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This bill increases the annual registration fees for underground petroleum storage tanks, amending an existing Montana state law to allow the Department of Environmental Quality to set higher registration fees for tank owners and operators. Specifically, the bill raises the maximum annual registration fee from $108 to $300 for tanks over 1,100 gallons, and from $36 to $100 for tanks 1,100 gallons or less. The bill requires the department to develop the fee schedule in collaboration with stakeholders and allows for prorating fees to accommodate staggered renewal dates. The purpose of these registration fees is to help defray state and local costs of implementing an underground storage tank program, which includes activities such as release detection, prevention, corrective action, permit issuance, and tank design and closure standards. The bill will become effective immediately upon passage and approval, and was introduced by request of the Department of Environmental Quality.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Justice

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/20251/LC0541