Montana Code — 69
Browse 841 sections in division 69 of the Montana code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
Sections (showing up to 300)
- § 69-1-101. Definition Of Commission
- § 69-1-102. Creation Of Public Service Commission
- § 69-1-103. Composition Of Commission
- § 69-1-104. Public Service Commission Districts
- § 69-1-105. Term Of Office -- Term Limits
- § 69-1-106. Vacancies
- § 69-1-107. Presiding Officer Of Commission
- § 69-1-108. Repealed
- § 69-1-109. Repealed
- § 69-1-110. Conduct Of Commission Business
- § 69-1-111. Reimbursement For Expenses
- § 69-1-112. Prohibition On Acceptance Of Favors From Railroads
- § 69-1-113. Removal Or Suspension Of Commissioner
- § 69-1-114. Fees
- § 69-1-115. Commission Recordkeeping And Employment Of Personnel
- § 69-1-201. Definitions
- § 69-1-202. Through 69-1-210 Reserved
- § 69-1-211. Meetings Of Committee
- § 69-1-212. Compensation Of Committee Members
- § 69-1-213. Through 69-1-220 Reserved
- § 69-1-221. Staff Of Consumer Counsel
- § 69-1-222. Annual Report
- § 69-1-223. Funding Of Office Of Consumer Counsel
- § 69-1-224. Determination Of Fee -- Reporting
- § 69-1-225. Computation And Collection Of Fee In Absence Of Statement -- Penalty And Interest
- § 69-1-226. Failure To Pay Fee -- Penalty And Interest -- Collection Of Fee
- § 69-1-227. Warrant For Distraint
- § 69-1-228. Credit For Overpayment -- Interest On Overpayment
- § 69-1-229. Reserved
- § 69-1-230. Statute Of Limitations
- § 69-1-401. Definitions
- § 69-1-402. Funding Of Department Of Public Service Regulation
- § 69-1-403. Determination And Collection Of Fee
- § 69-1-404. Repealed
- § 69-2-101. Adoption Of Rules For Rate Cases
- § 69-2-102. Role Of Commission When Consumer Counsel Protests
- § 69-2-103. Hearings Examiner
- § 69-2-201. Appearance At Hearings By Counsel
- § 69-2-202. Institution Of And Intervention In Proceedings Involving Regulated Companies
- § 69-2-203. Investigatory Powers Of Counsel
- § 69-2-204. Representation Of Consuming Public
- § 69-2-205. Violations
- § 69-2-206. Through 69-2-210 Reserved
- § 69-2-211. Notice To Consumer Counsel
- § 69-2-212. Notice To Advise Public Of Availability Of Consumer Counsel
- § 69-2-213. Through 69-2-215 Reserved
- § 69-2-216. Customer Fiscal Impact Analysis -- Requirements
- § 69-2-217. Exemptions -- Definition
- § 69-2-301. Definitions
- § 69-2-302. Electric Facilities Provider -- Wildfire -- Wildfire Mitigation Plan Approval
- § 69-2-303. Electric Facilities Provider -- Wildfire -- Cause Of Action -- Standard Of Care -- Damages
- § 69-3-101. Meaning Of Term "public Utility"
- § 69-3-102. Supervision And Regulation Of Public Utilities
- § 69-3-103. General Powers And Rulemaking Authority Of Commission
- § 69-3-104. Hearings To Be Open
- § 69-3-105. Access To Commission Records And Reports -- Protective Order
- § 69-3-106. Supervision Of Management Of Public Utilities
- § 69-3-107. Investigation And Reports Of Accidents
- § 69-3-108. Standards For And Examinations Of Products And Services
- § 69-3-109. Ascertaining Property Values
- § 69-3-110. Enforcement Of Public Utility Law
- § 69-3-111. Persons With Interest In Property Leased Or To Be Sold To Public Utility -- Exemption
- § 69-3-112. Evaluation Of Coal Or Other Boiler Fuel Costs
- § 69-3-113. Power Of Eminent Domain
- § 69-3-201. Utilities To Provide Adequate Service At Reasonable Charges
- § 69-3-202. Records Of Public Utilities
- § 69-3-203. Annual Report To Commission
- § 69-3-204. Fees To Be Charged By Commission
- § 69-3-205. Verification Of Reports And Other Papers
