Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

CHAPTER 1. STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF STATE AGENCIES

Part 1. Public Service Commission

Fees

69-1-114. Fees. (1) Each fee charged by the commission must be reasonable.

(2) Except for a fee assessed pursuant to 69-3-204(2), 69-3-1204(6)(b), 69-3-1207(4)(b), 69-3-1612(4), or 69-12-423(2), a fee set by the commission may not exceed $500.

(3) All fees collected by the department under 69-3-1204(6)(b) and 69-3-1207(4)(b) must be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund. Funds in this account must be used as provided in 69-3-1204(6)(b) and 69-3-1207(4)(b).

(4) All fees collected by the commission under 69-3-1612(4) must be treated as financing costs and used in accordance with a financing order issued in accordance with 69-3-1606.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 588, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 509, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 224, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 491, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 442, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 449, L. 2019.