Mont. Code Ann. § 75-1-209
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75-1-209 Agency determination of categorical exclusion
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75-1-209 . Agency determination of categorical exclusion. (1) (a) A state agency as defined in 2-4-102 shall identify actions that meet the definition of a categorical exclusion as provided in 75-1-220 .
(b) A state action identified by a state agency as a categorical exclusion is exempt from the provisions of Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2.
(c) A state action determined by the state agency as meeting the requirements of a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and 40 CFR, parts 1500 through 1508, is exempt from the provisions of Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2.
(2) For a state action identified by a state agency as a categorical exclusion, there is a rebuttable presumption that extraordinary circumstances do not exist and that neither an environmental analysis nor an environmental impact statement is required.
(3) State agencies retain all existing authority provided in Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2, to identify and adopt, as authorized by rule, categorical exclusions and programmatic environmental assessments.
(b) A state action identified by a state agency as a categorical exclusion is exempt from the provisions of Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2.
(c) A state action determined by the state agency as meeting the requirements of a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and 40 CFR, parts 1500 through 1508, is exempt from the provisions of Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2.
(2) For a state action identified by a state agency as a categorical exclusion, there is a rebuttable presumption that extraordinary circumstances do not exist and that neither an environmental analysis nor an environmental impact statement is required.
(3) State agencies retain all existing authority provided in Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2, to identify and adopt, as authorized by rule, categorical exclusions and programmatic environmental assessments.
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