Improving the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Process Senate Joint Resolution No. 18: Report to the 57th Legislature of the State of MontanaTable of Contents Environmental Quality Council Members House Members Rep. Paul Clark*
Rep. Kim Gillan, Vice-Chair
Rep. Monica Lindeen
Rep. Doug Mood*
Rep. Bill Tash
Rep. Cindy Younkin* Public Members Mr. Tom Ebzery
Ms. Julia Page
Mr. Jerry Sorensen
Mr. Howard F. Strause* Senate Members Sen. Mack Cole
Sen. William Crismore, Chair
Sen. Bea McCarthy*
Sen. Ken Mesaros
Sen. Barry "Spook" Stang*
Sen. Jon Tester Governor's Representative Ms. Julie Lapeyre *MEPA Subcommittee members Legislative Environmental Policy Office Staff Todd Everts, Legislative Environmental Analyst
Larry Mitchell, Resource Policy Analyst
Mary Vandenbosch, Resource Policy Analyst
Krista Lee Evans, Resource Policy Analyst
Maureen Theisen, Publications Coordinator
State Capitol, P.O. Box 201704
Helena, MT 59620-1704
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Need to Study the MEPA
Chapter 2: MEPA's Purpose, History, and Process
Chapter 3: MEPA by the Numbers
Chapter 4: MEPA and the Courts
Chapter 5: Other State Environmental Policy Acts
Chapter 6: MEPA: Is it Substantive, Procedural, or Both?
Chapter 7. Costs and Benefits of the MEPA Process
Chapter 8: MEPA Timeliness and Efficiency
Chapter 9: Public Involvement Under MEPA
Chapter 10: EQC Findings and Recommendations
Acronyms
References and Endnotes
Appendices Appendix A: SJR 18
Appendix B. Montana Environmental Policy Act
Appendix C. Issue Inventory
Appendix D. LC 158
Appendix E. LC 159
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