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MT Code § 75-25-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 25. Alternative Energy Loans|Part 1. General Provisions|75-25-102. Administration of revolving loan account -- rulemaking authority

  75-25-102. Administration of revolving loan account -- rulemaking authority. (1) The department of environmental quality shall adopt rules establishing:   (a) eligibility criteria, including criteria for defining residences, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations, criteria for defining capital investments for energy conservation purposes, ownership of the alternative energy facility, financial capacity to repay the loans, estimated return on investment in the alternative energy and energy conservation, and other matters that the department considers necessary to ensure repayment of loans and to encourage maximum use of the fund for alternative energy and net metering uses;   (b) processes and procedures for disbursing loans, including the agencies or organizations that are allowed to process the loan application for the department; and   (c) terms and conditions for the loans, including repayment schedules and interest.   (2) The department shall solicit assistance in the development and operation of the program from individuals familiar with financial services and persons knowledgeable in alternative energy systems.   (3) Administrative costs charged to the account may not exceed 10% of the total loans or $23,000 a year, whichever is greater. Legal fees and costs associated with collection of debt on principal are not considered administrative costs.   (4) The loan repayment period may not exceed 10 years. The loans must be made at a low interest rate. The department may set the interest rate at an amount that will cover its administrative costs, but the rate may not be less than 1% a year. The department may seek recovery of the amount of principal loaned in the event of default.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 591, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 110, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 489, L. 2009.
MT Code § 75-25-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 25. Alternative Energy Loans|Part 1. General Provisions|75-25-103. Outcome measures

  75-25-103. Outcome measures. The department of environmental quality shall develop reasonable outcome measures by which the success of the alternative energy system loan program provided for in this part must be measured on an annual basis. Minimal outcome that must be measured includes:   (1) a loan loss ratio of under 5%;   (2) the types of alternative energy systems that provided the best overall results for residences and those for small businesses; and   (3) a determination of the amount of energy that was produced because of participation in the program.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 591, L. 2001.
MT Code § 75-26-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 26. Wind Generation and Solar Facilities|Part 3. Decommissioning|75-26-301. Definitions

  75-26-301. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Board" means the board of environmental review provided for in 2-15-3502.   (2) "Decommission" or "decommissioning" means:   (a) except as provided in 75-26-304(2), the removal of buildings, cabling, electrical components, roads, or any other facilities associated with a wind generation or solar facility;   (b) except as provided in 75-26-304(2), reclamation of surface lands to the previous grade and to comparable productivity in order to prevent adverse hydrologic effects; and   (c) (i) the removal of the solar facility after the end of the facility's useful life or abandonment; or   (ii) the removal of an aboveground wind turbine tower after the end of a wind generation facility's useful life or abandonment.   (3) "Department" means the department of environmental quality provided for in 2-15-3501.   (4) "Owner" means a person who owns a wind generation or solar facility used for the generation of electricity.   (5) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, company, association, corporation, city, town, or local governmental entity or any other state, federal, or private entity, whether organized for profit or not.   (6) "Repurposed" means having made a significant investment in an existing wind generation or solar facility to extend the useful life of the facility by more than 5 years.   (7) "Solar facility" means an installation or combination of solar panels or plates, including a canopy or array, that captures and converts solar radiation to produce electricity and includes flat plate, focusing solar collectors, or photovoltaic solar cells that:   (a) has a nameplate capacity greater than or equal to 2 megawatts; and   (b) produces electricity that is not consumed on the premises of the solar facility or on land immediately adjacent to the premises of the solar facility.   (8) "Wind generation facility" means any combination of a physically connected wind turbine or turbines, associated prime movers, and other associated property, including appurtenant land and improvements and personal property, that are normally operated together to produce electric power from wind and that have a nameplate capacity greater than or equal to 25 megawatts.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 247, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 304, L. 2019.
MT Code § 75-26-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 26. Wind Generation and Solar Facilities|Part 3. Decommissioning|75-26-302. and 75-26-303 reserved

