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MT Code § 7-14-1631 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 16. Railway Authorities|7-14-1631. Rules

  7-14-1631. Rules. An authority may adopt, amend, and repeal reasonable resolutions, rules, and orders as it considers necessary for its own administration, management, and governance as well as for the management, governance, or use of a railroad or railroad facility owned by or under its control. A rule, order, or standard prescribed by the authority may not be inconsistent with or contrary to an act of the congress of the United States or a regulation promulgated or standard established pursuant to an act of congress. The authority shall keep a copy of its rules on file for public inspection at the principal office of the authority, as determined by the directors.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 333, L. 1993.
MT Code § 7-14-1632 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 16. Railway Authorities|7-14-1632. Mill levy authorized

  7-14-1632. Mill levy authorized. The authority may certify annually to the board of county commissioners the amount of money necessary for the operation of the authority. Upon approval by the electorate, the board shall annually, at the time of levying county taxes, fix and levy a tax in mills upon all property within the boundaries of the authority clearly sufficient to raise the amount certified by the authority.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 333, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-14-1633 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 16. Railway Authorities|7-14-1633. Election required to impose mill levy

  7-14-1633. Election required to impose mill levy. (1) Before the levy provided for in 7-14-1632 may be made, the question must be submitted to a vote of the people at an election held pursuant to 15-10-425.   (2) Notice of the election, clearly stating the amount and the purpose of the levy, must be given, and the election must be conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 5.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 333, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 495, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 155, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-14-1634 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 16. Railway Authorities|7-14-1634. Collection of tax and disposition of funds

  7-14-1634. Collection of tax and disposition of funds. (1) The procedure for the collection of the tax must be in accordance with the existing laws of the state of Montana.   (2) The proceeds from the tax levy must be deposited in a special account in which other revenues of the authority are deposited and may be expended by the authority as provided for in this part.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 333, L. 1993.
MT Code § 7-14-1635 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 16. Railway Authorities|7-14-1635. Contracts for operation and use of facilities

  7-14-1635. Contracts for operation and use of facilities. (1) In connection with the operation of a railroad or a railroad facility owned or controlled by an authority, the authority may enter into contracts, leases, and other arrangements:   (a) granting the privilege of operating or using the railroad or railroad facility;   (b) leasing a railroad for operation by the lessee. However, a person may not be authorized to operate a railroad other than as a common carrier.   (c) granting the privilege of supplying goods, commodities, services, or facilities along rail lines or in or upon other property; and   (d) making available services to be furnished by the authority or its agents.   (2) In each case, the authority may establish the terms and conditions and fix the charges, rentals, or fees that must be reasonable and uniform for the same class of privilege or service and that must be established with regard to the property and improvements used and the expenses of operation to the authority.   (3) The authority may remit funds available for investment to the state treasurer for investment under the direction of the board of investments as part of the pooled investment fund.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 333, L. 1993.
MT Code § 7-14-1637 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 16. Railway Authorities|7-14-1637. Debt service fund

  7-14-1637. Debt service fund. An authority may create a debt service fund and accumulate in the fund a sum determined by the directors, together with the interest on the sum, for the use, repair, maintenance, and capital outlay expenses of a railroad.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 333, L. 1993.
MT Code § 7-14-1638 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 16. Railway Authorities|7-14-1638. Tax exemption

  7-14-1638. Tax exemption. Property in this state acquired by an authority for railroad purposes pursuant to the provisions of this part and income derived by the authority from the ownership, operation, or control of property are exempt from taxation to the same extent as other property used for public purposes.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 333, L. 1993.
MT Code § 7-14-1639 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 16. Railway Authorities|7-14-1639. Procedure to enlarge authority

  7-14-1639. Procedure to enlarge authority. (1) The directors of an authority may by resolution enlarge the boundaries of the authority in accordance with the procedures of notice and hearing in 7-14-1612.   (2) The property within an addition to the authority is subject to the existing indebtedness of the authority.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 333, L. 1993.
MT Code § 7-14-2102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2102. General powers relating to county roads -- assignment of responsibility

  7-14-2102. General powers relating to county roads -- assignment of responsibility. Each board of county commissioners may in its discretion do whatever may be necessary for the best interest of the county roads and the road districts. The board may assign responsibility for the supervision of county roads to a county surveyor or to a county road superintendent or may allocate the duties between the county surveyor and the county road superintendent.   History: En. Sec. 5-101, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 104, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2801(4); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 336, L. 1995.
MT Code § 7-14-2103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2103. Duties of county commissioners concerning county roads

