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MT Code § 7-7-4629 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 46. Municipal Refunding Revenue Bonds Option 2|7-7-4629. Management of enterprise

  7-7-4629. Management of enterprise. (1) In order that the payment of the refunding bonds and interest on the bonds is adequately secured, any municipality issuing refunding bonds pursuant to this part and the proper officers, agents, and employees of the municipality shall at all times:   (a) operate the enterprise in an efficient and economical manner and establish, levy, maintain, and collect fees, tolls, rentals, rates, and other charges in connection with the enterprise as may be necessary or proper, in an amount that is sufficient, after making due and reasonable allowances for contingencies and for a margin of error in the estimates:   (i) to pay all current expenses of operation, maintenance, and repair of the enterprise;   (ii) to pay the interest on and principal of the refunding bonds as the principal becomes due and payable;   (iii) to comply in all respects with the terms of the resolution authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds or any other contract or agreement with the holders of the refunding bonds; and   (iv) to meet any other obligations of the municipality that are charges, liens, or encumbrances upon the revenue of the enterprise;   (b) operate, maintain, preserve, and keep or cause to be operated, maintained, preserved, and kept the enterprise and every part of the enterprise in good repair, working order, and condition;   (c) pay and discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any lawful claims for labor, materials, and supplies that, if unpaid, might by law become a lien or charge upon the revenue prior or superior to the lien of the refunding bonds or that might impair the security of the refunding bonds, to the end that the priority and security of the refunding bonds are fully preserved and protected;   (d) keep proper books of record and accounts of the enterprise, separate from all other records and accounts, in which complete and correct entries must be made of all transactions relating to the enterprise and that, together with all other books and papers of the municipality, must at all times be subject to the inspection of the holders of not less than 10% of the refunding bonds then outstanding or the holders' representatives authorized in writing.   (2) The duties in subsection (1) may not be construed to require the expenditure in any manner or for any purpose by the municipality of any funds other than revenue received or receivable from the enterprise.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 121, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1912(1), (b), (c), (e), (g), (2); amd. Sec. 513, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-7-4630 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 46. Municipal Refunding Revenue Bonds Option 2|7-7-4630. Right to receivership upon default

  7-7-4630. Right to receivership upon default. (1) Any holder of refunding bonds or trustee therefor shall have the right to apply in an appropriate judicial proceeding to the district court or any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a receiver of the enterprise, whether or not all refunding bonds have been declared due and payable and whether or not such holder or trustee therefor is seeking or has sought to enforce any other right or exercise any remedy in connection with such refunding bonds:   (a) in the event that the municipality shall default in the payment of the principal or interest on any of the refunding bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and such default shall continue for a period of 30 days; or   (b) in the event that the municipality or the governing body or officers, agents, or employees thereof shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this part or shall default in any agreement made with the holders of the refunding bonds.   (2) Upon such application, the district court may appoint and if the application is made by the holders of 25% in principal amount of such refunding bonds then outstanding or any trustee for holders of such refunding bonds in such principal amount shall appoint a receiver of the enterprise.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 121, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1914(1).
MT Code § 7-7-4631 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 46. Municipal Refunding Revenue Bonds Option 2|7-7-4631. Role of receiver

  7-7-4631. Role of receiver. (1) The receiver appointed pursuant to 7-7-4630 shall, directly or by the receiver's agents and attorneys, enter into and upon and take possession of the enterprise and every part of the enterprise and may exclude the municipality, its governing body, officers, agents, and employees, and all persons claiming under them wholly from the enterprise and must have and shall hold, use, operate, manage, and control the enterprise and every part of the enterprise and, in the name of the municipality or otherwise as the receiver may consider best, shall exercise all the rights and powers of the municipality with respect to the enterprise as the municipality itself might do.   (2) The receiver shall:   (a) maintain, restore, insure, and keep insured the enterprise and from time to time make all necessary or proper repairs as may seem expedient to the receiver;   (b) establish, levy, maintain, and collect fees, tolls, rentals, and other charges in connection with the enterprise that the receiver considers necessary or proper and reasonable; and   (c) collect and must receive all revenue and deposit the revenue in a separate account and apply revenue in a manner that the court shall direct.   (3) The receiver shall, in the performance of the powers conferred upon the receiver, act under the direction and supervision of the court making the appointment and must at all times be subject to the orders and decrees of the court and may be removed by the court. This section does not limit or restrict the jurisdiction of the court to enter other and further orders and decrees that the court considers necessary or appropriate for the exercise by the receiver of any functions specifically set forth in this section.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 121, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1914(2), (4); amd. Sec. 514, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-7-4632 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 46. Municipal Refunding Revenue Bonds Option 2|7-7-4632. Procedure to return enterprise from receiver to municipality

