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MT Code § 75-10-516 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-516. Motor vehicle wrecking facilities and motor vehicle graveyards -- licensing process -- decision criteria

  75-10-516. Motor vehicle wrecking facilities and motor vehicle graveyards -- licensing process -- decision criteria. (1) When an application for a motor vehicle wrecking facility or motor vehicle graveyard is filed with the department, the department shall notify by mail:   (a) each owner of property adjoining the proposed facility;   (b) the governing body of the county in which the proposed facility is to be located; and   (c) a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the proposed facility is to be located.   (2) Within 30 days of receipt of the notification in subsection (1)(b), the governing body of the county may:   (a) conduct a public hearing to determine whether the proposed facility will significantly affect the quality of life of adjoining landowners and the surrounding community; and   (b) adopt a resolution in support of or opposition to the location of the proposed facility and transmit a copy of the resolution to the department.   (3) The department may not grant a license to a facility that a governing body has opposed under subsection (2)(b).   (4) In making its decision to grant or deny a license application, the department shall consider the effect of the proposed facility on adjoining landowners and land uses.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 607, L. 1991.
MT Code § 75-10-517 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-517. through 75-10-519 reserved

  75-10-517 through 75-10-519 reserved.
MT Code § 75-10-520 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-520. Disposal of damaged vehicle when insurance company settles at total loss

  75-10-520. Disposal of damaged vehicle when insurance company settles at total loss. An insurance company settling an insurance claim on a damaged motor vehicle as a total loss less salvage may dispose of the motor vehicle at a motor vehicle wrecking facility only if it is licensed under the provisions of 75-10-511.   History: En Sec. 1, Ch. 244, L. 1979.
MT Code § 75-10-522 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-522. Use of motor vehicle graveyards by individuals

  75-10-522. Use of motor vehicle graveyards by individuals. An individual may dispose of a junk vehicle by delivering the vehicle to a motor vehicle graveyard and by delivering to the department the certificate or evidence of title to the vehicle or a written release of the vehicle.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 410, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 520, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 252, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-6806(4).
MT Code § 75-10-523 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-523. through 75-10-530 reserved

  75-10-523 through 75-10-530 reserved.
MT Code § 75-10-531 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-531. Crushing and recycling of junk vehicles

  75-10-531. Crushing and recycling of junk vehicles. (1) The department shall contract for final disposition of junk vehicles accumulated in motor vehicle graveyards and shall provide for crushing and recycling the material from the vehicles.   (2) The department may also contract to dispose of, by crushing and recycling, junk vehicles accumulated in the yard of a motor vehicle wrecking facility. The department may so contract only upon the request of the facility and only if there is an accumulation of at least 200 vehicles at the facility.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 410, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 520, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 252, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-6806(1), (2).
MT Code § 75-10-532 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-532. Disposition of money collected

  75-10-532. Disposition of money collected. All money received from the sale of junk vehicles or from recycling of the material and all motor vehicle wrecking facility license fees must be remitted to the state, as provided in 15-1-504. Subject to legislative fund transfers, the money must be used for the control, collection, recycling, and disposal of junk vehicles and component parts and for the removal of abandoned vehicles.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 6, Ch. 410, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 520, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 252, L. 1977; Sec. 69-6806, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 7, Ch. 410, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 52, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 520, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 140, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 252, L. 1977; Sec. 69-6807, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 69-6806(3), 69-6807(1); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 241, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 633, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 718, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 198, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 513, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 257, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 317, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 281, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 235, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 312, L. 2011.
MT Code § 75-10-533 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-533. Department to report fees

  75-10-533. Department to report fees. The department shall report to the office of budget and program planning, as a part of the information required by 17-7-111, the amount collected under this part and the cost of administration of this part, except 75-10-520, to date so that any necessary adjustment of the amount of the fee may be made to ensure that no more than the actual cost of operation of the program is collected.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 410, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 52, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 520, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 140, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 252, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1945, 69-6807(3); amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 112, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 349, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 188, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 75-10-534 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-534. Department to pay approved county budget

  75-10-534. Department to pay approved county budget. The department shall pay to a county the amount of the approved junk vehicle collection and graveyard budget of the county. The yearly payment may not exceed $1.40 for each motor vehicle under 8,001 pounds gross vehicle weight that is licensed in that county. However, for those counties that have fewer than 5,000 motor vehicles under 8,001 pounds gross vehicle weight, the department may pay up to $7,500 if the county can justify this payment. Counties realizing revenue from the sale of junk vehicles shall return to the state junk vehicle program revenue account money equal to the salvage value of each vehicle sold. The salvage value of a vehicle must be the average contract value of a crushed ton of junk vehicles as determined by the statewide salvage bids received by the department during the current fiscal year. Any additional revenue realized from the sale of junk vehicles may be retained by the county for use in the county's junk vehicle program in addition to the approved junk vehicle collection and graveyard budget of the county.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 410, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 52, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 520, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 140, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 252, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1945, 69-6807(4); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 572, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 200, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 408, L. 2007.
MT Code § 75-10-535 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-535. through 75-10-539 reserved

