(1) The Department of Environmental Quality adopts and incorporates the Attorney General's Organizational and Procedural Rules, ARM 1.3.201, 1.3.202, 1.3.211 through 1.3.224, and 1.3.226 through 1.3.233, effective August 15, 2008, and the Secretary of State's Organizational and Procedural Rules, ARM 1.3.101, 1.3.102, 1.3.301, 1.3.302, 1.3.304, 1.3.305, 1.3.307 through 1.3.309, 1.3.311 through 1.3.313, and 44.17.101, including the sample forms which follow the Attorney General's model rules, except as modified by (2) and (3), as authorized by 2-4-302, MCA.

(2) The incorporation of ARM 1.3.309 is modified by the addition of the rules in subchapter 2 of this chapter which incorporate requirements of statutes administered by the department.

(3) The incorporation of ARM 1.3.312 is modified by adding the words "or summary" and deleting the words "in full" in (2)(a)(i) so that it will read as follows: "(i) the text of the rule adopted or amended, or reference to the notice of proposed agency action in which the text or summary of the proposed rule or rule as proposed to be amended was printed."

(4) ARM 1.3.101 and 1.3.102 are procedural rules required by Article II, Section 8 of the 1972 Constitution, right of participation. ARM 1.3.201, 1.3.202, 1.3.211 through 1.3.224, and 1.3.226 through 1.3.233 are organizational and procedural rules required by the Montana Administrative Procedure Act. Copies of the model rules may be obtained from the Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901.