Mont. Admin. R. 17.8.1301 - DEFINITIONS
(1) For the
purposes of this subchapter, terms have the meaning as defined in
40 CFR
93.101, except that the definition of
"regionally significant project" is modified below.
(2) For the purposes of this subchapter and
40 CFR Part 93, subpart A, as adopted by reference in this subchapter, the
following additional definitions apply:
(a)
"Adoption or approval of a regionally significant project" means, for the
purposes of 40 CFR
93.121, the first time action necessary to
authorize a project occurs, such as the issuance of administrative permits for
the facility or for construction of the facility, the execution of a contract
to construct the facility, any final action of a board, commission or
administrator authorizing or directing employees to proceed with construction
of the project, or any written decision or authorization from the metropolitan
planning organization or the local agency that the project may be adopted or
approved.
(b) "Consulted agency"
means a federal, state, or local agency or MPO required to be consulted
pursuant to this subchapter.
(c)
"MPO" means a metropolitan planning organization created pursuant to 23 CFR
Part 450, subpart C (Metropolitan Transportation Planning and Programming) for
the purpose of carrying out transportation planning in urban areas. This
includes the MPOs in Billings, Great Falls, and Missoula, any successors to
these MPOs, and any MPO that is subsequently created for any area.
(d) "Regionally significant project" means a
transportation project (other than an exempt project) that is on a facility
that serves regional transportation needs (such as access to and from the area
outside of the region, major activity centers in the region, major planned
developments such as new retail malls, sports complexes, etc., or
transportation terminals as well as most terminals themselves) and would
normally be included in the modeling of a rural nonattainment area or
metropolitan area's transportation network, including at a minimum all
principal arterial highways and all fixed guideway transit facilities that will
offer an alternative to regional highway travel.
(e) "Responsible entity" means a federal,
state, or local government agency having primary responsibility for planning or
approving an action for which consultation is required under 40 CFR Part 93,
subpart A or this subchapter.
(f)
"State air quality agency" means the Montana Department of Environmental
Quality ("department" or "DEQ") or its successor agency.
(g) "State Department of Transportation"
means the Montana Department of Transportation ("MDT") provided for in
2-15-2501, MCA, or its successor
agency.
Notes
75-2-111, MCA; IMP, 75-2-202, MCA;
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