Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 75. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

CHAPTER 26. WIND GENERATION

Part 3. Decommissioning

Rulemaking

75-26-310. Rulemaking. On or before January 1, 2018, the department shall adopt rules prescribing:

(1) standards and procedures for the submission of reasonable bonds with good and sufficient surety by the owners of wind generation facilities;

(2) the collection of penalties in accordance with 75-26-304(9);

(3) criteria and the process for releasing a bond in accordance with 75-26-309;

(4) the department's use of a bond in the event that the owner of a wind generation facility fails to decommission a wind generation facility;

(5) information required by the department to determine bond requirements in accordance with 75-26-304; and

(6) any additional requirements to ensure compliance with this part.

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 247, L. 2017.