Montana Code 90-4-309. Energy supply alert
90-4-309. Energy supply alert. (1) The governor may, upon finding that an energy alert condition exists, declare an energy alert for a period of not longer than 90 days, setting forth the reasons for the alert. The declaration may be renewed for 90-day periods upon a finding that the energy alert condition will continue for the further period.
Terms Used In Montana Code 90-4-309
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Energy: means petroleum or other liquid fuels, natural or synthetic fuel gas, or electricity. See Montana Code 90-4-302
- Energy supply alert: means a condition of energy supply on a national, regional, state, or local basis that foreseeably will affect significantly the availability of essential energy supplies within the ensuing 90-day period unless action is taken under 90-4-309 to reduce energy usage by state agencies and political subdivisions or action is taken to increase the supply of energy. See Montana Code 90-4-302
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Usage: means a reasonable and lawful public custom concerning transactions of the same nature as those which are to be affected thereby, existing at the place where the obligation is to be performed, and either known to the parties or so well established, general, and uniform that the parties must be presumed to have acted with reference thereto. See Montana Code 1-1-206
(2)Whenever the governor has declared an energy supply alert, the governor may by executive order direct actions:
(a)reducing energy resource usage by state agencies and political subdivisions;
(b)promoting conservation, prevention of waste, and salvage of energy resources and the materials, services, and facilities derived from energy resources or dependent on energy resources by state agencies and political subdivisions.