# Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-108: 75-6-108 Department to prescribe fees -- opportunity for appeal

> Montana · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-108

## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-108
- **Heading:** 75-6-108 Department to prescribe fees -- opportunity for appeal
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 75 / Chapter 6 / Part 1 / Section 75-6-108

## Text

75-6-108 . Department to prescribe fees -- opportunity for appeal. (1) The department shall by rule prescribe fees to be assessed annually on owners of public water supply systems to recover department costs in providing services under this part. The annual fee for a public water supply system is no more than $2.25 for each service connection to the public water supply system for the biennium beginning July 1, 1991, and ending June 30, 1993, and thereafter is no more than $2 for each service connection to the public water supply system, although the minimum fee for any system is $100, except that the fee for a transient noncommunity water system is $50.

(2) Public water supply systems in a municipality may raise the rates to recover costs associated with the fees prescribed in this section without the public hearing required in 69-7-111 .

(3) The department shall by rule prescribe fees assessed on persons who submit plans and specifications or development plans for construction, alteration, or extension of a public water supply system or public sewage system. The fees must be commensurate with the cost to the department of reviewing the plans and specifications.

(4) Fees collected pursuant to subsection (1) must be deposited in the public drinking water special revenue fund established in 75-6-115 .

(5) Fees collected pursuant to subsection (3) must be deposited in the plan review special revenue account established in 75-6-132 .

(6) (a) The department shall notify the owner of a public water supply system in writing of the amount of the fee to be assessed and the basis for the assessment. The owner may appeal the fee assessment in writing to the board within 20 days after receipt of the written notice.

(b) An appeal must be based on the allegation that the fee is erroneous or excessive. An appeal may not be based only on the fee schedule adopted by the department.

(c) If any part of the fee assessment is not appealed, it must be paid to the department on receipt of the notice provided for in subsection (6)(a).

## Nearby sections

- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-101 75-6-101 Policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-101.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-102 75-6-102 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-102.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-104 75-6-104 Duties of department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-104.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-105 75-6-105 Records required for wells drilled to supply water to public](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-105.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-106 75-6-106 Laboratory license required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-106.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-107 75-6-107 Variances and exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-107.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-108 75-6-108 Department to prescribe fees -- opportunity for appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-108.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-109 75-6-109 Administrative enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-109.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-110 75-6-110 Enforcement response](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-110.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-111 75-6-111 Appeal from rule or standard -- injunction to require compliance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-111.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-112 75-6-112 Prohibited acts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-112.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-113 75-6-113 Penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-113.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-114 75-6-114 Civil penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-114.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 75-6-115 75-6-115 Public drinking water special revenue fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-115.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T75_C6_P1_S75-6-108. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.