2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 75. Environmental Protection › Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control › Part 1. Plans, Funds, and Administration › 75-10-112. Powers and duties of local government

75-10-112. Powers and duties of local government.
A local government may:
(1) plan, develop, and implement a solid waste management system consistent with the state's solid waste management and resource recovery plan and propose modifications to the state's solid waste management and resource recovery plan;
(2) upon adoption of the state plan, pass an ordinance or resolution to exempt the local jurisdiction from complying with the state plan and subsequent rules implementing the state plan. The ordinance or resolution must include a means to provide solid waste disposal to the citizens of the jurisdiction as required in part 2 of this chapter.
(3) employ appropriate personnel to carry out the provisions of this part;
(4) purchase, rent, or execute leasing agreements for equipment and material necessary for the implementation of a solid waste management system;
(5) cooperate with and enter into agreements with any persons in order to implement an effective solid waste management system;
(6) receive gifts, grants, or donations or acquire by gift, deed, or purchase land necessary for the implementation of any provision of this part;
(7) enforce the rules of the department or a local board of health pertaining to solid waste management through the appropriate county attorney;
(8) apply for and utilize state, federal, or other available money for developing or operating a solid waste management system;
(9) borrow from any lending agency funds available for assistance in planning a solid waste management system;
(10) finance a solid waste management system by:
(a) subject to 15-10-420, fixing the assessment of a tax as authorized by state law; and
(b) as provided in 7-13-4108, fixing and collecting by ordinance or resolution the rates, rentals, and charges for a solid waste management system on system customers;
(11) sell on an installment sales contract or lease to a person all or a portion of a solid waste management system that the local government plans, designs, or constructs for the consideration and upon the terms established by the local governments and consistent with the loan requirements set forth in this part and rules adopted to implement this part;
(12) procure insurance against any loss in connection with property, assets, or activities;
(13) mortgage or otherwise encumber all or a portion of a solid waste management system when the local government finds that the action is necessary to implement the purposes of this part, as long as the action is consistent with the loan requirements set forth in this part and rules adopted to implement this part;
(14) hold or dispose of real property and, subject to agreements with lessors and lessees, develop or alter the property by making improvements or betterments for the purpose of enhancing the value and usefulness of the property;
(15) finance, design, construct, own, and operate a solid waste management system or contract for any or all of the powers authorized under this part;
(16) control the disposition of solid waste generated within the jurisdiction of the local government, except that, in the absence of an imminent threat to public health, safety, or the environment, a local government may not adopt a flow control or similar ordinance to require use of a specific transfer station or landfill for disposal of solid waste;
(17) enter into long-term contracts with local governments and private entities for:
(a) financing, designing, constructing, and operating a solid waste management system;
(b) marketing all raw or processed material recovered from solid waste;
(c) marketing energy products or byproducts resulting from processing or utilization of solid waste;
(18) finance an areawide solid waste management system through the use of any of the sources of revenue available to the implementation entity for public works projects, by the use of revenue bonds issued by the city or county, or by fees levied by a solid waste management district, whichever is appropriate;
(19) enter into interlocal agreements in order to achieve and implement the powers enumerated in this part;
(20) regulate the siting and operation of container sites.
History: En. 69-4017 by Sec. 7, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4017; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 145, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 201, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 136, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 2, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 187, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 324, L. 2021.