  75-10-535 through 75-10-539 reserved.
MT Code § 75-10-540 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-540. Administrative enforcement

  75-10-540. Administrative enforcement. (1) When the department determines that a violation of this part, a violation of a rule adopted or an order issued under this part, or a violation of a license provision has occurred, it may serve written notice of the violation on the alleged violator or the violator's agent. The notice must specify the law, rule, or license provision alleged to be violated and the facts alleged to constitute a violation and may include an order to take necessary corrective action within a reasonable period of time, an order assessing an administrative penalty pursuant to 75-10-542, or both. The order becomes final 30 days after the notice is served unless the person named requests, in writing, a hearing before the board. On receipt of the request for a hearing, the board shall schedule a hearing. Service by mail is complete on the date of mailing.   (2) If, after a hearing held under subsection (1), the board finds that a violation has occurred, it shall either affirm or change the department's order. An order may prescribe the date by which the violation must cease and may prescribe time limits for particular action. If, after a hearing, the board finds that a violation has not occurred, it shall rescind the department's order.   (3) The department shall make efforts to obtain voluntary compliance through warning, conference, or any other appropriate means before issuing an order pursuant to subsection (1).   (4) The contested case provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, Title 2, chapter 4, part 6, apply to a hearing held under this section.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 213, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 443, L. 2005.
MT Code § 75-10-541 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-541. Injunction -- action to collect civil penalty -- authority of department of justice

  75-10-541. Injunction -- action to collect civil penalty -- authority of department of justice. (1) The department may sue to enjoin the operation or maintenance of a motor vehicle wrecking facility or graveyard either permanently or until compliance with this part, the rules of the department, or an order issued pursuant to this part has been demonstrated.   (2) The department may sue in district court to collect a civil penalty as provided in 75-10-542.   (3) Upon request of the department, the attorney general or the county attorney of the county in which a motor vehicle wrecking facility or graveyard is located may petition the district court to enjoin further operation or maintenance of a motor vehicle wrecking facility or graveyard or to impose, assess, and recover a civil penalty, as appropriate.   (4) The department of justice, through the attorney general or the county attorney of the county in which a facility is located, may sue in district court to collect a civil penalty as provided in 75-10-542 for violations of 75-10-512 discovered during department of justice inspections.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 410, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 252, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-6810; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 572, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 725, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 53, L. 2007.
MT Code § 75-10-542 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 5. Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal|75-10-542. Penalties

  75-10-542. Penalties. (1) A person who purposely or knowingly violates this part, except 75-10-520, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined an amount not to exceed $250, be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 30 days, or both.  (2) A person who violates a provision of this part, except 75-10-520, a rule of the department, or an order issued as provided in this part is subject to an administrative penalty of not more than $50 or a civil penalty of not more than $250. Each day upon which a violation of this part, a rule, or an order occurs is a separate violation.   (3) Penalties assessed under subsection (2) must be determined in accordance with the penalty factors in 75-1-1001. The penalties provided for in this section are recoverable in an enforcement or collection action brought by the department. An action to recover penalties must be brought in the district court of the county in which the violation occurred.   History: En. 69-6812 by Sec. 2, Ch. 112, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 252, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-6812; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 443, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 535, L. 2021.
MT Code § 75-10-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-601. Purpose

  75-10-601. Purpose. The legislature finds that the existence of hazardous substances and contaminants in the environment and hazardous waste disposal sites poses a significant health hazard through potential and actual contamination of the environment. This part is therefore enacted to protect the public health, safety, and welfare through cooperation with the federal government under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the disposal and control of such hazardous substances and contaminants in a safe and environmentally sound manner.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 241, L. 1983.
MT Code § 75-10-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-603. Cooperative agreement -- authority of department

  75-10-603. Cooperative agreement -- authority of department. (1) In order to assist in implementation of CERCLA, the department may, subject to the provisions of 75-10-107:   (a) participate in the determination of appropriate remedial action to deal with the release or threatened release within Montana of:   (i) any contaminant presenting an imminent and substantial danger to public health or welfare; or   (ii) any hazardous substance;   (b) in the event of the release or threatened release of any of the substances described in subsection (1)(a), negotiate the terms of a cooperative agreement with the federal government containing mutual commitments of each party to remedial action, including the elements required by subsection (2).   (2) A cooperative agreement may contain the following assurances:   (a) the state of Montana will ensure the future maintenance of the removal and remedial actions agreed upon for the expected life of the actions;   (b) a hazardous waste disposal facility is available to the state of Montana that meets the specifications of the president and complies with the requirements of subtitle C of the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act for necessary offsite storage, destruction, treatment, or secure disposition of the hazardous substances; and   (c) the state of Montana will pay or ensure payment of a share of the costs of the remedial action, including all future maintenance.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 241, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 77, Ch. 10, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 471, L. 1995.
MT Code § 75-10-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-604. Cooperative agreement -- when effective

