1. (1) The legislature hereby authorizes the siting of uranium conversion and enrichment facilities within Montana. A facility is authorized if:

   1. (a) it is operated on the site of and to convert and enrich mined and milled uranium within the state or transported from a location mined and milled not within the boundaries of the state;
   2. (b) the facility has received a state recommendation from the department of environmental quality, pursuant to 75-20-204; and
   3. (c) the facility has received a license to convert and enrich mined and milled uranium from the federal nuclear regulatory commission.

2. (2) For the purposes of this section:

   1. (a) "uranium conversion" means the process used to convert natural uranium oxide into uranium hexafluoride; and
   2. (b) "uranium enrichment" means the process used to enrich uranium through gaseous diffusion, gas centrifuges, or laser isotope separation.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 2025.