Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB368: Generally revise water supply requirements for coal-fired generating units
Status: Chaptered, June 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act providing access to water for an attendant city or town; creating the town of colstrip water infrastructure mitigation account; and amending section 15-35108, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT PROVIDING ACCESS TO WATER FOR AN ATTENDANT CITY OR TOWN; CREATING THE TOWN OF COLSTRIP WATER INFRASTRUCTURE MITIGATION ACCOUNT; AND AMENDING SECTION 15-35108, MCA. Section 1. Town of Colstrip water infrastructure mitigation account. (1) There is a town of Colstrip water infrastructure mitigation account within the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. (2) There must be deposited in the account money allocated pursuant to 15-35-108(11). (3) Money deposited in the account must be transferred to the town of Colstrip and may be used to pay for costs to ensure a water supply is available to the town if the proximate coal-fired generating unit closes or retires, and the town is unable to access a water supply. (4) The department shall review this account every 10 years to confirm the funding level remains sufficient to meet the purposes of this section. The department shall report its finding to the economic affairs interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210. Section 2. Section 15-35-108, MCA, is amended to read: "15-35-108. (Temporary) Disposal of severance taxes. Severance taxes collected under this chapter must, in accordance with the provisions of 17-2-124, be allocated as follows: (1) Fifty percent of total coal severance tax collections is allocated to the trust fund created by Article IX, section 5, of the Montana constitution. The trust fund …
Sponsors
- Parry, Gary (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Bogner, Kenneth (R, 18)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Veto Override
- : (H) Veto Override Vote in Progress
- : (H) Vetoed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Energy, Water, Environmental Protection
Common questions
- What is HB368?
- HB368 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise water supply requirements for coal-fired generating units.
- What does HB368 do?
- In its own words: An act providing access to water for an attendant city or town; creating the town of colstrip water infrastructure mitigation account; and amending section 15-35108, mca.
- What is the status of HB368?
- Chaptered as of June 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (June 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB368?
- Parry, Gary (R, 35), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB368?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3242
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