- § 69-3-206. Penalty For Failure To Make Reports Or Permit Examinations
- § 69-3-207. Penalty For Violation Of Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Provisions And Regulations
- § 69-3-208. Effect Of Failure By Utility To Cooperate With Commission
- § 69-3-209. Violations Of Public Utility Laws Or Orders
- § 69-3-210. Through 69-3-220 Reserved
- § 69-3-221. Public Utility Errors In Billing Customers
- § 69-3-222. Utility Disclosure Required -- Definition
- § 69-3-223. Utility -- Liability
- § 69-3-224. Sale Of Power Produced By Data Center
- § 69-3-225. Overbilling Of Regulated Telecommunications Tariff Charges -- Statute Of Limitations For Recovery
- § 69-3-301. Schedule Of Rates, Tolls, And Charges
- § 69-3-302. Changes In Schedules
- § 69-3-303. Notice And Hearing On Proposed Change
- § 69-3-304. Temporary Approval Of Rate Increases Or Decreases
- § 69-3-305. Deviations From Scheduled Rates, Tolls, And Charges
- § 69-3-306. Classification Of Service
- § 69-3-307. Treatment Of Advertisement Costs And Contributions
- § 69-3-308. Disclosure Of Taxes And Fees Paid By Customers Of Public Utility -- Automatic Rate Adjustment And Tracking For Taxes And Fees
- § 69-3-309. Reserved
- § 69-3-310. Rulemaking Authority
- § 69-3-311. Through 69-3-320 Reserved
- § 69-3-321. Complaints Against Public Utility -- Hearing
- § 69-3-322. Treatment Of Multiple Complaints
- § 69-3-323. Complaint By Public Utility
- § 69-3-324. Initiation Of Action By Commission Itself
- § 69-3-325. Notice Of Hearing
- § 69-3-326. Conduct Of Hearing
- § 69-3-327. Subpoena Of Witnesses
- § 69-3-328. Depositions Of Witnesses
- § 69-3-329. Immunity For Witnesses
- § 69-3-330. Decision By Commission
- § 69-3-331. Cost Tracking And Recovery
- § 69-3-332. Digital Asset Mining Ratemaking
- § 69-3-401. Repealed
- § 69-3-402. Repealed
- § 69-3-403. Repealed
- § 69-3-404. Repealed
- § 69-3-405. Repealed
- § 69-3-501. Regulation Of Issuance Of Securities And Creation Of Liens By Utilities
- § 69-3-502. Petition For Issuance Of Securities
- § 69-3-503. Prompt Consideration Of Petition
- § 69-3-504. Decision On Petition
- § 69-3-505. Issuance Of Certain Short-Term Obligations
- § 69-3-506. Unapproved Securities Void
- § 69-3-507. State Not Obligated On Securities
- § 69-3-601. Definitions
- § 69-3-602. Generation And Sale Of Electricity By Qualifying Small Power Production Facility
- § 69-3-603. Required Sale Of Electricity Under Rates And Conditions Prescribed By Commission
- § 69-3-604. Standards For Determination Of Rates And Conditions
- § 69-3-701. Definitions
- § 69-3-702. Eligible Conservation
- § 69-3-703. Utility Investment In Or Purchase Of Conservation -- Approval By Commission
- § 69-3-704. Through 69-3-710 Reserved
- § 69-3-711. Criteria For Allowable Conservation And Demand-Side Management Programs -- Onsite Audits
- § 69-3-712. Commission To Include Conservation And Demand-Side Management Programs In Rate Base -- Rate Of Return
- § 69-3-713. Repealed
- § 69-3-714. Criteria For Allowable Advanced Conductor Programs
- § 69-3-801. Short Title
- § 69-3-802. Purpose
- § 69-3-803. Definitions
- § 69-3-804. Exemption For Private Telecommunications Service
- § 69-3-805. Registration Of Telecommunications Providers -- Rulemaking
- § 69-3-806. Repealed
- § 69-3-807. Repealed
- § 69-3-808. Repealed
- § 69-3-809. Repealed
- § 69-3-810. Repealed
- § 69-3-811. Costs For Services Provided -- Jurisdiction Over Complaints
- § 69-3-812. Through 69-3-814 Reserved
