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Montana Title 75. Environmental Protection § 75-10-427. Denial or modification of permit--mitigating factors

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The department may deny an application for the issuance, reissuance, renewal, or modification of a permit for a hazardous waste management facility or impose additional conditions on a permit pursuant to subsection (2) if within 5 years before the date of the application:

(a) a civil complaint or administrative enforcement action for a violation of an environmental protection law has resulted in the assessment of a penalty against the applicant;

(b) a judgment of criminal conviction of an environmental protection law has been entered against the applicant;

(c) the applicant has a history of repeated violations of environmental protection laws; or

(d) a judgment or criminal conviction for a violation described in 75-10-426(1)(d) has been entered against the applicant.

(2) As provided under subsection (1), the department may impose additional conditions on a permit related to permit length, inspections, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting.

(3) In making the decision to deny an application or to impose conditions on a permit pursuant to subsection (1), the department shall consider the following mitigating factors:

(a) the number, nature, and gravity of the violations of environmental protection laws or violations described in 75-10-426(1)(d);

(b) the degree of culpability of the applicant;

(c) the applicant's cooperation with the state or federal agencies involved in the complaints, enforcement actions, and convictions referred to in 75-10-426; and

(d) the applicant's dissociation from other persons or entities involved in the complaints or enforcement actions or convicted of acts referred to in 75-10-426.

(4) For the purposes of this section, “applicant” includes a subsidiary or successor in interest with respect to the applicant.

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