  7-14-2103. Duties of county commissioners concerning county roads. (1) A board of county commissioners has general supervision over the county roads within the county.   (2) A board may survey, view, lay out, record, open, work, and maintain county roads that are established in accordance with this chapter. Guideposts must be erected.   (3) A board may discontinue or abandon county roads when freeholders properly petition for discontinuance or abandonment.   (4) A board of county commissioners may determine the level and scope of maintenance on a county road under its jurisdiction, and a local entity or the state may not withhold funds based on the board's maintenance determinations.   History: En. Sec. 5-101, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 104, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2801(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 253, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 440, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-14-2104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2104. Repealed

  7-14-2104. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 211, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 153, L. 1939; R.C.M. 1947, 17-609.
MT Code § 7-14-2105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2105. Reports to department of transportation

  7-14-2105. Reports to department of transportation. (1) Each board of county commissioners shall make reports relating to roads under its supervision which are requested by the department of transportation.   (2) The board and the road supervisor of a county and all other officers who may have the care and supervision of the public highways and bridges shall, upon the written request of the department, furnish all available information in connection with the construction and maintenance of the highways and bridges in their respective districts or counties.   History: (1)En. Sec. 5-101, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 104, Ch. 316, L. 1974; Sec. 32-2801, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 5-115, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 316, L. 1974; Sec. 32-2815, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2801(5), 32-2815; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-14-2106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2106. Parking regulations in unincorporated places

  7-14-2106. Parking regulations in unincorporated places. The board of county commissioners has jurisdiction and power, under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, to establish by resolution parking regulations for the purpose of regulating the parking of motor vehicles in unincorporated towns and villages.   History: En. Subd. 2, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1002(part).
MT Code § 7-14-2107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2107. Acquisition of right-of-way

  7-14-2107. Acquisition of right-of-way. (1) Each board of county commissioners shall contract, agree for, purchase, or otherwise lawfully acquire right-of-way for county roads over private property. It may institute proceedings under Title 70, chapter 30, paying for such right-of-way from the county road fund.   (2) Each board shall acquire rights-of-way for county roads and discontinue or abandon them only upon proper petition therefor.   (3) By taking or accepting interests in real property for county roads, the public acquires only the right-of-way and the incidents necessary to enjoying and maintaining it.   History: (1)En. Sec. 5-102, Ch. 197, L. 1965; Sec. 32-2802, R.C.M. 1947; (2), (3)En. Sec. 8-201, Ch. 197, L. 1965; Sec. 32-4001, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2802(part), 32-4001.
MT Code § 7-14-2108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2108. Recording of instruments related to acquisition of right-of-way

  7-14-2108. Recording of instruments related to acquisition of right-of-way. (1) When a right-of-way is voluntarily given or purchased, a written instrument conveying the right-of-way and incidents to the right-of-way must be signed and acknowledged by the person making it. The instrument must then be recorded in the office of the clerk of the county where the land is located.   (2) When a right-of-way is condemned pursuant to Title 70, chapter 30, a certified copy of the judgment of the court must be made. The copy must then be filed in the office of the clerk of the county where the land is located.   (3) Both types of instruments must particularly describe the land.   History: En. Sec. 8-212, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-4012; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 125, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-14-2109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2109. Transfer to state of county responsibility for right-of-way

  7-14-2109. Transfer to state of county responsibility for right-of-way. A board of county commissioners shall transfer its control over and responsibility for a county road when the department of transportation notifies it that:   (1) a federal or state highway has been established and definitely located over a county road;   (2) funds are available for immediate construction of the highway;   (3) the highway will be improved and maintained by the department.   History: En. Sec. 8-216, Ch. 197. L. 1965; amd. Sec. 149, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-4016; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-14-2110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2110. Preparation of plat books

  7-14-2110. Preparation of plat books. Each board of county commissioners may in its discretion order the county surveyor, or some other surveyor if the county surveyor is incompetent, to prepare suitable platbooks. Each board shall have recorded in it with the county clerk a full description of each county road, showing each course by bearing and distance, a full and complete map of the road, and a record of all proceedings with reference to the road.   History: En. Sec. 5-103, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 274, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2803(1).
MT Code § 7-14-2111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2111. Layout of roads

  7-14-2111. Layout of roads. County roads must be laid out and opened when practicable upon subdivision or section lines. However, when public purposes shall be best served thereby, roads may be laid out in diagonal lines.   History: En. Sec. 5-109, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2809.
MT Code § 7-14-2112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2112. Width of roads

  7-14-2112. Width of roads. (1) The width of all county roads, except bridges, alleys, or lanes, must be 60 feet unless a greater or smaller width is ordered by the board of county commissioners on petition of an interested person.   (2) The width of all private highways and byroads, except bridges, must be at least 20 feet.   (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as increasing or decreasing the width of either kind of highway or road established or used as such prior to December 31, 1966.   History: En. Sec. 5-108, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2808.
MT Code § 7-14-2113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2113. County authority to establish speed limits

  7-14-2113. County authority to establish speed limits. A board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, establish a special speed limit in accordance with 61-8-310 on any county road.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 614, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 43, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-14-2114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2114. through 7-14-2120 reserved