  75-26-302 and 75-26-303 reserved.
MT Code § 75-26-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 26. Wind Generation and Solar Facilities|Part 3. Decommissioning|75-26-305. through 75-26-307 reserved

  75-26-305 through 75-26-307 reserved.
MT Code § 75-26-308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 26. Wind Generation and Solar Facilities|Part 3. Decommissioning|75-26-308. Wind and solar decommissioning account -- use of existing resources

  75-26-308. Wind and solar decommissioning account -- use of existing resources. (1) There is a wind and solar decommissioning account within the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. There must be paid into the account:   (a) penalties collected in accordance with 75-26-304(9); and   (b) interest income earned on the account.   (2) Funds in the wind and solar decommissioning account are statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department.   (3) (a) Money in the account may only be used by the department in implementing this part and rules adopted pursuant to this part.   (b) The department shall administer this part using existing resources and money in the account pursuant to subsection (1).   (4) The department shall maintain and hold bonds or other surety received by the department as authorized in 75-26-304 for use in accordance with this part.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 247, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 304, L. 2019.
MT Code § 75-26-309 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 26. Wind Generation and Solar Facilities|Part 3. Decommissioning|75-26-309. Release of bond -- use of bond by department

  75-26-309. Release of bond -- use of bond by department. (1) (a) Subject to subsection (1)(b), the department shall release the bond if it is satisfied that an owner has properly decommissioned a wind generation facility or solar facility in accordance with the plan required in 75-26-304.   (b) At any time, an owner of a wind generation facility or solar facility may petition the department for release of the bond, and the department shall reply with a determination within 90 days.   (2) If the owner of a wind generation facility or solar facility fails to properly decommission a wind generation facility or solar facility and has not commenced action to rectify deficiencies within 90 days after notification by the department, the department shall cause the bond to be forfeited. The department, with staff, equipment, and material under its control or by contract with others, may take any necessary actions to decommission the wind generation facility or solar facility.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 247, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 304, L. 2019.
MT Code § 75-26-310 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 26. Wind Generation and Solar Facilities|Part 3. Decommissioning|75-26-310. Rulemaking

  75-26-310. Rulemaking. The department shall adopt rules prescribing:   (1) standards and procedures for the submission of reasonable bonds with good and sufficient surety by the owners of wind generation facilities and solar facilities;   (2) the collection of penalties in accordance with 75-26-304(9);   (3) criteria and the process for releasing a bond in accordance with 75-26-309;   (4) the department's use of a bond in the event that the owner of a wind generation facility or solar facility fails to decommission a wind generation facility or solar facility;   (5) information required by the department to determine bond requirements in accordance with 75-26-304; and   (6) any additional requirements to ensure compliance with this part.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 247, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 304, L. 2019.
MT Code § 76-1-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-101. Planning boards authorized

  76-1-101. Planning boards authorized. The governing body of any city or town, the governing bodies of more than one city or town, or the governing body of any county or any combination thereof may create a planning board in order to promote the orderly development of its governmental units and its environs.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 246, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 247, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 273, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3801(part).
MT Code § 76-1-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-102. Purpose

  76-1-102. Purpose. (1) It is the object of this chapter to encourage local units of government to improve the present health, safety, convenience, and welfare of their citizens and to plan for the future development of their communities to the end that highway systems be carefully planned; that new community centers grow only with adequate highway, utility, health, educational, and recreational facilities; that the needs of agriculture, industry, and business be recognized in future growth; that residential areas provide healthy surroundings for family life; and that the growth of the community be commensurate with and promotive of the efficient and economical use of public funds.   (2) In accomplishing this objective, it is the intent of this chapter that the planning board shall serve in an advisory capacity to presently established boards and officials.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 246, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 247, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 273, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3801(part).
MT Code § 76-1-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-103. Definitions

