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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1402 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, PREFERRED SITE CRITERIA (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1403 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, EXCLUSION AREAS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1404 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, SENSITIVE AREAS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1405 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, AREAS OF CONCERN (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1408 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, DELINEATION OF THE STUDY AREA (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1409 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, ANALYSIS OF DELIVERED COST OF ENERGY IN THE STUDY AREA (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1410 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, IDENTIFICATION OF ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE SITING AREAS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1411 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, RECONNAISSANCE (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1412 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, SELECTION OF CANDIDATE SITING AREAS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1415 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, INVENTORY, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1416 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, INVENTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1417 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, SELECTION OF ALTERNATIVE SITES (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1419 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, BASELINE DATA REQUIREMENTS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1420 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVE SITES (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1421 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, SELECTION OF THE PREFERRED SITE (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1426 - LINEAR FACILITIES, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ALTERNATIVE SITING STUDY

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(1) An application
				for a linear facility must contain an alternative siting study and baseline
				environmental data as specified in Circular MFSA-2.
(2) The department adopts and incorporates by
				reference Circular MFSA-2, "Application Requirements for Linear Facilities"
				2023 edition, which sets forth the requirements for an alternative siting study
				and the baseline study requirements and impact assessment to be included in an
				application for a linear facility. Copies may be obtained from the Department
				of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montana
				59620-0901.
AUTH:
					 75-20-105, MCA; IMP:
					 75-20-211, MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1427 - LINEAR FACILITIES, PREFERRED ROUTE CRITERIA (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1428 - LINEAR FACILITIES, EXCLUSION AREAS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1429 - LINEAR FACILITIES, ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, SENSITIVE AREAS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1430 - LINEAR FACILITIES, ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, AREAS OF CONCERN (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1431 - LINEAR FACILITIES, PIPELINES, SENSITIVE AREAS AND AREAS OF CONCERN (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1434 - LINEAR FACILITIES, DELINEATION OF THE STUDY AREA (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1435 - LINEAR FACILITIES, RECONNAISSANCE (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1436 - LINEAR FACILITIES, SELECTION OF STUDY CORRIDORS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1437 - LINEAR FACILITIES, INVENTORY, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1438 - LINEAR FACILITIES, INVENTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1439 - LINEAR FACILITIES, SELECTION OF ALTERNATIVE ROUTES (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1440 - LINEAR FACILITIES, BASELINE STUDY, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1444 - LINEAR FACILITIES, ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, BASELINE DATA REQUIREMENTS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1445 - LINEAR FACILITIES, PIPELINES, BASELINE DATA REQUIREMENTS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1446 - LINEAR FACILITIES, COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVE ROUTES (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1447 - LINEAR FACILITIES, SELECTION OF THE PREFERRED ROUTE (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.15 - Application Requirements Facility Description and Design › Rule 17.20.1501 - ENERGY GENERATION FACILITIES, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE FACILITY DESCRIPTION AND DESIGN

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(1) An application
				for an energy generation facility must contain an engineering description of
				the facility in detail sufficient to enable the department to assess the
				environmental impacts of construction, operation, maintenance, and
				decommissioning, and to assess reliability and construction and operation costs
				of the proposed facility at the proposed site as specified in ARM
				17.20.1502 through
				17.20.1505.
AUTH:
					 75-20-105, MCA; IMP:
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-213, MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.15 - Application Requirements Facility Description and Design › Rule 17.20.1503 - ENERGY GENERATION FACILITIES, CONSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION

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(1) An application for a generation or
				conversion facility must include a preliminary construction schedule, a
				description of typical equipment, and a description of the sequential steps
				involved in carrying out major construction activities, including site
				preparation and an estimate of the amount of ground disturbance. The schedule
				must include associated facilities and relocations or development of
				transportation and other public use facilities necessitated by project
				construction, and methods of maintaining service during these
				activities.
(2) An application for
				a generation facility must contain a description of the following:
(a) plans for temporary facilities used
				during construction;
(b) the
				methods the applicant will use to reclaim any temporary facilities;
(c) a schedule showing the anticipated
				timing of activities;
(d) methods
				the applicant will use for fire control; and
(e) for associated powerlines, a description meeting the
				requirements of ARM
				17.20.1510, for voltages of 230kV
				and larger. For voltages less than 230kV, a general description of the
				components listed in ARM
				17.20.1510 is sufficient;
				and
(f) for associated pipelines,
				a description meeting the requirements of ARM
				17.20.1511.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.15 - Application Requirements Facility Description and Design › Rule 17.20.1504 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ANALYSIS

