NOTICE OF FUNCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULE REVIEW COMMITTEES

 

                   Interim Committees and the Environmental Quality Council

 

Administrative rule review is a function of interim committees and the Environmental Quality Council (EQC). These interim committees and the EQC have administrative rule review, program evaluation, and monitoring functions for the following executive branch agencies and the entities attached to agencies for administrative purposes.

 

Economic Affairs Interim Committee

§ Department of Agriculture

§ Department of Commerce

§ Department of Labor and Industry

§ Department of Livestock

§ Office of the State Auditor (Commissioner of Securities and Insurance)

§ Office of Economic Development

§ Division of Banking and Financial Institutions

§ Alcoholic Beverage Control Division

§ Cannabis Control Division

 

Education Interim Committee

§ State Board of Education

§ Board of Public Education

§ Board of Regents of Higher Education

§ Office of Public Instruction

§ Montana Historical Society

§ Montana State Library

 

Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee

§ Department of Public Health and Human Services

 

Law and Justice Interim Committee

§ Department of Corrections

§ Department of Justice

 

Energy and Telecommunications Interim Committee

§ Department of Public Service Regulation

 

Revenue Interim Committee

§ Department of Revenue

§ Montana Tax Appeal Board 

 

State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim Committee

§ Department of Administration

§ Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration

§ Board of Investments

§ Department of Military Affairs

§ Office of the Secretary of State

§ Office of the Commissioner of Political Practices

 

Transportation Interim Committee

§ Department of Transportation

§ Motor Vehicle Division (Department of Justice)

 

Environmental Quality Council

§ Department of Environmental Quality

§ Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

§ Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

 

Water Policy Interim Committee (where the primary concern is the quality or quantity of water)

§ Department of Environmental Quality

§ Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

§ Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

 

These interim committees and the EQC have the authority to make recommendations to an agency regarding the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule or to request that the agency prepare a statement of the estimated economic impact of a proposal. They also may poll the members of the Legislature to determine if a proposed rule is consistent with the intent of the Legislature or, during a legislative session, introduce a bill repealing a rule, or directing an agency to adopt or amend a rule, or a Joint Resolution recommending that an agency adopt, amend, or repeal a rule.

The interim committees and the EQC welcome comments and invite members of the public to appear before them or to send written statements in order to bring to their attention any difficulties with the existing or proposed rules. The mailing address is P.O. Box 201706, Helena, MT 59620-1706.