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MT Code § 85-9-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 5. Alteration of Districts|85-9-501. Merger of districts

  85-9-501. Merger of districts. (1) In case two or more districts have been organized in a territory that, in the opinion of the directors of each of the districts, should constitute but one district, the directors of the districts may petition the court for an order merging the districts into a single district. The petition must be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court in and for that county which has the largest portion of taxable valuation of property within the districts sought to be included, as shown by the tax rolls of the respective counties. The petition shall set forth facts showing that the purposes of this chapter would be served by the merging of the districts and that the merger would promote the economical execution of the purposes for which the districts were organized. A copy of the petition must be filed with the department.   (2) Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall by order fix a time and place of hearing, and the clerk shall give notice as provided in 7-1-2121 and also notify by mail the directors of the districts that would be merged. The notice must contain the purpose, time, and the place of the hearing.   (3) Upon the hearing, if the court finds that the averments of the petition are true and that the districts or any of them could feasibly and profitably be merged, it shall order that the merger must take place and the districts must be merged into one district and proceed as such. The court shall designate the corporate name of the district, and further proceedings must be taken as provided for in this chapter. The court shall by order appoint the directors of the district, who shall thereafter have powers and be subject to rules as are provided for directors in districts created in the first instance.   (4) Instead of organizing a new district from the constituent districts, the court may, in its discretion, direct that one or more of the districts described in the petition be included in another of the districts, which other shall continue under its original corporate name and organization, or the court may direct that the district or districts so absorbed must be represented on the directors of the original districts, designating what members of the directors of the original district shall retire from the new board and what members representing the included district or districts shall take their places.   (5) If the court receives a petition opposing the merger, signed by a majority of the electors of any of the concerned districts, the court shall not grant the order and shall dismiss the petition.   (6) Upon merger or inclusion, existing obligations shall remain exclusively with those who bore them prior to the merger or inclusion, except with the written consent, given prior to the merger or inclusion, of those who did not bear the obligations.   History: En. Sec. 38, Ch. 100, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 192, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3438; amd. Sec. 259, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 85-9-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 5. Alteration of Districts|85-9-502. Annexation of property

  85-9-502. Annexation of property. (1) To annex real property to the district, the procedure is as follows:   (a) The directors shall petition the court.   (b) The petition must:   (i) give a general description of the real property to be annexed sufficient to enable a person to determine if the person's property is in the proposed annexation; and   (ii) describe the benefits to accrue to the real property as a result of the annexation.   (2) The court shall:   (a) give notice and hold a hearing on the petition; and   (b) upon good cause shown, order or deny the annexation.   History: En. Sec. 39, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3439; amd. Sec. 2823, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 85-9-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 5. Alteration of Districts|85-9-503. Preannexation bonds

  85-9-503. Preannexation bonds. Real property annexed to a district shall not incur any liens by reason of bonds issued before annexation unless agreed to by the owners of the annexed property, in writing, prior to annexation.   History: En. Sec. 40, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3440.
MT Code § 85-9-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 5. Alteration of Districts|85-9-504. Procedure to exclude lands

  85-9-504. Procedure to exclude lands. Any territory included within a district formed under the provisions of this chapter and not benefited in any manner by the district or its inclusion in the district may be excluded from the district. The procedure for exclusion consists of the following:   (1) A petition for exclusion must be initiated by either the directors or the owner or owners of the land sought to be excluded.   (2) The petition must:   (a) give a description of the territory sought to be excluded sufficient to enable a person to determine if the person's property is in the proposed exclusion;   (b) set forth that the territory is not benefited in any manner by the district or its continued inclusion in the district; and   (c) request that the territory be excluded from the district.   (3) When owners of property initiate the petition for exclusion, the petition must be filed with the secretary of the district and must be accompanied by a deposit of $100 to meet the costs incident to the process of exclusion. The unexpended balance of the deposit must be returned to the petitioner.   (4) Upon the filing of the petition with the secretary of the district, the secretary shall call a meeting of the directors to consider the petition. The directors shall approve or disapprove of the merits of the petition. The secretary shall then file the petition, together with a copy of the action of the directors, with the court.   (5) The court shall give notice, hold a hearing, and issue an order either granting or denying the petition.   History: En. Sec. 41, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3441; amd. Sec. 2824, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 85-9-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-601. Assessments

  85-9-601. Assessments. (1) To the extent that anticipated revenues from rates, fees, and other charges fixed pursuant to 85-9-407(1) will not be sufficient to meet the district's anticipated obligations for annual operation, maintenance, and replacement or depreciation of works or for payment of the interest and principal on bonded indebtedness, the directors may make an assessment of not more than 2 mills on all taxable real property in the district for the purpose of fully meeting such obligations.   (2) In addition to the assessment authorized by subsection (1), the directors may annually make an assessment of up to 3 mills on the taxable real property in the district to pay interest and principal on bonded indebtedness.   (3) The assessments are a lien upon each lot or parcel of land within the district to the extent of the assessment on each.   (4) All assessments have the same force and effect as other liens for taxes, and their collection shall be enforced in the way provided for enforcement of liens for county taxes. Assessments, if not paid, become delinquent at the same time as county taxes.   (5) Except as provided in 85-9-624, approval of the electors is not required for the making of these assessments.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3416.
MT Code § 85-9-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-602. Notice of public budget hearing