  76-1-103. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:   (1) "City" includes incorporated cities and towns.   (2) "City council" means the chief legislative body of a city or incorporated town.   (3) "Governing body" or "governing bodies" means the governing body of any governmental unit represented on a planning board.   (4) "Growth policy" means a comprehensive development plan, master plan, or comprehensive plan that was adopted pursuant to this chapter before October 1, 1999, or a policy that was adopted pursuant to this chapter on or after October 1, 1999.   (5) "Land use management techniques and incentives" include but are not limited to zoning regulations, subdivision regulations, and market incentives.   (6) "Market incentives" may include but are not limited to an expedited subdivision review process authorized by 76-3-609, reductions in parking requirements, and a sliding scale of development review fees.   (7) "Mayor" means mayor of a city.   (8) "Neighborhood plan" means a plan for a geographic area within the boundaries of the jurisdictional area that addresses one or more of the elements of the growth policy in more detail.   (9) "Person" means any individual, firm, or corporation.   (10) "Planning board" means a city planning board, a county planning board, or a joint city-county planning board.   (11) "Plat" means a subdivision of land into lots, streets, and areas, marked on a map or plan, and includes replats or amended plats.   (12) "Public place" means any tract owned by the state or its subdivisions.   (13) "Streets" includes streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, and all public ways.   (14) "Utility" means any facility used in rendering service that the public has a right to demand.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 246, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 247, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 349, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3803(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 266, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 582, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 599, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 455, L. 2007.
MT Code § 76-1-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-104. Procedure to establish county planning board -- protest

  76-1-104. Procedure to establish county planning board -- protest. (1) Before a county planning board may be created, the board of county commissioners shall by resolution give public notice of their intent to create such planning board and of a public hearing thereon by publication of notice of time and place of hearing on such resolution in each newspaper published in the county not less than 15 or more than 30 days prior to the date of hearing.   (2) A resolution creating a county planning board shall not be adopted by the board of county commissioners if disapproved in writing, not later than 60 days after such hearing, by a majority of the qualified electors of the county residing outside the limits of the jurisdictional area of an existing city-county planning board established pursuant to 76-1-504 through 76-1-507 and outside the incorporated limits of each city and town in the county.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 246, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 247, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 273, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3801(part).
MT Code § 76-1-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-105. Role of county in formation of city planning board

  76-1-105. Role of county in formation of city planning board. (1) Prior to enacting an ordinance creating a city planning board, the city council shall notify in writing the county commissioners of the county in which the city is located of their intention to form a city planning board.   (2) The board of county commissioners shall elect to form a city-county planning board or to permit the city to form a city planning board and shall notify in writing the city council of its election within 30 days from receipt of notice of the city's intention to form a planning board. In the event the county commissioners so elect, the planning board to be so formed shall be a city-county planning board.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 246, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3805.
MT Code § 76-1-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-106. Role of planning board

  76-1-106. Role of planning board. (1) To ensure the promotion of public health, safety, morals, convenience, or order or the general welfare and for the sake of efficiency and economy in the process of community development, if requested by the governing body, the planning board shall prepare a growth policy and shall serve in an advisory capacity to the local governing bodies establishing the planning board.   (2) The planning board may propose policies for:   (a) subdivision plats;   (b) the development of public ways, public places, public structures, and public and private utilities;   (c) the issuance of improvement location permits on platted and unplatted lands; or   (d) the laying out and development of public ways and services to platted and unplatted lands.   History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 246, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 247, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3828(1), (2); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 582, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 599, L. 2003.
MT Code § 76-1-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-107. Role of planning board in relation to subdivisions and plats

  76-1-107. Role of planning board in relation to subdivisions and plats. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the governing body of any city, town, or county that has formed a planning board and adopted a growth policy pursuant to this chapter and subdivision regulations pursuant to chapter 3 shall seek the advice of the appropriate planning board in all matters pertaining to the approval or disapproval of plats or subdivisions.   (2) The planning board may delegate to its staff its responsibility under subsection (1) to advise the governing body on any or all proposed minor subdivisions.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 19, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3842.1; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 582, L. 1999.
MT Code § 76-1-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-108. City-county planning board as a zoning commission