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(1) An application
				must contain a general description of operation and maintenance of the proposed
				facility under normal conditions, including types and scheduling of expected
				maintenance and inspections.
(2) An
				application must contain a discussion of the ability of the proposed facility
				to withstand possible destructive natural phenomena such as earthquakes,
				floods, and accidents; equipment malfunction or failure; a description of
				structural problems, and safety problems, or adverse environmental effects that
				may result from facility failure due to natural phenomena or accidents, and
				design features that will be incorporated or contingency measures that will be
				taken to reduce the problems.
(3)
				An application must discuss the environmental effects, if any, of operating the
				facility at less than full capacity, including effects on the operation of
				associated facilities and the resulting effects on air and water quality due to
				changes in the levels or composition of emissions and waste streams.
(4) An application must contain a descriptive
				analysis of materials such as air, water, coal and chemical compounds that
				would flow into the proposed facility, including an analysis of fuel materials
				used for start-up of the facility. The analysis must include at least the
				following:
(a) consumption rate;
(b) detailed chemical and radiological
				content of all input materials;
(c)
				heat content of fuel materials; and
(d) material and energy flow diagrams,
				including heat and radiant energy flows, to illustrate the path of major
				materials through the facility, qualitatively and quantitatively.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.15 - Application Requirements Facility Description and Design › Rule 17.20.1505 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, DECOMMISSIONING METHODS

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(1) An application must contain a description
				of the projected method and environmental effects of decommissioning the
				proposed facility at the end of its useful life, or explain why decommissioning
				the facility is not foreseen.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.15 - Application Requirements Facility Description and Design › Rule 17.20.1506 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, OPERATION UNDER CONTINGENT OPERATING C0NDITIONS

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(1) An application
				must contain a description of the methods of operation that will be used under
				contingent operating conditions to avoid significant impacts or disruption or
				damage to the environment or to human or industrial facilities.
(2) Contingent operating conditions include,
				but are not limited to:
(a) extraordinary
				environmental conditions such as extreme cold, heat, drought, flooding, or
				earthquake, or extensive wildland fires;
(b) technical contingencies such as failure
				of facility components; and
(c)
				external system conditions such as transmission or pipeline system outages that
				lead to excessive congestion or inadequate capacity to carry the full output of
				the facility or to provide needed energy for the facility.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.15 - Application Requirements Facility Description and Design › Rule 17.20.1507 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, INTERCONNECTION AND TRANSMISSION AGREEMENTS

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(1) An application
				must include:
(a) either a copy of any and
				all interconnection and transmission agreements involving the proposed
				facility, or the following information for each such agreement:
(i) a brief description of the obligations of
				and the benefits to the facility under the agreement;
(ii) a list of all parties to the
				agreement;
(iii) the time period
				during which the agreement is in effect;
(iv) a summary of the terms of the agreement;
				and
(v) the financial agreements;
				and
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.15 - Application Requirements Facility Description and Design › Rule 17.20.1510 - LINEAR FACILITIES, ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES, CONSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION

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(1) An application
				must contain a preliminary construction schedule, a description of typical
				construction equipment to be used, and a description of the steps involved in
				carrying out major construction activities, including plans for and use of
				staging areas, right-of-way clearing, access road construction, structure
				assembly, and conductor and sock line stringing.
(2) An application must contain an estimate
				of the amount of ground disturbance resulting from construction at a
				representative structure site, pulling site, and reel site.
(3) An application must contain a description
				of the types and sizes of roads needed to build and maintain the
				facility.
(4) An application must
				contain estimates of the minimum and maximum right-of-way widths for which
				permanent easements would be purchased for the cleared right-of-way, estimates
				of the minimum and maximum widths of any additional construction easements, a
				description of the criteria used to determine right-of-way widths, a
				description of any land use restrictions that would be placed on the permanent
				easement, and a general description of standard conditions in the easement
				agreement pertaining to protection of the facility from damage or pertaining to
				public safety and liability.
(5) An
				application must contain a description of the reclamation methods the applicant
				will use and the scheduled timing of activities proposed to restore the
				right-of-way.
(6) An application
				must contain a description of methods the applicant will use for fire
				control.
AUTH:
					 75-20-105, MCA; IMP:
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-213, MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.15 - Application Requirements Facility Description and Design › Rule 17.20.1511 - LINEAR FACILITIES, PIPELINE FACILITIES, CONSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION

