Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB48: Exempt wastewater ponds from dam safety act
Status: Signed into law, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising exemptions from the dam safety act; providing that dams used for public sewage and disposal systems are exempt from the dam safety act; and amending section 85-15-107, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING EXEMPTIONS FROM THE DAM SAFETY ACT; PROVIDING THAT DAMS USED FOR PUBLIC SEWAGE AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE DAM SAFETY ACT; AND AMENDING SECTION 85-15-107, MCA. Section 1. Section 85-15-107, MCA, is amended to read: "85-15-107. Exemptions. (1) The provisions of 85-15-108 through 85-15-110, 85-15-209 through 8515-216, 85-15-305, 85-15-401, 85-15-502, and 85-15-503 do not apply to: (a) dams subject to a permit issued pursuant to 82-4-335 for the period during which the dam is subject to the permit; (b) federal dams and reservoirs; (c) dams and reservoirs licensed and subject to inspection by the federal energy regulatory commission; or (d) dams that are required to obtain a certificate of compliance pursuant to 75-20-201 for the period during which the dam is subject to the certificate. (2) The provisions of 85-15-108 through 85-15-110, 85-15-209 through 85-15-216, 85-15-401, 8515-502, and 85-15-503 do not apply to nonfederal dams and reservoirs located on federal lands if they are subject to a dam safety review by a federal agency. (3) The provisions of 85-15-305 do not apply to dams and reservoirs at a national priority list site as defined by the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), Public Law 96-510. (4) The provisions of 85-15-108 through 85-15-110, 85-15-209 through 85-15-216, 85-15-401, 8515-502, and 85-15-503 do …
Sponsors
- Walsh, Ken (R, 69) · primary sponsor
- Gillespie, Bruce "Butch" (R, 9)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading Concurred
Votes
- Do Concur (March 27, 2025): 45 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 26, 2025): 47 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 21, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 20, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Water, Environmental Protection
Common questions
- What is HB48?
- HB48 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Exempt wastewater ponds from dam safety act.
- What does HB48 do?
- In its own words: An act revising exemptions from the dam safety act; providing that dams used for public sewage and disposal systems are exempt from the dam safety act; and amending section 85-15-107, mca.
- What is the status of HB48?
- Signed into law as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB48?
- Walsh, Ken (R, 69), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB48?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0554
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