17.20.1426    LINEAR FACILITIES, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ALTERNATIVE SITING STUDY

(1) An application for a linear facility must contain an alternative siting study and baseline environmental data as specified in Circular MFSA-2.

(2) The board adopts and incorporates by reference department Circular MFSA-2, "Application Requirements for Linear Facilities", which sets forth the requirements for an alternative siting study and the baseline study requirements and impact assessment to be included in an application for a linear facility. Copies may be obtained from the Department of Environmental Quality, Environmental Management Bureau, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montana 59620-0901.

History: 75-20-105, MCA; IMP, 75-20-211, MCA; NEW, 1984 MAR p. 1844, Eff. 12/28/84; TRANS, from DNRC, 1996 MAR p. 2863; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 2410, Eff. 12/7/01; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 252, Eff. 2/11/05.