- § 69-3-815. Nondiscriminatory Intercarrier Compensation -- Billing Records -- Enforcement -- Rulemaking
- § 69-3-816. Through 69-3-820 Reserved
- § 69-3-821. Repealed
- § 69-3-822. Rulemaking Authority
- § 69-3-823. Exception
- § 69-3-824. No Preemption Of Laws Governing Anticompetitive Activity
- § 69-3-825. Through 69-3-828 Reserved
- § 69-3-829. Expedited Complaint Proceeding -- Commission Authority
- § 69-3-830. Expedited Complaint Proceeding -- Procedure
- § 69-3-831. Interconnection -- Construction And Effect
- § 69-3-832. Interconnection -- Jurisdiction
- § 69-3-833. Rulemaking Authority
- § 69-3-834. Duty To Interconnect
- § 69-3-835. Voluntary Negotiation Of Interconnection Agreements
- § 69-3-836. Mediation Of Interconnection Agreements
- § 69-3-837. Arbitration Of Interconnection Issues
- § 69-3-838. Approval Of Arbitration Decision
- § 69-3-839. Approval Of Interconnection Agreements
- § 69-3-840. Determination Of Eligible Carrier Status -- Universal Service Support
- § 69-3-841. Repealed
- § 69-3-842. Repealed
- § 69-3-843. Repealed
- § 69-3-844. Repealed
- § 69-3-845. Repealed
- § 69-3-846. Repealed
- § 69-3-847. Wholesale Pricing Standards
- § 69-3-848. Pricing Of Individual Network Elements
- § 69-3-849. Prohibited Subsidies
- § 69-3-850. Internet Protocol-Enabled Service Not Regulated
- § 69-3-851. Through 69-3-855 Reserved
- § 69-3-856. Repealed
- § 69-3-857. Repealed
- § 69-3-858. Repealed
- § 69-3-859. Repealed
- § 69-3-860. Repealed
- § 69-3-861. Repealed
- § 69-3-862. Repealed
- § 69-3-863. Through 69-3-869 Reserved
- § 69-3-870. Repealed
- § 69-3-901. Repealed
- § 69-3-902. Repealed
- § 69-3-903. Repealed
- § 69-3-904. Repealed
- § 69-3-905. Investigations By Commission
- § 69-3-906. Repealed
- § 69-3-907. Repealed
- § 69-3-908. And 69-3-909 Reserved
- § 69-3-910. Repealed
- § 69-3-1001. Creation Of Program -- Amount Of Assistance
- § 69-3-1002. Eligibility -- Rules
- § 69-3-1003. Reimbursement For Discounts
- § 69-3-1004. Administration -- Rules
- § 69-3-1005. Annual Reports
- § 69-3-1006. Federal Requirements
- § 69-3-1007. Applicability -- Voluntary Participation Or Withdrawal
- § 69-3-1101. Purpose
- § 69-3-1102. Definitions
- § 69-3-1103. Administrative Rules
- § 69-3-1104. Disclosure Requirements
- § 69-3-1105. Operator Service Provider Liability -- Penalty -- Costs And Fees Entitlement -- Jurisdiction
- § 69-3-1106. Billing Disclosure Requirements
- § 69-3-1201. Short Title
- § 69-3-1202. Policy -- Planning
- § 69-3-1203. Definitions
- § 69-3-1204. Integrated Least-Cost Plan
- § 69-3-1205. Public Comment -- Public Meetings
- § 69-3-1206. Rate Treatment
- § 69-3-1207. Competitive Solicitation Process -- Independent Evaluator -- Public Service Commission Role
- § 69-3-1208. Resource Planning -- Advisory Committee
- § 69-3-1209. Electric Utility Demand-Side Management Programs
- § 69-3-1210. Independent Evaluator Role
- § 69-3-1301. Purpose
- § 69-3-1302. Definitions
- § 69-3-1303. Prohibition -- Exceptions
- § 69-3-1304. Rulemaking Authority
- § 69-3-1305. Unauthorized Change In Telecommunications Carrier -- Liability -- Penalty For Violation
- § 69-3-1306. And 69-3-1307 Reserved
- § 69-3-1308. Prohibitions On Charges On Bill -- Exceptions
- § 69-3-1309. Liability For Unauthorized Charges On Telephone Bill -- Penalty For Violation
- § 69-3-1310. Misrepresentation Concerning Product Or Service -- Violations -- Complaints
- § 69-3-1311. Registration Requirements -- Prohibitions -- Revocation
- § 69-3-1312. Through 69-3-1314 Reserved
- § 69-3-1315. Submission Of List Of Entities Served By Billing Aggregator Required
