Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB339: Revise oil and gas production damage mitigation account
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising distribution of certain oil and natural gas production taxes; revising deposits to the oil and gas production damage mitigation account; amending sections 15-36-331 and 82-11-161, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION TAXES; REVISING DEPOSITS TO THE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION DAMAGE MITIGATION ACCOUNT; AMENDING SECTIONS 15-36-331 AND 82-11-161, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 15-36-331, MCA, is amended to read: "15-36-331. Distribution of taxes. (1) (a) For each calendar quarter, the department shall determine the amount of tax, late payment interest, and penalties collected under this part. (b) For the purposes of distribution of oil and natural gas production taxes to county and school district taxing units under 15-36-332 and to the state, the department shall determine the amount of oil and natural gas production taxes paid on production in the taxing unit. (2) (a) The amount of oil and natural gas production taxes collected for the percentage of privilege and license tax established by the board pursuant to 82-11-131 must be deposited, in accordance with the provisions of 17-2-124, in the account in the state special revenue fund for the purpose of paying expenses of the board, as provided in 82-11-135. (b) After the allocation provided for in subsection (2)(a), up to 0.08% of the tax collected pursuant to 15-36-304(7) must be deposited in the oil and gas natural resource distribution account established in 90-61001(1) for distribution pursuant to 15-36-332(7). (c) (i) Any Except as provided …
Sponsors
- Zolnikov, Daniel (R, 22) · primary sponsor
- Moore, Valerie (R, 29)
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): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 2, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 1, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Gas and Oil, Mining and Minerals, State Finance
Common questions
- What is SB339?
- SB339 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise oil and gas production damage mitigation account.
- What does SB339 do?
- In its own words: An act revising distribution of certain oil and natural gas production taxes; revising deposits to the oil and gas production damage mitigation account; amending sections 15-36-331 and 82-11-161, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB339?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB339?
- Zolnikov, Daniel (R, 22), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB339?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2642
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