Environmental Quality Council
2003-2004

General Information

• Membership
• Overview
• Work Plan
• Final Work Plan
• Work Plan Appendices
• Agenda
• 2003-2004 Draft Calendar
• Reports
• Montana Environmental Policy Act
  • Index of MEPA Documents
• Minutes
• June 16 and 17, 2003
• October 8 and 9, 2003
• January 14 and 15, 2004
• March 9 and 10, 2004
• May 13, 2004
• June 7, 2004 Adjudication Funding Working Group minutes
• July 19, 2004
• July 20, 2004
• August 12, 2004 Adjudication Funding Working Group minutes
• September 13-14, 2004
• January 6, 2005

Council Activities

• 2005 Draft Legislation
• LC 9009 Clandestine Meth Lab Property Cleanup Standards
• LC 395 Funding Bill for Water Adjudication
• Assigned Studies
• HJR 4 Water Management Study
• HJR 35 Yellowstone River Water Compact Study
• HJR 40 Water Quantity/Ponds Study
• HJR 43 Zortman-Landusky Water Quality Study
• Staff Memos
  Coal Bed Methane and Total Maximum Daily Loads
  
  • Coal Bed Methane Litigation
  • Local Groups and TMDL Development
  HJR 4 Water Management Study
  • Executive Branch Agency Information Available Regarding Water Policy Issues Raised in HJR 4
  • Review and Evaluation of Water Storage Policy
  • Water Banking
  • Water Supply and Distribution
  • Ground Water and Surface Water Hydrology
  HJR 40 Ponds Study
  • Discussion of Potential Legislative Changes
  Mine Bonding and Reclamation
  • Metal Mine Reclamation Act -- Changes Since 2000
  • Status of Mines Using or That Have Used Cyanide
  Montana's Water Adjudication
  • Water Court proposed rules
  • Chronology of Water Adjudication Process
          Appendix A: Discussion of McCarran amendment
  • Comparison of Montana and Idaho Water Law
  • Explanation of Term "On Motion"
  • Prioritization of Basins and Subbasins
  • Water Adjudication Program Funding
  • DNRC and Water Court Adjudication and Enforcement Presentation
  • Variable Beneficial Use Fee for Funding Water Adjudication
  • Legal Implications of Water Adjudication Fee
  • Less Than 20 Water Rights By Purpose
  • Revenue Needed for 15 Year Completion
  • Fee on Water Rights - Funding Matrix
  • Timeline Associated With Funding Bill LC 395

Subcommittees

• Agency Oversight Subcommittee
• Energy Subcommittee

How to Contact Us

Environmental Quality Council
Legislative Environmental Policy Office
P.O. Box 201704
Helena MT 59620-1704
Phone: (406) 444-3742
Fax: (406) 444-3971
teverts@mt.gov