  7-7-4632. Procedure to return enterprise from receiver to municipality. (1) Whenever all that is due upon the refunding bonds and interest thereon and upon any other notes, bonds, or other obligations and interest thereon having a charge, lien, or encumbrance on the revenues of the enterprise and under any of the terms of any covenants or agreements with bondholders shall have been paid or deposited as provided therein and all defaults shall have been cured and made good, the court may in its discretion, after such notice and hearing as it deems reasonable and proper, direct the receiver to surrender possession of the enterprise to the municipality.   (2) The same right of the holders of the refunding bonds to secure the appointment of a receiver exists upon any subsequent default as provided in 7-7-4630 and 7-7-4631.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 121, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1914(3).
MT Code § 7-7-4633 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 7. Debt Management|Part 46. Municipal Refunding Revenue Bonds Option 2|7-7-4633. Remedies of holders of refunding revenue bonds

  7-7-4633. Remedies of holders of refunding revenue bonds. (1) Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of an issue of refunding bonds or trustee for the holders, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of a remedy to the specified proportion of percentage of the holders, a holder of refunding bonds or trustee for the holder has the right and power, for the equal benefit and protection of all holders of refunding bonds similarly situated:   (a) by mandamus or other suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity, to enforce the holder's rights against the municipality and its governing body and any of its officers, agents, and employees and to require and compel the municipality or the governing body or any officers, agents, or employees to perform and carry out duties and obligations under this part and covenants and agreements with bondholders;   (b) by action or suit in equity, to require the municipality and the governing body to account as if they were the trustee of an express trust;   (c) by action or suit in equity, to enjoin any acts or things that may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the bondholders;   (d) to bring suit upon the refunding bonds.   (2) (a) A remedy conferred by this part upon a holder of refunding bonds or a trustee for the holder is not intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, but each remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other remedy and may be exercised without exhausting and without regard to any other remedy conferred by this part or by any other law.   (b) A waiver of any default or breach of duty or contract, whether by a holder of refunding bonds or a trustee for a holder, does not extend to or affect any subsequent default or breach of duty or contract or impair any rights or remedies on the breach or contract. A delay or omission of a bondholder or a trustee for a holder to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default may not impair any right or power or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence in the default.   (c) Every substantive right and every remedy conferred upon the holders of refunding bonds may be enforced and exercised from time to time and as often as considered expedient.   (3) In case any suit, action, or proceeding to enforce any right or exercise any remedy must be brought or taken and then discontinued or abandoned or must be determined adversely to the holder of the refunding bonds or a trustee for the holder, then and in each case the municipality and the holder or trustee must be restored to their former positions and rights and remedies as if the suit, action, or proceeding had not been brought or taken.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 121, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1915; amd. Sec. 515, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-8-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions Related to Local Government|7-8-101. Authorization to transfer property between certain governmental entities

  7-8-101. Authorization to transfer property between certain governmental entities. (1) A county, upon first passing a resolution of intent to do so and upon giving notice of intent by publication as provided in 7-1-2121, may sell or trade to any city, town, or political subdivision, as the interests of its inhabitants require, any property, however held or acquired, that is not necessary for the conduct of the county business without an ordinance, public notice, public auction, bids, or appraisal. Proceeds, if any, must be distributed according to law. The transactions must be made by resolution of the county commissioners involved and entered in the minutes of the regular or special meetings.   (2) A city or town, upon first passing a resolution of intent to do so and upon giving notice of the intent by publication as provided in 7-1-4127, may sell or trade to any county or political subdivision, as the interests of its inhabitants require, any property, however held or acquired, that is not necessary for the conduct of the city or town business without an ordinance, public notice, public auction, bids, or appraisal. Proceeds, if any, must be distributed according to law. The transactions must be made by resolution of the councils or commissions involved and entered in the minutes of the regular or special meetings.   (3) (a) A county may trade with or purchase from any city, town, or political subdivision any property without an appraisal of the property traded or purchased.   (b) A city or town may trade with or purchase from any county or political subdivision any property without an appraisal of the property traded or purchased.   History: (1)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 302, L. 1969; Sec. 16-1009.1, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 301, L. 1969; Sec. 11-964.1, R.C.M. 1947; (3)(a)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 302, L. 1969; Sec. 16-1007.1, R.C.M. 1947; (3)(b)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 301, L. 1969; Sec. 11-964.2, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-964.1, 11-964.2, 16-1007.1, 16-1009.1; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 349, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-8-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions Related to Local Government|7-8-102. Authorization to deed county land to other governmental entities

  7-8-102. Authorization to deed county land to other governmental entities. (1) The county commissioners of any county in Montana are hereby authorized to convey to the state of Montana or to any city or town in Montana or to the United States of America any tract of county-owned land, not exceeding 1,280 acres, to be used for the establishment and maintenance of a park, recreational grounds, or cemetery and to be maintained by the state, city, town, or federal government as a public park, recreational grounds, or cemetery.   (2) Said land shall be deeded to the state, city, town, or federal government without charge but upon the condition that the same shall be devoted and maintained by the state, city, town, or federal government for the purpose specified in subsection (1). In the event that the land shall cease to be used for such purpose for a period of 5 years in succession, the title thereto shall revert to the county making such grant.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 139, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 4487.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch, 48, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 7, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1131(part).
MT Code § 7-8-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions Related to Local Government|7-8-103. Authorization for governmental and public entities to take property by gift or devise

