Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB349: Declare authority over existing fossil-fuel fired electric generating units
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act declaring department of environmental quality authority over air quality, water quality, and emission permitting standards for existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units within the state; providing for contingent voidness; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT DECLARING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AUTHORITY OVER AIR QUALITY, WATER QUALITY, AND EMISSION PERMITTING STANDARDS FOR EXISTING FOSSIL FUEL-FIRED ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS WITHIN THE STATE; PROVIDING FOR CONTINGENT VOIDNESS; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Legislative findings. (1) The legislature declares the state court system, federal court system, and the federal environmental protection agency have not proven that air quality, water quality, and emissions emitted from fossil fuel-fired electric generating units have caused quantifiable harm to any person, business, or place beyond the borders of the state. (2) The legislature further declares that the federal environmental protection agency, acting under the authority of the United States congress to regulate air quality, water quality, and emission standards, lacks the authority to adopt rules and deny permits that hinder the continued operation of fossil fuel-fired electric generating units without significant economic investment from fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit owners, utilities, and ratepayers. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Policy and requirements for fossil fuel-fired electric generating units within borders of state. (1) Environmental regulation as it relates to fossil fuel-fired electric generating units in the state for the purposes of regulating air quality, water quality, and emissions and business activity performed …
Sponsors
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
Subjects: Environmental Protection, Mining and Minerals
Common questions
- What is SB349?
- SB349 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Declare authority over existing fossil-fuel fired electric generating units.
- What does SB349 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act declaring department of environmental quality authority over air quality, water quality, and emission permitting standards for existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units within the state; providing for contingent voidness; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of SB349?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB349?
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for SB349?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1657
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