  85-9-602. Notice of public budget hearing. (1) The directors shall, prior to the first Monday in May of each year, give notice in accordance with 7-1-2121 of the intention to hold a public budget hearing. The notice shall include the date, time, place, and general agenda.   (2) At the hearing, the directors shall:   (a) review the present budget;   (b) present the budget for the next year;   (c) hear and consider protests from any elector;   (d) adopt the budget for the next year; and   (e) set the assessment for the next year.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3417; amd. Sec. 260, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 85-9-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-603. Directors to provide financial information

  85-9-603. Directors to provide financial information. (1) Before the first Monday in August of each year, the directors shall provide the department of revenue and the county treasurer with:   (a) the budget for the current fiscal year;   (b) a statement of the amount of special assessments to be collected for the districts; and   (c) a listing of all real property within the district.   (2) If the district is located in more than one county, the directors shall provide this information to the department of revenue and each of the affected county treasurers.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3418; amd. Sec. 156, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 34, L. 2003.
MT Code § 85-9-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-604. Collection and investment of assessments

  85-9-604. Collection and investment of assessments. (1) The treasurer of each county in which the district is located shall collect special assessments at the same time and in the same way as county taxes.   (2) If the district is located in more than one county, all assessments collected must be deposited with the treasurer of the county in which the assessments were collected.   (3) The directors shall direct the county treasurer to invest any surplus district funds in saving or time deposits in a state or national bank, savings and loan association, or credit union insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation or the national credit union administration or to invest in direct obligations of the United States government payable within 180 days from the time of investment. All interest collected on the deposits or investments must be credited to the fund from which the money was withdrawn. However, 5% of the interest must be deposited in the general fund of the county.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3419; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 421, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 10, L. 1993.
MT Code § 85-9-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-605. through 85-9-610 reserved

  85-9-605 through 85-9-610 reserved.
MT Code § 85-9-611 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-611. Repealed

  85-9-611. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 179, L. 1995.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 100, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 191, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 213, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3422; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 287, L. 1983.
MT Code § 85-9-612 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-612. through 85-9-620 reserved

  85-9-612 through 85-9-620 reserved.
MT Code § 85-9-621 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-621. Issuance of bonds -- term and multipurpose bonds

  85-9-621. Issuance of bonds -- term and multipurpose bonds. A district may issue bonds payable from revenues, assessments, or both, or the district may use other financing as provided by this chapter for the cost of works. Bonds issued shall be for a maximum term of not to exceed 40 years. Bonds for more than one purpose may be sold as a single issue.   History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 100, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 234, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3426.
MT Code § 85-9-622 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-622. Issuance of bonds -- determination of amount

  85-9-622. Issuance of bonds -- determination of amount. In determining the amount of bonds to be issued, the directors may include:   (1) all costs of works;   (2) all costs and estimated costs of issuance of the bonds;   (3) interest which they estimate will accrue on money borrowed during the construction period and for 6 months after the period.   History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3427.
MT Code § 85-9-623 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-623. Issuance of bonds -- resolution and election

  85-9-623. Issuance of bonds -- resolution and election. When the directors find it necessary to issue bonds, the directors shall:   (1) pass a resolution that includes:   (a) the purpose or purposes for which the bonds will be issued;   (b) the maximum amount and term of the bonds;   (c) the maximum interest rate that the bonds will bear; and   (d) whether the bonds will be repaid from revenue, assessments, or both;   (2) give notice in accordance with 7-1-2121 that must include the resolution adopted by the directors and the location of polling places unless the election is conducted by mail ballot, as provided in Title 13, chapter 19; and   (3) hold an election conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 5.   History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3428; amd. Sec. 70, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 234, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 261, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 85-9-624 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-624. Issuance of bonds -- approval and assessments

  85-9-624. Issuance of bonds -- approval and assessments. (1) For a bond issue to be approved, 40% of the qualified electors must vote thereon and 60% of those voting must approve the issue.   (2) Approval of the bond issue shall authorize the directors to make assessments necessary to pay the principal and interest on bonds issued, as provided in 85-9-601.   (3) The directors shall enter the results of the election in their records.   (4) If otherwise fairly conducted, no irregularities or informalities shall invalidate the election.   (5) Bonds for more than one purpose may be submitted to the electors as a single proposition.   History: En. Sec. 29, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3429.
MT Code § 85-9-625 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-625. Issuance of bonds -- details of sale

  85-9-625. Issuance of bonds -- details of sale. (1) If a bond issue is approved, the directors shall by resolution provide for the form and execution of the bonds and for issuance of all or any part of the bonds. The bonds may be sold at public or private sale as determined by the directors pursuant to 17-5-107. If the directors conduct a public sale, after adequate notice that sealed proposals will be received, the directors may award the purchase of all or a part of the issue to the best bidder or bidders and may sell at private sale any or all bonds not sold on bids.   (2) The bonds must be sold for a price that is not less than 97% of par or face value with accrued interest to date of delivery, and all bidders shall state the lowest rate of interest at which they will purchase the bonds. The board shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to sell the bonds at private sale.   History: En. Sec. 30, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3430; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 253, L. 2011.
MT Code § 85-9-626 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-626. Tax exempt status

