HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230614 - Sustainability Advisory Board - 2023 Legislative Session Review Review of the 2023
Montana Legislature
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City Sustainability
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Agenda
Clean Energy • 2023 Legislature by the Numbers
• 4,600 drafts requested
• 1,697 pieces of legislation
Make Cents f
o • 790 bills tracked by City Staff
Montana
Local Control
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City SusTainabiliTy
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Energy & Cimate Legislation
City Sustainability
• Limitations on Local Government
• HB 241 : Prohibit local governments from requiring buildings be constructed with
solar panels
• SB 228: Prohibit local governments from banning petroleum fuels
• Cannot prohibit the purchase or use of petroleum fuels or the installation or use of any
machinery, vehicles, vessels, tools, facilities, appliances, or equipment that burn or transport
petroleum fuels
• SB 208: Prohibit local government from banning or limiting energy choices
• Cannot prohibit or impede connection of any fossil fuel infrastructure
• EV Taxation
• HB 55 : Establishing a tax on (public) EV charging stations
• HB 60: Providing for an annual fee on electric vehicles registered in the state
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Energy & Climate Legislation City Sustainability
Public Service Commission
• SB 109: Revise laws related to redistricting the PSC
• HB 284: Revise laws related to approval of electricity supply resources
Environmental Policy
• HB 971: Revise environmental policy act
• Prohibit MT DEQ from considering climate change when approving projects
Clean Energy
• HB 643: Revising net metering laws (tabled)
• HB 454: Provide for a renewable resource electrical production tax (dead)
• SB 399: Montana community solar act (tabled)
Waste
• HB 413: Repeal laws preemption of local government on auxiliary containers (tabled)
Interim Topics
• HJ 6: Resource-adequacy study