Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB629: Revise laws related to a proposed subdivision's connection to a public water supply or wastewater system
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to the connection of a proposed subdivision to a county or municipal water or sewer system; providing that a county or municipal water or sewer system shall accept a proposed subdivision's request for connection in certain circumstances; directing an amendment to arm 17.36.123 to provide that a public water supply and wastewater system accept a connection from a proposed subdivision under certain circumstances; providing rulemaking authority; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO THE CONNECTION OF A PROPOSED SUBDIVISION TO A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL WATER OR SEWER SYSTEM; PROVIDING THAT A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL WATER OR SEWER SYSTEM SHALL ACCEPT A PROPOSED SUBDIVISION'S REQUEST FOR CONNECTION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; DIRECTING AN AMENDMENT TO ARM 17.36.123 TO PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM ACCEPT A CONNECTION FROM A PROPOSED SUBDIVISION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Department to amend rule. (1) The department of environmental quality shall amend ARM 17.36.123 to provide that new water supply and sewage disposal facilities in a proposed subdivision must be provided by a connection to a public municipal or county water and/or sewer district water supply or public wastewater system (b) a boundary of the subdivision is within 501 to 1,000 feet of any component of the public system; and (c) the public system meets the requirements of ARM 17.36.123(2)(a) and (b). Section 2. Proposed subdivision connection to county water and/or sewer district system. A county water and/or sewer district system shall supply water and sewer services to a subdivision proposed for review under Title 76, chapter 3 or 4, (2) a boundary of the subdivision is within 501 to 1,000 feet of any component of the county - 1 - …