- § 69-3-1316. Notice To Attorney General
- § 69-3-1401. Short Title
- § 69-3-1402. Definitions
- § 69-3-1403. Customer Choice
- § 69-3-1404. Functional Separation -- Code Of Conduct -- Emergency Services -- Customer Protection
- § 69-3-1405. Licensing -- Procedures -- Commission Rulemaking
- § 69-3-1406. Reciprocity
- § 69-3-1407. Optional Performance-Based Ratemaking For Natural Gas Utilities -- Commission Rulemaking
- § 69-3-1408. Universal System Benefits Programs -- Establishing Nonbypassable Rate -- Exemption
- § 69-3-1409. Repealed
- § 69-3-1410. Through 69-3-1412 Reserved
- § 69-3-1413. Statement Of Purpose
- § 69-3-1414. Acquisition Of Rate-Based Facilities
- § 69-3-1415. Application And Approval Of Natural Gas Production And Gathering Resources
- § 69-3-1416. Use Of Natural Gas Production And Gathering Resources
- § 69-3-1501. Definitions
- § 69-3-1502. Commission Approval Of Material Affiliate Transactions -- Rulemaking Authority
- § 69-3-1503. Exemption
- § 69-3-1601. Short Title
- § 69-3-1602. Purpose -- Legislative Intent
- § 69-3-1603. Definitions
- § 69-3-1604. Commission Rulemaking
- § 69-3-1605. Financing Orders -- Application Requirements
- § 69-3-1606. Issuance Of Financing Orders
- § 69-3-1607. Effect Of Financing Order
- § 69-3-1608. Montana Energy Impact Assistance Bonds
- § 69-3-1609. And 69-3-1610 Reserved
- § 69-3-1611. Effect On Commission Jurisdiction
- § 69-3-1612. Electric Utility Customer Protection
- § 69-3-1613. Judicial Review Of Financing Orders
- § 69-3-1614. And 69-3-1615 Reserved
- § 69-3-1616. Electric Utilities -- Duties -- Nonbypassable Charges
- § 69-3-1617. Montana Energy Impact Assistance Property
- § 69-3-1618. Montana Energy Impact Assistance Bonds -- Legal Investments -- Not Public Debt -- Pledge Of The State
- § 69-3-1619. Assignee Or Financing Party Not Subject To Commission Regulation
- § 69-3-1620. Effect Of Other Laws
- § 69-3-1621. Security Interests In Montana Energy Impact Assistance Property
- § 69-3-1622. Sales Of Montana Energy Impact Assistance Property
- § 69-3-1623. Use Of Amounts Received By Electric Utility As Consideration For Its Transfer Of Montana Energy Impact Assistance Property
- § 69-3-2001. Repealed
- § 69-3-2002. Repealed
- § 69-3-2003. Repealed
- § 69-3-2004. Repealed
- § 69-3-2005. Repealed
- § 69-3-2006. Repealed
- § 69-3-2007. Repealed
- § 69-3-2008. Repealed
- § 69-3-2009. Repealed
- § 69-3-2010. Repealed
- § 69-4-101. Use Of Public Right-Of-Way For Utility Lines And Facilities
- § 69-4-102. Underground Power Lines In New Service Areas
- § 69-4-103. Authorization To Remove Vegetation Or Other Materials From Utility Right-Of-Way -- Notice -- Prohibition
- § 69-4-104. And 69-4-105 Reserved
- § 69-4-106. Definitions
- § 69-4-107. Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity For Transmission Lines And Facilities -- Rulemaking
- § 69-4-108. Advanced Cost Approval Of Transmission And Related Facilities
- § 69-4-201. Application Of National Electrical Safety Code
- § 69-4-202. Repealed
- § 69-4-203. Scope Of Law
- § 69-4-204. Regulation By Local Government
- § 69-4-205. Violations
- § 69-4-206. Through 69-4-210 Reserved
- § 69-4-211. Repealed
- § 69-4-212. Repealed
- § 69-4-213. Repealed
- § 69-4-214. Repealed
- § 69-4-215. Repealed
- § 69-4-216. Repealed
- § 69-4-217. Repealed
- § 69-4-218. Repealed
- § 69-4-219. Repealed
- § 69-4-220. Repealed
- § 69-4-221. Repealed
- § 69-4-222. Repealed
- § 69-4-223. Repealed
- § 69-4-224. Repealed
- § 69-4-225. Repealed
- § 69-4-226. Repealed
- § 69-4-227. Repealed