Legislative Interim Committee Meetings in July
Water Policy
Thu. July 12 – 9 a.m.
Fri. July 13 9 a.m.
Capitol, Room 172
Energy, Telecommunications Interim Committee
Mon. July 16 8:30 a.m.
Tue. July 17 7:30 a.m.
Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation, 2535 St. John’s Avenue, Billings
Environmental Quality Council
July 18
July 19
Time and location TBA
Revenue and Transportation
Thu. July 19
Fri, July 20
Capitol, Room 102, time TBA
Water Policy Interim Committee Exempt Well Meetings
The Water Policy Interim Committee will be traveling to Bozeman, Kalispell and Hamilton this month to gather public comment on legislative proposals regarding exempt wells. The public hearing schedule is:
June 19 – Bozeman, Gallatin County Courthouse, 311 W. Main, Room 306, 7:00 p.m.
June 20 – Kalispell, Red Lion Inn, 20 N. Main St., 7:00 p.m.
June 21 – Hamilton, Bitterroot River Inn, 139 Bitterroot Plaza Dr., 7:00 p.m.
The exempt well options that will be discussed at the meetings are:
LC 8000 – Define combined appropriation and require CGWA mitigation
LC 8001 – Require public water and sewer in certain subdivisions
LC 8002 – Reduce exempt well rate and volume
LC 8003 – Limit exempt appropriation in confined aquifers
LC 8004 – Limit exempt appropriation in subdivisions
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