  75-10-604. Cooperative agreement -- when effective. (1) If a cooperative agreement requires expenditure of state and federal funds which, together with the monetary obligation contained in any prior cooperative agreement made during the same biennium, exceeds the amount appropriated for that biennium for implementation of this part, the agreement is not effective until it is approved by the legislature and an appropriation is made providing the level of funding necessitated by the agreement.   (2) A cooperative agreement that does not require expenditure of funds exceeding the appropriation for the biennium for implementation of this part is effective when signed by the governor and the president or their respective representatives.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 241, L. 1983.
MT Code § 75-10-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-605. through 75-10-620 reserved

  75-10-605 through 75-10-620 reserved.
MT Code § 75-10-622 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-622. CERCLA match debt service fund

  75-10-622. CERCLA match debt service fund. (1) There is a CERCLA match debt service fund within the debt service fund type established in 17-2-102.   (2) The state pledges, allocates, and directs to be credited to the CERCLA match debt service fund money from the resource indemnity and ground water assessment tax, as provided in 15-38-106, and from the CERCLA cost recovery account, as provided in 75-10-631.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 408, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 496, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 426, L. 2009.
MT Code § 75-10-624 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-624. reserved

  75-10-624 reserved.
MT Code § 75-10-625 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-625. Authorization for sale of CERCLA bonds

  75-10-625. Authorization for sale of CERCLA bonds. The board of examiners is authorized to issue and sell CERCLA general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $10 million upon the request of the department of environmental quality, as provided for in 75-10-623. Proceeds of the bonds or notes must be deposited in the hazardous waste/CERCLA special revenue account provided for in 75-10-621 to fund state participation in remedial action under section 104 of CERCLA, as amended, state costs for maintenance of sites at which remedial action under CERCLA has been completed, the state share required to obtain matching federal funds for underground storage tank corrective action, and costs of issuance of the bonds or notes.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 435, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 201, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 10, L. 2009.
MT Code § 75-10-626 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-626. Agreement with department of environmental quality

  75-10-626. Agreement with department of environmental quality. For the proceeds of bonds or notes authorized by this part, the board of examiners and the department of environmental quality may enter into an agreement under the terms of which the department shall pay the state treasurer, for deposit in accordance with 17-2-101 through 17-2-107, as determined by the state treasurer, an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest as due on the bonds or notes and to accumulate and maintain reserves as may be required under the bonds. The agreement must further provide that income from the investment of bond proceeds and the reserves not required for the purposes presented in 75-10-625 must be credited against the department's payment obligation. The agreement must also allow for the accumulation of reserves during the first year that the bonds are outstanding, if required. Payments by the department must be made from available funds.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 435, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 202, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 10, L. 2009.
MT Code § 75-10-627 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-627. Benefit of state

  75-10-627. Benefit of state. The agreement made pursuant to 75-10-626 is solely for the benefit of the state of Montana and is not enforceable by bondholders or other third-party beneficiaries.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 435, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 75, Ch. 83, L. 1989.
MT Code § 75-10-628 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-628. Repealed

  75-10-628. Repealed. Sec. 500, Ch. 418, L. 1995.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 435, L. 1987.
MT Code § 75-10-629 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-629. and 75-10-630 reserved

  75-10-629 and 75-10-630 reserved.
MT Code § 75-10-631 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 75. Environmental Protection|Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control|Part 6. State Participation in CERCLA|75-10-631. CERCLA cost recovery account

  75-10-631. CERCLA cost recovery account. (1) There is a CERCLA cost recovery special revenue account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102.   (2) There must be deposited in the CERCLA cost recovery account amounts obtained by the department through cost recovery under CERCLA for costs paid, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of CERCLA bonds authorized in 75-10-623, together with interest on the proceeds.   (3) (a) Money in the CERCLA cost recovery account must be transferred to the CERCLA match debt service fund in each fiscal year in an amount then available, but not to exceed the amount necessary to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds and notes issued pursuant to 75-10-623 to become due in the next fiscal year, or as appropriate, to pay the redemption price of the bonds or notes.   (b) Money in the CERCLA cost recovery account, including interest on the money in the account, that is not transferred to the CERCLA match debt service fund must be retained in the CERCLA cost recovery account as long as any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the CERCLA bonds or notes authorized in 75-10-623, the proceeds of which were applied, in whole or in part, to costs associated with the cost recovery, remains unpaid or the payment of the costs associated with cost recovery has not been provided for in a manner that would cause the defeasance of bonds.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 496, L. 2003.