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MT SB339

Bill

Status

Passed

5/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Daniel Zolnikov

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a $10 million cap on the oil and gas production damage mitigation account; when the unobligated balance reaches or exceeds this threshold, no further deposits from oil and gas production taxes will be made to the account

  • Redirects excess funds that would otherwise go to the damage mitigation account to the board's expense account as reserves or for legislative transfer for purposes related to oil and gas production impacts

  • Adds oil and gas production tax revenue as a funding source for the damage mitigation account, supplementing the existing $650,000 biennial allocation from resource indemnity trust fund interest

  • Maintains existing county-by-county distribution percentages for oil and natural gas production taxes, ranging from 39.33% (Rosebud) to 69.53% (Custer)

  • Effective date: July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Revise oil and gas production damage mitigation account

Appropriations

Last Action

Chapter Number Assigned

5/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Taxation4/3/2025
Taxation2/17/2025

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