Montana Code 69-8-413. Department rulemaking authority
69-8-413. Department rulemaking authority. (1) The department of revenue shall adopt rules on or before September 1, 1999, specifying acceptable universal system benefits programs credits and expenditures and adopting procedures for challenged credits.
Terms Used In Montana Code 69-8-413
- Universal system benefits programs: means public purpose programs for:
(a)cost-effective local energy conservation;
(b)low-income customer weatherization;
(c)renewable resource projects and applications, including those that capture unique social and energy system benefits or that provide transmission and distribution system benefits;
(d)research and development programs related to energy conservation and renewables;
(e)market transformation designed to encourage competitive markets for public purpose programs; and
(f)low-income energy assistance. See Montana Code 69-8-103
(2)Rules adopted pursuant to this part must be adopted in accordance with the Montana Negotiated Rulemaking Act, Title 2, chapter 5, part 1.
(3)Universal system benefits programs credits claimed or expenditures made prior to the adoption of the rules under subsection (1) must be allowed and are not subject to the requirements of 69-8-414.