City of Billings v. State, Department of Revenue

This is an appeal by the City of Billings from an Order of the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County. The District Court’s Order held that the City of Billings is not exempt from payment of fees for the funding of the Department of Public Service Regulation and the Montana Consumer Counsel during years when its municipal water utility rates are not increased more than twelve percent. We affirm.

The sole issue for review is whether the District Court erred in holding that the City of Billings, as owner and operator of a municipal utility, must always pay a…