HB 58: Revise distributions mine remediation - Montana

HB0058_1(7).pdf → HB0058_X.pdf · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from HB 58.1 to HB 58 and updated to reflect its final enrolled status. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with the primary additions being a new requirement for the department to seek budget amendment authority if legislative appropriations are insufficient, and a clarification that the bill does not delay the state's authority to pursue liable parties for costs and damages.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern the distribution of funds for abandoned metal mine remediation and the Libby asbestos superfund site.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from HB 58.1 to HB 58, and the header was changed from 'Authorized Print Version' to 'Enrolled Bill', indicating the text is now the final version passed by the legislature.

REQUIREMENT

A new provision requires the department to seek additional spending authority through the budget amendment process if legislative appropriations are insufficient to carry out the bill's provisions.

ENFORCEMENT

Text was added clarifying that the bill's provisions regarding private donations are not intended to delay, interfere with, or diminish the state's authority to investigate and recover costs from liable parties.

HB0058_2.pdf → HB0058_1(7).pdf · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from HB 58 to HB 58.1 and its title was slightly expanded to explicitly include 'Operation' in the Libby Asbestos Superfund description. The text of the statute itself remains unchanged, with no new funding amounts, dates, or eligibility criteria added.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from HB 58 to HB 58.1, likely indicating a version change or amendment status.

The bill title was updated to add the word 'Operation' to the description of the Libby Asbestos Superfund contribution, clarifying the scope of work covered.

Introductory lines identifying the document as an 'Enrolled Bill' were removed, suggesting this is a working draft rather than the final enacted text.

HB0058_1(6).pdf → HB0058_2.pdf · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as an enrolled version, removing draft markings and adding a termination date. Substantively, it mandates that 50% of orphan share funds be transferred annually to the Libby Asbestos Superfund site and establishes a specific $500,000 annual transfer for the CR Kendall mine reclamation site. It also clarifies that funds from private donations must be returned if a remediation project is not completed within one year.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding fund distribution was clarified to explicitly require a biennial transfer for the CR Kendall mine and to dedicate a specific portion of orphan share funds to the Libby Asbestos Superfund.

FISCAL

Added a requirement to transfer $500,000 annually through June 30, 2038, specifically for long-term maintenance and water treatment at the CR Kendall mine reclamation site.

Clarified that 50% of funds transferred from the orphan share account must be dedicated to the state's contribution for cleanup and long-term operation at the Libby asbestos superfund site.

TIMELINE

Added a requirement that funds donated by private parties must be returned to the grantor if the remediation facility is not completed within one year of the initial contribution.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft formatting markers and updated the header to reflect the bill as an enrolled version with an effective and termination date.

LC0540.pdf → HB0058_1.pdf · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from LC 0540 to HB 58.1 and updated to reflect the 69th Legislature. The most significant substantive change involves the funding of the CR Kendall mine reclamation site, which was altered from a one-time $500,000 biennial transfer to an annual $500,000 transfer through June 30, 2038. This modification increases the total funding available for long-term maintenance and water treatment at the site.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the CR Kendall mine reclamation site funding has expanded due to the change in the payment frequency from biennial to annual.

FISCAL

The funding mechanism for the CR Kendall mine reclamation site was changed from a $500,000 biennial transfer to an annual $500,000 transfer through June 30, 2038, significantly increasing the total funds available for long-term maintenance and water treatment.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from LC 0540 to HB 58.1, and the header text was changed to 'Authorized Print Version - HB 58' to reflect the new bill number and version.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the indentation of list items within the fund deposit provisions.

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