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(1) An application must contain a preliminary
				construction schedule, a description of typical construction equipment to be
				used, an estimate of total equipment needs and a description of sequential
				construction operations, such as right-of-way clearing, trenching, pipe
				installation and backfilling, including estimates of the duration and length in
				miles of each operation and a description of plans for and use of staging
				areas.
(2) An application must
				contain an estimate and discussion of the width of the level work pad needed
				for construction operations.
(3) An
				application must contain an estimate of the area of ground disturbance
				resulting from construction activities, including an estimate of mileage of
				flat terrain where no cut and fill excavation would be needed and estimates of
				mileage of terrain where cut and fill excavation to construct a level work pad
				would be required.
(4) An
				application must contain a description of the methods that will be used to
				salvage topsoil, including:
(a) the width of
				the construction right-of-way where topsoil will be salvaged;
(b) the depth to which topsoil would be
				salvaged;
(c) the locations where
				alternative methods of topsoil salvage would be implemented; and
(d) the methods to be employed to remove
				coarse rock from surface soils following construction.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.15 - Application Requirements Facility Description and Design › Rule 17.20.1512 - LINEAR FACILITIES, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DESCRIPTION

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(1) An application must include a description
				of operation and maintenance procedures for the proposed facility under normal
				and emergency conditions, including types and scheduling of anticipated
				maintenance and inspections. For electric transmission facilities, an
				application must contain a description of methods the applicant will employ to
				resolve complaints from nearby residents regarding noise and radio and
				television interference.
(2) An
				application must contain a discussion of the ability of the proposed facility
				to withstand destructive natural phenomena such as mass movement, earthquakes,
				floods, icing conditions and high winds or accidents, a description of the
				environmental impacts and/or public safety problems resulting from facility
				failure due to natural phenomena and accidents, and a general discussion of
				measures proposed to reduce the problems.
(3) An application must contain a description
				of the methods the applicant will employ to control land uses on the
				right-of-way, including encroachment of buildings.
(4) An application must contain a description
				of the right-of-way management procedures that will be used, including
				vegetation and weed control, herbicide use, and the scheduled timing of the
				proposed management activities.
(5)
				For pipelines, an application must describe the size and frequency of leaks
				that can be expected over the life of the proposed project.
(6) For pipelines, an application must
				describe leak detection systems to be employed during operations including
				sensitivity of the leak detection system, the time necessary to shut down the
				facility in the event of a leak, and expected time necessary to respond to a
				leak.
(7) For liquid pipelines, an
				application must include a detailed spill contingency plan describing:
(a) immediate notification
				procedures;
(b) the type and
				location of emergency response personnel and equipment;
(c) any mutual aid agreements to supply
				personnel and equipment and respond in the event of a spill;
(d) response procedures;
(e) equipment testing procedures;
(f) frequency of field training exercises;
				and
(g) plan update procedures. The
				plan shall be sufficiently detailed so that the department can determine the
				likely environmental effects resulting from a spill.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.16 - Decision Standards › Rule 17.20.1601 - Energy Generation and Conversion Facilities, Service Area Utilities, Need Standard (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-301,
					 75-20-503;
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.16 - Decision Standards › Rule 17.20.1602 - Energy Generation and Conversion Facilities, Competitive Utilities, Need Standard (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-301,
					 75-20-503;
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.16 - Decision Standards › Rule 17.20.1603 - Energy Generation and Conversion Facilities, Minimum Impact Standard (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-301,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.16 - Decision Standards › Rule 17.20.1604 - LINEAR FACILITIES, PUBLIC INTEREST, CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY STANDARD

