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This bill eliminates the Small Business Compliance Assistance Advisory Council in Montana and modifies the role of the small business stationary source representative in the state's Clean Air Act implementation. Specifically, the bill removes the existing requirement for a dedicated advisory council and instead requires the small business stationary source representative to consult directly with small businesses and other stakeholders throughout the year. The representative's duties remain largely unchanged, including monitoring air quality regulations that impact small businesses, facilitating their participation in regulation development, helping them understand compliance requirements, and assisting them in finding financial resources for meeting air quality standards. The bill maintains a key protection that prevents the representative from sharing most information obtained from small businesses with enforcement agencies, except in cases of imminent and substantial danger to human health, safety, or the environment. By repealing specific sections of the Montana Code Annotated related to the advisory council, the bill streamlines the process of small business compliance assistance and shifts more direct interaction and consultation responsibilities to the representative.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/20251/LC0545