  76-1-108. City-county planning board as a zoning commission. The city council may in its discretion require the city-county planning board to function as the zoning commission authorized under 76-2-307.   History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 246, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 247, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3828(3).
MT Code § 76-1-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-109. Interaction of local government and city-county planning board

  76-1-109. Interaction of local government and city-county planning board. The governing bodies of the city or county shall give consideration to recommendations of the city-county planning board, but the governing bodies shall not be bound by such recommendations.   History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 246, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 247, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3828(4).
MT Code § 76-1-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-110. Cooperation with planning board by state and local governments

  76-1-110. Cooperation with planning board by state and local governments. Whenever the board undertakes the preparation of a growth policy, the departments and officials of state, city, county, and separate taxing units operating within lands under the jurisdiction of the board shall make available, upon the request of the board, information, documents, and plans that have been prepared or, upon the request of the board, shall provide any information that relates to the board's activity.   History: En. Sec. 29, Ch. 246, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3829; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 582, L. 1999.
MT Code § 76-1-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-111. Representation of county or additional cities or towns on existing boards

  76-1-111. Representation of county or additional cities or towns on existing boards. (1) Any city, county, or town or any combination of cities, counties, or towns wishing to be represented upon an existing planning board may, by agreement of the governing body or bodies then represented on the board, obtain representation on the board and share in the membership duties and costs of the board upon a basis agreeable to the governing body or bodies creating the board.   (2) The membership, as well as the jurisdictional area of any board, may be increased to provide for representation and planning of any additional cities, counties, or towns seeking representation.   (3) Any city, county, or town that becomes represented upon an existing planning board pursuant to this section may appropriate funds for expenses necessary to cover the costs of representation. Subject to 15-10-420, the governing bodies of any represented city, county, or town may levy on all property that is added to the jurisdictional area of an existing board by representation a tax for planning board purposes under procedures set forth in Title 7, chapter 6, part 40.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 246, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 273, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3815; amd. Sec. 137, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 189, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 76-1-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-112. Joint or consolidated planning boards

  76-1-112. Joint or consolidated planning boards. (1) Any existing city, county, or city-county planning board may form a joint or consolidated planning board with any other existing city, county, or city-county planning board or with any combination of these boards.   (2) The manner of combination must be by interlocal agreement of the cities, counties, and towns represented on the existing planning boards pursuant to Title 7, chapter 11, part 1.   (3) The interlocal agreement must:   (a) state the name of the combined board;   (b) specify whether a joint or combined board is formed;   (c) specify the representation, means and manner of appointment, membership duties, and manner of sharing costs of the combined board which may, subject to subsection (6), be on any basis agreeable to the governing bodies of the cities, counties, and towns represented on the existing planning boards.   (4) If a consolidated board is formed, the existing city, county, and city-county planning boards must be dissolved and the consolidated board has the rights, duties, powers, and obligations of the existing planning boards.   (5) If a joint board is formed, the existing planning boards may not be dissolved and the joint board has the rights, duties, powers, and obligations that are contained in the interlocal agreement.   (6) Membership of any city-county board formed pursuant to this section must have representation consistent with the requirements of part 2 of this chapter.   History: En. 11-3815.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3815.1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 274, L. 1997.
MT Code § 76-1-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 1. Planning Boards|Part 1. General Provisions|76-1-113. Effect of chapter on natural resources

  76-1-113. Effect of chapter on natural resources. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), nothing in this chapter may be considered to authorize an ordinance, resolution, or rule that would prevent the complete use, development, or recovery of any mineral, forest, or agricultural resources by the owner thereof.   (2) The complete use, development, or recovery of a mineral by an operation that mines sand and gravel and an operation that mixes concrete or batches asphalt on a site that is located within a geographic area zoned as residential are subject to the zoning regulations adopted under Title 76, chapter 2.   History: En. Sec. 53, Ch. 246, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 271, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3853; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 408, L. 1991.