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(1) In order for the department to find that
				a proposed facility will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity
				as required by
				75-20-301, MCA, the department
				must find and determine that the discounted net present value of benefits (less
				costs) is greater for the facility than for any other reasonable alternative,
				based on a determination of the following:
(a) the findings required by ARM
				17.20.1606;
(b) the cumulative environmental impacts of
				the facility, as determined for ARM
				17.20.1607(1)(g);
(c) the benefits to the applicant, the state
				of Montana, the applicant's customers, and any other entities benefitting from
				the facility;
(i) benefits include internal
				benefits and external benefits; nonmonetary benefits must be quantified to the
				extent reasonably possible.
(d) the effects of the economic activity
				resulting from the proposed facility;
(e) the costs of the facility including
				internal costs of construction and operation and mitigation costs, plus other
				external costs and unmitigated environmental costs; nonmonetary costs must be
				quantified to the extent reasonably possible; and
(f) any other factors the board considers
				relevant.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.16 - Decision Standards › Rule 17.20.1605 - ENERGY GENERATION FACILITIES, DECISIONS

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(1) In making its decision under
				75-20-301(3),
				MCA, the department shall identify all:
(a)
				significant environmental impacts; and
(b) reasonable, cost-effective mitigation
				measures for those impacts.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.16 - Decision Standards › Rule 17.20.1606 - ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, NEED STANDARD

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(1) In order to find that there is a need for
				an electric transmission facility as required by
				75-20-301, MCA, the department
				must find that the services of the facility are needed by finding and
				determining the following:
(a) For facilities
				for which insufficient power transfer capacity at adequate voltage levels under
				normal operating conditions is a stated basis of need in the application,
				either that:
(i) the transfer capacity of the
				proposed facility will be required within two years of the date the proposed
				facility is to be placed in service; or
(ii) if the finding in (1) (a) (i) cannot be
				met, that the expected benefits of constructing a transmission line with the
				transfer capacity of the proposed line, instead of a line for which the finding
				in (1) (a) (i) can be met, warrant the costs based on a finding and
				determination of the following:
(A) the
				expected benefits of building the proposed line compared with a line that would
				satisfy (1) (a) (i) ; and
(B) the
				extra costs of building the proposed line compared with a line that would
				satisfy (1) (a) (i).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.16 - Decision Standards › Rule 17.20.1608 - LINEAR FACILITIES, MINIMUM IMPACT STANDARD FOR CENTERLINES (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-301,
					 75-20-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.17 - Centerlines for Linear Facilities and Associated Facilities › Rule 17.20.1701 - CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF ROUTES OR CORRIDORS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-301,
					 75-20-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.17 - Centerlines for Linear Facilities and Associated Facilities › Rule 17.20.1702 - CENTERLINE EVALUATION IN AN APPROVED ROUTE OR CORRIDOR-GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-301,
					 75-20-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.17 - Centerlines for Linear Facilities and Associated Facilities › Rule 17.20.1703 - ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, CENTERLINE EVALUATION IN AN APPROVED ROUTE, INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-301,
					 75-20-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.17 - Centerlines for Linear Facilities and Associated Facilities › Rule 17.20.1704 - PIPELINES, CENTERLINE EVALUATION IN AN APPROVED ROUTE, INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-301,
					 75-20-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.17 - Centerlines for Linear Facilities and Associated Facilities › Rule 17.20.1705 - LINEAR ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, CENTERLINE EVALUATION IN AN APPROVED CORRIDOR, INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-301,
					 75-20-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.17 - Centerlines for Linear Facilities and Associated Facilities › Rule 17.20.1706 - FINAL CENTERLINE APPROVAL (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-301,
					 75-20-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.18 - Amendments to Certificates › Rule 17.20.1801 - NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED CHANGE OR ADDITION TO A FACILITY OR ASSOCIATED FACILITY FOR WHICH A CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN GRANTED

