Title 75, Title 75

Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the law, the pendency of an appeal from a board order does not automatically stay or suspend the operation of the order. During the pendency of the appeal, the court may upon motion by one of the parties stay or suspend, in whole or in pa…

If an order of the board is stayed or suspended, the court may require a bond with good and sufficient surety conditioned that the party petitioning for review answer for all damages caused by the delay in enforcing the order of the board except that the cost of the bond is not c…

(1) There is a special revenue account called the alternative energy revolving loan account to the credit of the department of environmental quality. (2) The alternative energy revolving loan account consists of money deposited into the account from air quality penalties from 75-…

(1) The department of environmental quality shall adopt rules establishing: (a) eligibility criteria, including criteria for defining residences, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations, criteria for defining capital investments for energy conservation purposes, ownership o…

The department of environmental quality shall develop reasonable outcome measures by which the success of the alternative energy system loan program provided for in this part must be measured on an annual basis. Minimal outcome that must be measured includes: (1) a loan loss rati…

As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Board" means the board of environmental review provided for in 2-15-3502. (2) "Decommission" or "decommissioning" means: (a) except as provided in 75-26-304(2), the removal of build…

(1) (a) Within 12 months of a wind generation facility or solar facility commencing commercial operation, the owner of a wind generation facility or solar facility operating in Montana shall: (i) notify the department in writing of the date that the facility began commercial oper…

(1) For a wind generation facility or solar facility that has not submitted a bond to the department or within 30 days of abandonment of a wind generation facility or solar facility, the department shall file a lien on the generation assets of the facility in an amount not less t…

(1) There is a wind and solar decommissioning account within the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. There must be paid into the account: (a) penalties collected in accordance with 75-26-304(9); (b) proceeds from the sale of assets secured by liens on a wind gener…

(1) (a) Subject to subsection (1)(b), the department shall release the bond if it is satisfied that an owner has properly decommissioned a wind generation facility or solar facility in accordance with the plan required in 75-26-304. (b) At any time, an owner of a wind generation …

The department shall adopt rules prescribing: (1) standards and procedures for the submission of reasonable bonds with good and sufficient surety by the owners of wind generation facilities and solar facilities; (2) the collection of penalties in accordance with 75-26-304(9); (3)…

After January 1, 2026, a wind turbine generator built pursuant to a wind energy agreement as described in 70-17-406 may not be constructed if the wind turbine tower is 500 feet or more in height, as measured from the natural ground level at the base of the tower to the tip of the…

After January 1, 2026, a wind turbine generator must use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate icing risks during an operator-controlled turbine rotor blade deicing process if the wind turbine generator is: (1) 500 feet or more in height, as measured from the natural ground…