection of the solid waste management fee provided for in 75-10-204(6);   (3) provide technical assistance to persons within the state for planning, designing, constructing, financing, and operating:   (a) a solid waste management system in order to ensure that the system conforms to the state plan;   (b) integrated waste management programs; and   (c) collection, disposal, reduction, and educational programs for household hazardous waste and small quantities of hazardous waste that are exempt from regulation under Title 75, chapter 10, part 4;   (4) enforce and administer the provisions of this part;   (5) approve plans for a proposed solid waste management system submitted by a local government; and   (6) serve as a clearinghouse for information on waste reduction and reuse, recycling technology and markets, composting, and household hazardous waste disposal, including chemical compatibility.   History: En. 69-4014 by Sec. 4, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4014(1); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 696, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 222, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 398, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 643, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 145, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 170, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 405, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 54, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 324, L. 2021.
MT Code § 75-10-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-105. Powers of department

  75-10-105. Powers of department. The department may:   (1) accept loans and grants from the federal government and other sources to carry out the provisions of this part; and   (2) collect the solid waste management fees provided for in 75-10-115.   History: En. 69-4014 by Sec. 4, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4014(2); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 482, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 696, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 398, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 145, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 170, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 405, L. 2003.
MT Code § 75-10-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-106. Repealed

  75-10-106. Repealed. Sec. 111, Ch. 324, L. 2021.  History: En. 69-4015 by Sec. 5, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4015; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 482, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 170, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 405, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 54, L. 2007.
MT Code § 75-10-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-107. State regulations no more stringent than federal regulations or guidelines

  75-10-107. State regulations no more stringent than federal regulations or guidelines. (1) After April 14, 1995, except as provided in subsections (2) through (5) or unless required by state law, the department may not adopt a rule to implement this chapter that is more stringent than the comparable federal regulations or guidelines that address the same circumstances. The department may incorporate by reference comparable federal regulations or guidelines.   (2) The department may adopt a rule to implement this chapter that is more stringent than comparable federal regulations or guidelines only if the department makes a written finding after a public hearing and public comment and based on evidence in the record that:   (a) the proposed state standard or requirement protects public health or the environment of the state; and   (b) the state standard or requirement to be imposed can mitigate harm to the public health or environment and is achievable under current technology.   (3) The written finding must reference information and peer-reviewed scientific studies contained in the record that forms the basis for the department's conclusion. The written finding must also include information from the hearing record regarding the costs to the regulated community that are directly attributable to the proposed state standard or requirement.   (4) (a) A person affected by a rule of the department adopted after January 1, 1990, and before April 14, 1995, that that person believes to be more stringent than comparable federal regulations or guidelines may petition the department to review the rule. If the department determines that the rule is more stringent than comparable federal regulations or guidelines, the department shall comply with this section by either revising the rule to conform to the federal regulations or guidelines or by making the written finding, as provided under subsection (2), within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 12 months after receiving the petition. A petition under this section does not relieve the petitioner of the duty to comply with the challenged rule. The department may charge a petition filing fee in an amount not to exceed $250.   (b) A person may also petition the department for a rule review under subsection (4)(a) if the department adopts a rule after January 1, 1990, in an area in which no federal regulations or guidelines existed and the federal government subsequently establishes comparable regulations or guidelines that are less stringent than the previously adopted department rule.   (5) This section does not apply to a rule adopted under the emergency rulemaking provisions of 2-4-303(1).   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 471, L. 1995.
MT Code § 75-10-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-108. and 75-10-109 reserved

  75-10-108 and 75-10-109 reserved.
MT Code § 75-10-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-110. Repealed

  75-10-110. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 273, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 696, L. 1989.
MT Code § 75-10-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-111. State solid waste management and resource recovery plan -- hearings

  75-10-111. State solid waste management and resource recovery plan -- hearings. The department shall adopt the solid waste management and resource recovery plan required in 75-10-104 and 75-10-807 according to the rulemaking procedures of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act under Title 2, chapter 4, part 3. The department shall prepare the plan in conjunction with local governments in the state, citizens, solid waste and recycling industries, environmental organizations, and others involved or interested in the management of solid waste. Within 3 days after the notice of proposed rulemaking to adopt the plan is published pursuant to Title 2, chapter 4, part 3, the department shall mail a copy of the notice and the proposed plan to the board of county commissioners in each county in the state, the governing body of every incorporated city or town in the state, any person responsible for the operation of a solid waste management system under the provisions of Title 75, chapter 10, parts 1 and 2, the governor, the environmental quality council in accordance with 5-11-210, and any other interested person. During the period for receipt of comments on the proposed rulemaking concerning the plan, the department shall hold at least one public hearing.  History: En. 69-4016 by Sec. 6, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4016; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 54, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 101, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
MT Code § 75-10-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-113. User's fee assessed