  7-8-103. Authorization for governmental and public entities to take property by gift or devise. (1) (a) All counties, all public hospitals and cemeteries, and other public institutions are hereby granted the power and authority to accept, receive, take, hold, and possess any gift, donation, grant, devise, or bequest of real or personal property and the right to own, hold, work, and improve the same.   (b) The provisions of subsection (2) and 7-8-104 are hereby made expressly applicable to gifts, donations, grants, devises, and bequests of real or personal property to officers and boards of the public corporations and institutions mentioned in subsection (1)(a).   (2) (a) Any city or town organized under the laws of Montana is hereby empowered and given the right:   (i) to accept, receive, take, hold, own, and possess any gift, donation, grant, devise, or bequest; any property (real, personal, or mixed); any improved or unimproved park or playground; any water, water right, water reservoir, or watershed; any timberland or reserve; or any fish or game reserve in any part of the state;   (ii) to own, hold, work, and improve the same.   (b) Said gifts, donations, grants, devises, or bequests made to any officer or board of any such city or town shall be considered a gift, donation, grant, devise, or bequest made for the use and benefit of any such city or town and shall be administered and used by and for such city or town for the particular purpose for which the same was given, donated, granted, devised, or bequeathed. In the event no particular purpose is mentioned in such gift, donation, grant, devise, or bequest, then the same shall be used for the general support, maintenance, or improvement of any such city or town.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5668.17, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-1006, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 2, Ch. 47, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5668.18, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-1007, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5043, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5043, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-1004, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 2, Ch. 10, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5044, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5044, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-1005, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1004, 11-1005(part), 11-1006(part), 11-1007.
MT Code § 7-8-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions Related to Local Government|7-8-104. Who may make gift or devise to governmental entities

  7-8-104. Who may make gift or devise to governmental entities. (1) Any company, partnership, corporation, or other nonindividual entity may make to a city or town organized under the laws of Montana a donation, gift, or grant of any property (real, personal, or mixed); any improved or unimproved park or playground; any water, water right, water reservoir, or watershed; any timberland or reserve; or any fish or game reserve in any part of Montana, to be held for the use and benefit of the city or town.   (2) Any person over the age of 18 years and of sound mind and discretion may make to a city or town organized under the laws of Montana a gift, grant, donation, or testamentary disposition of property (real, personal, or mixed); any improved or unimproved park or playground; any water, water right, water reservoir, or watershed; any timberland or reserve; or any fish or game reserve in any part of the state.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 10, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5044, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5044, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1005(part); amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 311, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-8-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions Related to Local Government|7-8-105. Authorization to dispose of certain property in possession of local law enforcement

  7-8-105. Authorization to dispose of certain property in possession of local law enforcement. (1) The legislative body of a local government may, by ordinance or resolution, provide for the care, restitution, sale, donation, return, or destruction of unclaimed tangible personal property that may come into the possession of a peace officer or a law enforcement entity of the local government for which state law does not otherwise provide a procedure for disposition.   (2) At a minimum, the ordinance or resolution must provide:   (a) that unclaimed property valued at $20 or more must be held by the local government for a period of at least 3 months;   (b) a process by which the local government shall attempt to notify the legal owner of unclaimed property held in its possession;   (c) a process by which the local government may allow a finder of unclaimed personal property to take possession of that property if it remains unclaimed;   (d) that unclaimed property will be destroyed as allowed or required by local, state, or federal law, returned to the finder, donated, or otherwise sold at public auction to the highest bidder;   (e) that, at least 10 days prior to the time fixed for the destruction, return, donation, or sale at public auction of unclaimed property, notice of the planned disposal must be given by publication one time in a newspaper of general circulation; and   (f) that, upon proof of legal ownership, the local government shall restore the unclaimed property to its legal owner.   (3) After property has been destroyed, returned, donated, or sold at public auction, the property or the value of the property is not redeemable by the owner or another person entitled to possession.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 295, L. 2017.
MT Code § 7-8-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings|Part 2. Joint City-County Building|7-8-201. Acquisition or construction and management of city-county building

  7-8-201. Acquisition or construction and management of city-county building. A city and a county may, by contract, construct, purchase, or lease and manage a city-county building to house the offices of city government and county government.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 45, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 11-4201.
MT Code § 7-8-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings|Part 2. Joint City-County Building|7-8-202. Contents of contract between city and county

  7-8-202. Contents of contract between city and county. The contract shall provide:   (1) for the proposed expenditure for the construction, purchase, or lease of the city-county building and the proposed cost of equipping and operating the building;   (2) for the management of the building by a method which will provide that the city and county shall each be represented and have an active part in the management of the building;   (3) that the management of the joint institution shall have such powers as will be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 45, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 11-4202(part).
MT Code § 7-8-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings|Part 2. Joint City-County Building|7-8-203. Division of cost

  7-8-203. Division of cost. The total cost of the joint institution shall be divided between the city and county in such manner as they shall determine.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 45, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 11-4202(part).
MT Code § 7-8-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings|Part 2. