Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB81: Revise lease of state lands for underground gas storage
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing for the lease of state lands for underground storage of gas or liquified gas; defining "gas or liquified gas"; providing rulemaking authority; and amending sections 77-3-501, 77-3-502, 77-3-505, and 77-3-507, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEASE OF STATE LANDS FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF GAS OR LIQUIFIED GAS; DEFINING "GAS OR LIQUIFIED GAS"; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 77-3-501, 77-3-502, 77-3-505, AND 77-3-507, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 77-3-501, MCA, is amended to read: "77-3-501. Lease for underground storage of natural gas or liquified gas authorized -- definition. (1) The Subject to the Enabling Act, constitutional restrictions, and state law, the board is hereby authorized and empowered to lease, in such a manner and upon such on the terms as it may determine, not inconsistent with The Enabling Act and the constitution, state lands to which the title has vested in the state, subject to existing rights, for use for the underground storage of natural gasgas or liquified gas, as defined in subsection (3), upon the prescribed terms and conditions herein prescribed, to any natural gas public utility authorized to do business in this state and engaged in the business of transporting or distributing natural gas by means of pipelines into, within, or through this state for ultimate public use person or government agency qualified to engage in these activities pursuant to 82-11-181 through 82-11-184. (2) State lands which that may be leased shall …
Sponsors
- Kassmier, Josh (R, 13) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Reconsidered Previous Action
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 22 yea, 27 nay, failed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 27 yea, 23 nay, passed
- ReconsAction and place on Second Reading on 3/6/2025 -Kassmier (March 5, 2025): 27 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (March 5, 2025): 30 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 24 yea, 26 nay, failed
- Take SB 81 from Comm-Kassmier (March 4, 2025): 27 yea, 23 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Gas and Oil, Environmental Protection, State Lands
Common questions
- What is SB81?
- SB81 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise lease of state lands for underground gas storage.
- What does SB81 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing for the lease of state lands for underground storage of gas or liquified gas; defining "gas or liquified gas"; providing rulemaking authority; and amending sections 77-3-501, 77-3-502, 77-3-505, and 77-3-507, mca.".
- What is the status of SB81?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB81?
- Kassmier, Josh (R, 13).
- Where is the official record for SB81?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0532
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