Montana § 15-70-805 Public Charging Station Operator Statements And Tax Payment -- Rulemaking

Montana Statutes

§ 15-70-805 — Public Charging Station Operator Statements And Tax Payment -- Rulemaking

Montana § 15-70-805

Title 15TAXATION

Ch. 70GASOLINE AND VEHICLE FUELS TAXES

Part 8Electric Vehicles

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Mont. Code Ann. § 15-70-805 (2026).

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15-70-805 . Public charging station operator statements and tax payment -- rulemaking.

(1)All public charging stations must be registered with the department of transportation no later than 30 days after the first day of operation.

(2)When registering the public charging station with the department of transportation, the public charging station owner shall provide the following information:

(a)name, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the owner;

(b)street address for the physical location of the public charging station;

(c)the public charging station's rated capacity in kilowatts; and

(d)additional information as required by the department.

(3)(a) The public utility shall collect the tax levied in 15-70-802 in its monthly invoice to the public charging station o

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15-70-805 . Public charging station operator statements and tax payment -- rulemaking. (1) All public charging stations must be registered with the department of transportation no later than 30 days after the first day of operation.
(2) When registering the public charging station with the department of transportation, the public charging station owner shall provide the following information:
(a) name, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the owner;
(b) street address for the physical location of the public charging station;
(c) the public charging station's rated capacity in kilowatts; and
(d) additional information as required by the department.
(3) (a) The public utility shall collect the tax levied in 15-70-802 in its monthly invoice to the public charging station owner and remit the proceeds as calculated in subsection (3)(b) to the department of transportation within 30 days following the preceding calendar quarter when the tax was collected.
(b) The public utility shall remit 2.75 cents for each kilowatt hour of electricity sold to a public charging station owner to the department of transportation and is authorized to retain 0.25 cents per kilowatt hour to cover costs associated with collecting the tax.
(c) The public utility may create a new class of customers for billing at its discretion consisting solely of public charging stations.
(d) The billing rate for public charging stations must include the tax levied in 15-70-802 in addition to the public utility's approved rate or tariff.
(e) Taxes collected in accordance with this section are not subject to review or approval by the public service commission and are exempt from 69-3-305 .
(4) The department of transportation may adopt rules to implement this section.
(5) The revenue derived from 15-70-802 must be deposited in the highway restricted account provided for in 15-70-126 .