(1) The legislature hereby authorizes the siting of uranium conversion and enrichment facilities within Montana. A facility is authorized if:
(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;
(b) the facility has received a state recommendation from the department of environmental quality, pursuant to 75-20-204; and
(c) the facility has received a license to convert and enrich mined and milled uranium from the federal nuclear regulatory commission.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "uranium conversion" means the process used to convert natural uranium oxide into uranium hexafluoride; and
(b) "uranium enrichment" means the process used to enrich uranium through gaseous diffusion, gas centrifuges, or laser isotope separation.