This bill aims to enhance water quality regulations by mandating that development plans receive approval from the Department of Environmental Quality prior to authorizing additional connections to public water and wastewater systems. Furthermore, it stipulates that a development plan must be approved before certain subdivisions can be authorized, thereby ensuring that environmental considerations are prioritized in the planning process.

In addition to these requirements, the bill provides rulemaking authority and includes definitions related to the new regulations, while also revising an existing definition. It amends several sections of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA), specifically 75-6-104, 75-6-108, 76-3-507, and 76-4-102, to incorporate these changes and establish an immediate effective date for the new provisions.

Statutes affected:
SB0237_1.pdf: 75-6-104, 75-6-108, 76-3-507, 76-4-102
SB0237_2.pdf: 75-6-104, 75-6-108, 76-3-507, 76-4-102
Amended: 75-6-104, 75-6-108, 76-3-507, 76-4-102
Introduced: 75-6-104, 75-6-108, 76-3-507, 76-4-102