  75-10-113. User's fee assessed. In the event the revenues of a solid waste management system are insufficient to pay the costs, a local government may levy a pro rata fee against the users of the solid waste management district. The pro rata fee shall be based on a per ton, per pound, or volume assessment.   History: En. 69-4018 by Sec. 8, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4018(6); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 68, L. 1979.
MT Code § 75-10-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-114. reserved

  75-10-114 reserved.
MT Code § 75-10-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-115. Solid waste management fee

  75-10-115. Solid waste management fee. (1) The department may adopt rules, pursuant to 75-10-104, that set fees for the management and regulation of solid waste at facilities subject to regulation pursuant to part 2 of this chapter. Upon adoption, the department may collect the fees. These fees may include:  (a) a license application fee that reflects the cost of reviewing a new solid waste management system or a substantial change to an existing facility from the time an application is made until the license is issued or denied;   (b) a flat annual license renewal fee that reflects a minimal base fee related to the fixed costs of an annual inspection and license renewal. The initial annual fee year for a new facility commences on the date that the facility initially receives waste. The fee must be based upon the categorization of solid waste management systems into separate classes identified by the following criteria:   (i) the quantity of solid waste received by the solid waste management system;   (ii) the nature of the solid waste received; and   (iii) the nature of the waste management occurring within the solid waste management system.   (c) a tonnage or volume-based fee on solid waste disposal.   (2) All fees collected must be deposited in the solid waste management account provided for in 75-10-117.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 696, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 643, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 170, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 229, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 324, L. 2021.
MT Code § 75-10-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-116. Penalties for failure to pay fee

  75-10-116. Penalties for failure to pay fee. A person who owns a solid waste disposal facility that is subject to the fees under 75-10-115 and who fails to pay the fee in the manner provided by department rule is subject to a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 6 months, or both, and shall reimburse the department for the amount of the fee owed and interest calculated at a rate equal to the previous fiscal year's average rate of return on the board of investments' short-term investment pool.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 696, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 398, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 145, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 170, L. 2001.
MT Code § 75-10-117 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-117. Solid waste management account

  75-10-117. Solid waste management account. (1) There is a solid waste management account in the state special revenue fund provided for in 17-2-102.   (2) There must be deposited in the account:   (a) all revenue from the solid waste management fees provided for in 75-10-115; and   (b) money received by the department in the form of legislative appropriations, reimbursements, gifts, federal funds, or appropriations from any source that is intended to be used for the purposes of the account.   (3) The account may be used by the department only for the administration of 75-2-215, part 2 of this chapter, and this part.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 696, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 398, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 145, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 170, L. 2001.
MT Code § 75-10-118 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-118. Repealed

  75-10-118. Repealed. Sec. 11, Ch. 170, L. 2001.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 398, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 273, L. 1993.
MT Code § 75-10-119 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-119. and 75-10-120 reserved

  75-10-119 and 75-10-120 reserved.
MT Code § 75-10-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-121. Repealed

  75-10-121. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 405, L. 2003.   History: En. 69-4018 by Sec. 8, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4018(1), (3); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 68, L. 1979.
MT Code § 75-10-122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-122. Repealed

  75-10-122. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 405, L. 2003.   History: En. 69-4018 by Sec. 8, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4018(2).
MT Code § 75-10-123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-123. Repealed

  75-10-123. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 405, L. 2003.   History: En. 69-4020 by Sec. 10, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4020.
MT Code § 75-10-124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-124. Repealed

  75-10-124. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 405, L. 2003.   History: En. 69-4018 by Sec. 8, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4018(4), (5), (7).
MT Code § 75-10-125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration|75-10-125. Repealed

  75-10-125. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 405, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 482, L. 1981.
MT Code § 75-10-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 2. Licensing of Refuse Disposal and Transportation Montana Solid Waste Management Act|75-10-201. Short title

  75-10-201. Short title. This part may be cited as "The Montana Solid Waste Management Act".   History: En. 69-4001.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 542, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4001.1.
MT Code § 75-10-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 2. Licensing of Refuse Disposal and Transportation Montana Solid Waste Management Act|75-10-202. Legislative intent, findings, and policy

  75-10-202. Legislative intent, findings, and policy. (1) The legislature, mindful of its constitutional obligations under Article II, section 3, and Article IX of the Montana constitution, has enacted The Montana Solid Waste Management Act. It is the legislature's intent that the requirements of this part 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.   (2) It is hereby found and declared that the health and welfare of Montana citizens are being endangered by improperly operated solid waste management systems and by the improper and unregulated disposal of wastes. It is declared the public policy of this state to control solid waste management systems to protect the public health and safety and to conserve natural resources whenever possible.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 35, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 542, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 358, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 361, L. 2003.