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(1)
				If a certificate holder desires to change or add to a facility or associated
				facility for which a certificate has been granted, the certificate holder shall
				file a notice for a certificate amendment with the department in electronic
				format acceptable to the department. Changes or additions subject to these
				requirements include the following:
(a) any
				change in location or design or any addition to a facility or an associated
				facility that could reasonably be expected to result in a material increase in
				any environmental impact;
(b) any
				change in location or design or any addition to a facility or an associated
				facility that could reasonably be expected to result in impacts to new
				geographic areas or human, animal or plant populations that were not evaluated
				prior to the issuance of the certificate;
(c) any change in or addition to a facility
				or an associated facility affecting compliance with a condition of the
				certificate; and
(d) any change in
				or addition to a facility or associated facility that would materially change
				the basis of any finding required by subchapter 16.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.18 - Amendments to Certificates › Rule 17.20.1802 - CONTENTS OF NOTICE TO AMEND A CERTIFICATE

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(1) The certificate holder shall provide
				drawings, analyses, maps, and other information at a level of detail equivalent
				to that required in an application to describe any proposed change to a
				facility in a notice for amendment to a certificate. Material pertaining to a
				proposed amendment to a certificate that was previously submitted in an
				application or during the board's hearing on the facility may be
				referenced.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-219,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.18 - Amendments to Certificates › Rule 17.20.1803 - CERTIFICATE AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO CHANGE IN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PERMIT

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(1)
				An amendment affecting, amending, altering or modifying a decision, opinion,
				order, certification or permit issued by the department of environmental
				quality or board of environmental review under the applicable statutes
				administered by those agencies in accordance with
				75-20-219, MCA, shall be adopted
				by the department and incorporated as a certificate amendment, as follows:
(a) within 10 days of the issuance of an
				amendment by the department or board, the certificate holder shall serve the
				department with a certified copy of the amendment;
(b) the department shall issue a notice of
				proposed action to modify the certificate to fully and completely incorporate
				the amendment authorized by the department or board;
(c) upon the timely filing of a request for
				hearing, the board shall hold a show-cause hearing why the proposed action
				should not be taken. A request for hearing may be made by any person affected
				by the proposed action;
(d) a
				person requesting a show-cause hearing shall file with the board all testimony,
				evidence and exhibits in writing that it intends to present at the hearing
				within 15 days after filing a request for hearing. Failure to comply with this
				rule shall be deemed a waiver of a person's request for hearing and of rights
				to participate in the hearing, if any;
(e) if no show-cause hearing is requested or
				required, the department shall take the proposed action as set forth in the
				notice pursuant to (1) (b) ;
(f) a
				show-cause hearing, if any, shall be limited to issues over which the board has
				jurisdiction.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.18 - Amendments to Certificates › Rule 17.20.1804 - DECISIONS ON CERTIFICATE AMENDMENTS

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(1) In
				order for the department to determine that an amendment to a certificate should
				be granted or modified, the department must find and determine that the
				amendment will not materially alter the findings required by subchapter 16 that
				were the basis for granting the certificate.
(2) In making the findings required by (1),
				the department shall limit itself to consideration of the effects that the
				proposed change or addition to the facility contained in the notice for the
				certificate amendment may produce.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-219,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.19 - Facility Monitoring › Rule 17.20.1901 - MONITORING REQUIRED BY CERTIFICATE

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(1) As
				required by
				75-20-303, MCA, the certificate
				shall include a plan for monitoring environmental effects of the facility and
				associated facilities. The plan shall specify the types of monitoring data and
				activities required, and the terms and schedules of monitoring data collection,
				and assign responsibilities for data collection, inspection, reporting, or
				other activities required to effectively monitor the facility and associated
				facilities.
(2) The certificate
				holder shall reimburse the department for all costs incurred relative to the
				monitoring plan approved by the department in accordance with
				75-20-402, MCA.
(3) All activities of the certificate holder
				or the certificate holder's representative during preconstruction,
				construction, reclamation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the
				facility shall be conducted in accordance with the environmental specifications
				and conditions to the certificate approved by the department.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-301,
					 75-20-303,
					 75-20-402,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.19 - Facility Monitoring › Rule 17.20.1902 - LINEAR FACILITIES, MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

