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Montana Title 75. Environmental Protection § 75-11-521. Benchmarks--budget action taken if not met

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

(1) Categorizing petroleum storage tank release sites as resolved is a higher priority than investigation of new releases unless the new release is an imminent danger to the health and safety of the public.

(2) The department shall develop a list of open release sites prioritized by danger to the health and safety of the public and anticipated date of categorizing the sites as resolved.

(3)(a) The cumulative benchmarks that are provided in subsection (3)(b) must be met. If the benchmarks are not met, money appropriated for petroleum storage tank leak prevention may not be included in the department's base budget, as defined in 17-7-102, for the current biennium.

(b) The cumulative benchmarks are as follows:

Date

Total Number of Resolved Sites

December 31, 2011

45

July 1, 2012

90

December 31, 2012

135

July 1, 2013

180

December 31, 2013

225

July 1, 2014

270

December 31, 2014

315

July 1, 2015

360

(4) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Petroleum storage tank” has the same meaning as prescribed in 75-11-302.

(b) “Release” has the same meaning as prescribed in 75-11-302.

(c) “Resolved” means a determination by the department that all cleanup requirements have been met and that conditions at the site ensure present and long-term protection of human health, safety, and the environment.

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