  7-14-2114 through 7-14-2120 reserved.
MT Code § 7-14-2121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2121. County road districts

  7-14-2121. County road districts. (1) The board of county commissioners may in its discretion divide the county into suitable road districts and place each district in the charge of a competent road supervisor. The board shall order and direct each supervisor in the work to be done in the district.   (2) If the board does not divide the county into districts, the county constitutes one road district.   History: En. Sec. 5-101, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 104, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2801(part); amd. Sec. 575, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-14-2122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2122. County road supervisor

  7-14-2122. County road supervisor. (1) Each board of county commissioners may in its discretion employ a competent road supervisor, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. In a county in which the county surveyor is not paid an annual salary, the surveyor may by agreement be employed by the board to perform the services of road supervisor. The surveyor may not be paid for any duty otherwise required by law to be performed as county surveyor.   (2) Under the direction and control of the board, the road supervisor shall:   (a) prescribe the times and places for all work to be done on the county roads;   (b) report any delinquency or inefficiency of a person employed on a road;   (c) perform other duties that are prescribed by the board.   History: En. Sec. 5-103, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 274, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2803(2), (3); amd. Sec. 576, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-14-2123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2123. Acquisition of machinery and materials

  7-14-2123. Acquisition of machinery and materials. (1) Out of the county road fund, a board of county commissioners may:   (a) purchase and operate grading and other machinery necessary or desirable for the improvement of the county roads;   (b) acquire deposits or quarries of suitable road-building material by purchase, condemnation pursuant to Title 70, chapter 30, or lease.   (2) A board may also acquire road-building material by gift.   History: En. Sec. 5-106, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2806(1), (2); amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 125, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-14-2124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2124. Disposition of surplus crushed rock and gravel

  7-14-2124. Disposition of surplus crushed rock and gravel. (1) Crushed rock or gravel not directly used or needed by the county in the construction, repair, or maintenance of its roads may be sold by the board of county commissioners at not less than actual cost of production to only a:   (a) person, firm, or corporation desiring to use it upon any public street or highway in the county; or   (b) landowner for personal use in an area within 5 miles of the opencut operation where the materials were mined.   (2) The proceeds of any sale must be paid into the county road fund.   History: En. Sec. 5-106, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2806(3); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 198, L. 2013.
MT Code § 7-14-2125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2125. Inspection of roads and work on roads

  7-14-2125. Inspection of roads and work on roads. (1) The board of county commissioners may direct the county surveyor or some member or members of the board to inspect the condition of any road. It may direct such persons to inspect any work, being done under contract or otherwise, which is under the direction, supervision, or control of the board. Such inspections may be made before any work is commenced, during its progress, or after completion and before payment.   (2) Proper minute entries of such inspections must be made by the surveyor or board member or members at the next regular meeting of the board.   History: En. Sec. 5-105, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2805(1), (3).
MT Code § 7-14-2126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2126. Compensation for making inspections

  7-14-2126. Compensation for making inspections. The person making the inspections authorized by 7-14-2125 shall receive a daily salary equal to the equivalent of a daily rate for the salary established in 7-4-2107(2) and actual expenses if the person does not receive other compensation for that day and is not on an annual salary. The claims must be audited and allowed in the same manner as other claims against the county.   History: En. Sec. 5-105, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2805(2); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 264, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 507, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-14-2127 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2127. Temporary limitation or prohibition of traffic

  7-14-2127. Temporary limitation or prohibition of traffic. (1) A board of county commissioners may in its discretion limit or forbid, temporarily, any traffic or class of traffic on the county roads or any part of a county road when it is necessary in order to preserve or repair the roads.   (2) A board of county commissioners may temporarily close a county road or bridge or any part of a county road for maintenance or repair if the board determines that the road or bridge is unsafe. This temporary closure is not considered abandonment. The board of county commissioners shall erect signs indicating that the road is closed.   History: En. Sec. 5-102, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2802(4); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 440, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-14-2128 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 14. Transportation|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads|7-14-2128. Designation of emergency area near construction project

  7-14-2128. Designation of emergency area near construction project. (1) A board of county commissioners may designate a portion of a county or state secondary road as an emergency area if increased traffic due to a construction project threatens public safety.   (2) Notice of the designation shall be printed in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice shall describe the portion of road to be designated as an emergency area and the reason for the designation. The board shall post the area or roads affected with adequate signs.   (3) The board shall remove the emergency designation within 30 days after the cessation of the increased traffic.   History: (1)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 118, L. 1963; Sec. 32-317, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 32-2816 by Sec. 2, Ch. 316, L. 1974; Sec. 32-2816, R.C.M. 1947; (2), (3)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 118, L. 1963; Sec. 32-318, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 32-2817 by Sec. 3, Ch. 316, L. 1974; Sec. 32-2817, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2816, 32-2817.