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(1) Within 15 days of the department's
				approval of a final location, the department shall designate an environmental
				inspector to monitor compliance with the environmental specifications and any
				other conditions contained in the certificate. The environmental inspector
				shall be the certificate holder's liaison with the department on all subsequent
				activities related to the facility.
(2) Within 15 days of the department's
				approval of a final location, the certificate holder shall designate a chief
				field representative to be the department's liaison with the certificate holder
				on all subsequent activities related to the facility.
(3) The certificate holder shall submit to
				the department a notice of intent to begin construction and shall make a
				reasonable effort to notify or otherwise inform landowners whose property would
				be crossed by the facility and/or associated access roads at least 15 days
				prior to the commencement of construction activities on the facility.
(4) At least 15 days prior to the
				commencement of construction of any segment of the project, the certificate
				holder shall submit to the department, or provide appropriate reference to
				information previously submitted in an application the following information.
(a) In an electronic format acceptable to the
				department containing the data for the plan and profile maps, or on available
				USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps, the location of the following as appropriate:
(i) the centerline;
(ii) all construction and maintenance access
				roads;
(iii) structures;
(iv) clearing backlines, clearing limits or
				disturbance limits, staging sites, and pulling sites, if known;
(v) borrow pits;
(vi) campsites; and
(vii) storage or other buildings.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.24 - RECLAMATION › Subchapter 17.24.1 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Montana Hard Rock Mining Reclamation Act › Rule 17.24.101 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(1) The Act and
				this subchapter provide that no person may engage in activities regulated under
				the Act without first obtaining the appropriate exploration license or
				operating permit from the department, or filing a valid small miner exclusion
				to the requirement of obtaining an operating permit. Activities regulated under
				the Act include:
(a) exploration for, or
				mining of minerals on or below the surface of the earth;
(b) engaging in ore processing;
(c) reprocessing of mine waste rock or
				tailings;
(d) constructing or
				operating a hard rock mill;
(e)
				using cyanide or other metal leaching solvents or ore-processing reagents;
				and
(f) disturbing land in
				anticipation of any of these activities.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.24 - RECLAMATION › Subchapter 17.24.1 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Montana Hard Rock Mining Reclamation Act › Rule 17.24.102 - DEFINITIONS

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As used in the Act and this subchapter, the following
				  definitions apply:
(1) "Act" means
				Title 82, chapter 4, part 3, MCA.
(2) "Alternate land use" means, with regard
				to a mill facility, reclamation of a site to an alternative post-mining land
				use where the following conditions are met:
(a) The proposed post-milling land use is
				compatible with adjacent land use, and applicable landowner
				authorization.
(b) Retention of a
				structure is consistent with the proposed post-mining land use. This shall be
				documented through inclusion of a schedule showing how the proposed use will be
				achieved within a reasonable time after milling and will be
				sustained.
(c) Plans for alternate
				land use must be integrated with the requirements of ARM
				17.24.169 for the grading and
				revegetation of the surrounding area.
(d) Plans must document, if appropriate, that
				financing, attainment, and maintenance of the alternative land use is
				feasible.
(e) The proposed use
				will:
(i) not present actual or probable
				hazard to public health or safety;
(ii) comply with the air and water quality
				acts; and
(iii) minimize adverse
				effects on fish, wildlife, and related environmental values.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.24 - RECLAMATION › Subchapter 17.24.1 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Montana Hard Rock Mining Reclamation Act › Rule 17.24.103 - EXPLORATION LICENSE-APPLICATION AND CONDITIONS

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(1) To secure an exploration license an
				applicant shall:
(a) pay a filing fee of $100
				to the department;
(b) submit an
				application for an exploration license to the department upon forms prepared
				and furnished by it;
(c) submit an
				exploration plan of operations and a map or sketch in sufficient detail to
				locate the area to be explored as well as the actual proposed disturbances, and
				to allow the department to adequately determine whether significant
				environmental problems would be encountered. The plan of operations must state
				the type of exploration techniques that would be employed in disturbing the
				land and include a reclamation plan in sufficient detail to allow the
				department to determine whether the specific reclamation and performance
				requirements of ARM
				17.24.104
				through
				17.24.108
				would be satisfied;
(d) agree to
				reclaim any surface area disturbed by the applicant during exploration
				operations, all as may be reasonably required by the department, unless the
				applicant shall have applied for and been issued an operating permit for the
				lands so disturbed;
(e) submit a
				reclamation performance bond with the department in a form and amount
				determined adequate by the department in accordance with
				82-4-338, MCA;
				and
(f) not be in default of any
				other reclamation obligation mandated by the Act or rules implementing the
				Act.