Revise laws relating to nuclear energy

Added authorization for siting of uranium facilities that process uranium transported from locations outside Montana boundaries

Added specific definitions for 'uranium conversion' and 'uranium enrichment' processes

Modified existing environmental review requirements to reference the new legislative authorization section

Added immediate effective date provision for the new legislation

Added formal definitions for 'uranium conversion' and 'uranium enrichment' to clarify terminology used in nuclear facility regulations.

Reorganized Section 75-20-204 to clarify the department's responsibilities when facilities are subject to federal energy and nuclear regulatory commissions.

Maintained the fee structure where applicants pay fees to the department, capped at one-half the amount assessable under existing provisions.

Minor formatting and line number adjustments throughout the document without substantive policy impact.

Header formatting changed from 'HB 696.1' to 'HB0696.2' with adjusted page numbering and layout.

Placeholder text '[SECTION 1]' was added multiple times, indicating a new section was intended but not yet included in the final version.

The order of definitions for 'uranium conversion' and 'uranium enrichment' was swapped, but the actual definitions remain unchanged.

Added an effective date provision stating the act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

Added two new bill sponsors (G. Hertz and C. Neumann) to the original list of sponsors G. Parry and E. Tillman

Changed the primary focus from reprocessing spent nuclear fuel to converting and enriching uranium mined within the state

Added new definitions for 'uranium conversion' and 'uranium enrichment' processes, replacing the definition of 'spent nuclear fuel reprocessing'

Modified facility authorization criteria to require uranium to be mined and milled within Montana, rather than spent fuel being produced by in-state nuclear power facilities

Updated the federal regulatory requirements from reprocessing-specific rules to general uranium conversion and enrichment licensing requirements