Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB46: Increase registration fee for underground petroleum tanks
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising registration fees for underground petroleum or hazardous substance storage tanks; amending section 75-11-505, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING REGISTRATION FEES FOR UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE STORAGE TANKS; AMENDING SECTION 75-11-505, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 75-11-505, MCA, is amended to read: "75-11-505. Administrative rules -- underground storage tanks -- petroleum mixing zones. (1) The department may adopt, amend, or repeal rules for the prevention and correction of leakage from underground storage tanks, (b) financial responsibility; (c) release detection, prevention, and corrective action; (d) procedures and standards for the issuance, nonissuance, renewal, nonrenewal, modification, revocation, suspension, and enforcement of permits authorizing the operation of underground storage tanks; (e) standards for design, construction, installation, and closure; (f) in collaboration with stakeholders, development of a schedule of annual fees, not to exceed $108 $300 for a tank over 1,100 gallons and not to exceed $36 $100 for a tank 1,100 gallons or less, for each tank, for tank registration to defray state and local costs of implementing an underground storage tank program. The department may prorate fees to cover periods not equal to 12 months in order to provide staggered scheduling of renewal dates. (g) a system for assessment of administrative penalties, notice, and appeals under 75-11-525; and (h) delegation of authority and funds to local agents for inspections and implementation. The delegation of authority to local agents must complement and may …
Sponsors
- Esp, John (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Miner, Russ (R, 26)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 96 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 95 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 5, 2025): 44 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 4, 2025): 46 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Gas and Oil, Environmental Protection, Revenue, State, State Finance
Common questions
- What is SB46?
- SB46 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Increase registration fee for underground petroleum tanks.
- What does SB46 do?
- In its own words: An act revising registration fees for underground petroleum or hazardous substance storage tanks; amending section 75-11-505, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of SB46?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB46?
- Esp, John (R, 29), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB46?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0541
Source: official Montana record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.