75-1-211. Greenhouse gas assessment, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2025

TITLE 75. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

CHAPTER 1. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PROTECTION GENERALLY

Part 2. Environmental Impact Statements

Greenhouse Gas Assessment

75-1-211. Greenhouse gas assessment. (1) Except as provided in 75-1-201(3), a state agency, when conducting an environmental review in accordance with parts 1 through 3:

(a) may conduct a greenhouse gas assessment in accordance with 75-1-201 for a proposed action if the agency determines the assessment is necessary to meet the requirements of parts 1 through 3; or

(b) shall conduct a greenhouse gas assessment in accordance with 75-1-201 for a proposed action that is defined as a fossil fuel activity as provided in 75-1-220.

(2) A greenhouse gas assessment is not required for a proposed action exempted from review under parts 1 through 3 or for categorical exclusions as provided in agency rules, programmatic review, or statute.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 348, L. 2025.