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 operating nuclear power facility 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 jurisdiction over these facilities. It requires that any application to either commission must be accompanied by a notice and a copy of the federal application to the Department of Environmental Quality, which will then provide a state recommendation based on its review. The bill emphasizes the importance of timely compliance and establishes a fee structure for applications to support the department's responsibilities in this process. The act 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(10): 75-20-204
HB0623_X(11): 75-20-204
HB0623_X(12): 75-20-204
HB0623_X(13): 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(8): 75-20-204
HB0623_X(9): 75-20-204
HB0623_X: 75-20-204