The bill establishes a framework for legislative approval of temporary spent nuclear fuel storage facilities located on the sites of nuclear power generating facilities within Montana. It stipulates that such facilities must store spent nuclear fuel produced by the respective nuclear power plants and must receive both a state recommendation from the Department of Environmental Quality and a license from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill also defines "spent nuclear fuel" as nuclear fuel that has been used in a reactor and is no longer capable of sustaining a reaction.

Additionally, the bill amends Section 75-20-204 of the Montana Code Annotated to include the Nuclear Regulatory Commission alongside the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the context of state recommendations for facilities under their jurisdiction. It requires that applicants for federal licenses notify the Department of Environmental Quality and pay a fee to support the state's participation in federal proceedings. The bill mandates that a copy be sent to each federally recognized tribal government in Montana and is set to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 75-20-204
HB0623_1(1): 75-20-204
HB0623_1(2): 75-20-204
HB0623_1(3): 75-20-204
HB0623_1(4): 75-20-204
HB0623_1(5): 75-20-204
HB0623_1(6): 75-20-204
HB0623_1(7): 75-20-204
HB0623_1: 75-20-204
HB0623_2(1): 75-20-204
HB0623_2(10): 75-20-204
HB0623_2(2): 75-20-204
HB0623_2(3): 75-20-204
HB0623_2(4): 75-20-204
HB0623_2(5): 75-20-204
HB0623_2(6): 75-20-204
HB0623_2(7): 75-20-204
HB0623_2(8): 75-20-204
HB0623_2(9): 75-20-204
HB0623_2: 75-20-204
HB0623_3(1): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(10): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(11): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(12): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(13): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(2): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(3): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(4): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(5): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(6): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(7): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(8): 75-20-204
HB0623_3(9): 75-20-204
HB0623_3: 75-20-204
HB0623_4(1): 75-20-204
HB0623_4(10): 75-20-204
HB0623_4(2): 75-20-204
HB0623_4(3): 75-20-204
HB0623_4(4): 75-20-204
HB0623_4(5): 75-20-204
HB0623_4(6): 75-20-204
HB0623_4(7): 75-20-204
HB0623_4(8): 75-20-204
HB0623_4(9): 75-20-204
HB0623_4: 75-20-204
HB0623_X(1): 75-20-204
HB0623_X(2): 75-20-204
HB0623_X(3): 75-20-204
HB0623_X(4): 75-20-204
HB0623_X(5): 75-20-204
HB0623_X(6): 75-20-204
HB0623_X(7): 75-20-204
HB0623_X: 75-20-204