  85-9-626. Tax exempt status. Bonds issued under this chapter have the same force, value, and use as bonds issued by a municipality and are exempt from taxation as property within the state of Montana.   History: En. Sec. 31, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3431.
MT Code § 85-9-627 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-627. Interim receipts -- negotiability

  85-9-627. Interim receipts -- negotiability. Pending preparation of the bonds sold under this chapter, receipts or certificates may be issued to purchasers in the form and with provisions as determined by the directors. Bonds and interim receipts or certificates are fully negotiable as provided by the Uniform Commercial Code--Investment Securities.   History: En. Sec. 32, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3432.
MT Code § 85-9-628 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-628. Bond registration -- copy to county

  85-9-628. Bond registration -- copy to county. (1) When duly executed, all bonds issued under this chapter must be registered by the county treasurer of the county in which the largest portion of the taxable valuation of real property of the district is located. The bonds must be registered in a book provided for that purpose before being delivered to the purchaser.   (2) The registration must show:   (a) the number and amount of each bond;   (b) the date of issue and date redeemable;   (c) the name of the purchaser;   (d) the amount and due date of all payments required on the bonds.   (3) The directors shall provide the county treasurer with an unsigned and canceled printed copy of each issue of bonds of the district. The copy must be preserved in the treasurer's office.   History: En. Sec. 33, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3433; amd. Sec. 2825, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 85-9-629 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-629. Disposition and investment of sale proceeds

  85-9-629. Disposition and investment of sale proceeds. (1) Proceeds from the sales of bonds must be deposited with the county in which the largest portion of the taxable valuation of real property of the district is located.   (2) The county treasurer shall place the proceeds of the bond sale to the credit of the district. The proceeds must be paid by the county treasurer on written order of the directors. Proceeds may only be spent for the purposes for which the bonds were issued.   (3) The directors shall instruct the county treasurer to deposit any part of the proceeds that is not immediately needed for the purpose for which the bonds were issued in a saving or time deposit in a state or national bank, savings and loan association, or credit union insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation or the national credit union administration or to invest in direct obligations of the United States government. The obligations must be payable within not to exceed 180 days from the time of deposit or investment.   History: En. Sec. 34, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3434; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 421, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 82, Ch. 10, L. 1993.
MT Code § 85-9-630 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-630. Refunding bonds

  85-9-630. Refunding bonds. (1) Refunding bonds may be issued in the same way as any other bonds authorized by this chapter.   (2) All bonds, original issue or refunding issue, shall be redeemable when one-half of the term or 10 years of the term for which they were issued, whichever may be the less, has expired. Redemption may be made on any interest due date of any bond prior to its maturity after the bond shall be subject to redemption as herein provided. The right of redemption, as herein provided, must be stated on the face of each bond.   History: En. Sec. 35, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3435.
MT Code § 85-9-631 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-631. Bond retirement fund

  85-9-631. Bond retirement fund. Revenue, assessment, and other funds on hand, including reserves pledged for the payment and security of outstanding bonds, may be deposited in a fund created for the retirement of bonds and may be invested and disbursed as provided by this chapter, to the extent consistent with the resolution authorizing the outstanding bonds.   History: En. Sec. 36, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3436.
MT Code § 85-9-632 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 9. Conservancy Districts|Part 6. Finance|85-9-632. Revolving funds

  85-9-632. Revolving funds. (1) The directors by resolution may establish revolving funds to finance, on a reimbursable basis:   (a) construction, purchase, lease, and operation of revenue-producing works;   (b) contracts to provide services or facilities.   (2) Money in the revolving fund shall not be spent for any purposes other than those specified in the resolution. However, excess money may be transferred to any sinking and interest fund of the district.   (3) The county treasurer of the county having the largest portion of the taxable valuation of real property of the district shall maintain a separate account for each revolving fund of the district, and all money collected under the resolution shall be deposited with the county treasurer.   History: En. Sec. 37, Ch. 100, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3437.
MT Code § 85-15-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 1. General Provisions|85-15-101. Renumbered 85-15-207

  85-15-101. Renumbered 85-15-207. Code Commissioner, 1985.
MT Code § 85-15-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 1. General Provisions|85-15-102. Renumbered 85-15-208

  85-15-102. Renumbered 85-15-208. Code Commissioner, 1985.
MT Code § 85-15-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 1. General Provisions|85-15-103. Repealed

  85-15-103. Repealed. Sec. 23, Ch. 501, L. 1985.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 370, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 209, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 335, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 89-702.1.
MT Code § 85-15-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 1. General Provisions|85-15-104. Renumbered 85-15-107

  85-15-104. Renumbered 85-15-107. Code Commissioner, 1985.
MT Code § 85-15-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 1. General Provisions|85-15-105. Short title

  85-15-105. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Montana Dam Safety Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 501, L. 1985.