MT HB633

Requires persons requesting contested case hearings on mining permit decisions to have submitted comments or written objections during the relevant public comment period

Extends the deadline for the department to issue written findings granting or denying permit applications from 45 days to 60 days after an application is determined acceptable

Requires publication of draft cumulative hydrologic impact assessments when the department determines such assessments are necessary, allowing public objection within 10 days

Limits contested case hearing issues to those raised in written objections and issues in the department's decision not addressed in the published notice of determination

Contains contingent voidness provision: any portion disapproved by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior under 30 CFR 732 becomes void, with effective date upon passage and approval