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Friday, December 29, 2006

S.A.V.E. & The 2007 Session

The S.A.V.E. Foundation will be hard at work this 2007 Session promoting legislation to foster environmental stewardship in Helena. Anyone with interest or expertise in a particular area in encouraged to get invovled by contacting Recycle @ Savemobile.org or 406-431-0815. Here is what we will be working on:


Biodiesel Legislation – (LC 0571)
To encourage renewable energy usage, we would like to make it much
easier for small-scale/local Biodiesel production to take place. This
would include matching existing federal incentives, such as a tax
exemption for individuals who only make small amounts of biodiesel, as
well as clarifying existing law to make off-road/farm biodiesel use
tax-free.

Recycling Legislation – (LC 1186)
We would like to encourage electronics recycling by creating a tax
credit for money spent by businesses or individuals.

Create a statewide fund for grants funding environmental programs – (LC1860)
Many more recycling projects throughout the state could be in place if
there was a system of state funding to provide startup money for these
projects. A relatively small fee increase on each ton of solid waste
disposed of in a state landfill can create this grant.

Legalize Gray Water systems – (LC1187)
We would like to update Montana codes to allow gray water systems,
recycling some of the water used by households. Gray Water systems
are accepted in many other states and we feel it should be an option
for Montanans who want to build a more sustainable system in their
houses.

You can follow the progress of these bills at http://laws.leg.mt.gov/pls/laws07/law0203w$.startup and Savemobile.org