Creating the Montana brownfields program

This bill establishes the Montana Brownfields Revitalization Act to create a state program for assessing and cleaning up properties contaminated with hazardous substances or petroleum. It directly affects cities, counties, tribal governments, and other organizations that own or manage contaminated sites, enabling them to access federal brownfields funding. The legislation defines what constitutes a brownfield site, outlines eligibility requirements for redevelopment projects, and creates a Montana Brownfields Fund to support cleanup and revitalization efforts. Additionally, the bill sets rules for determining which parties are financially capable of conducting remediation work and repeals previous petroleum brownfields revitalization statutes.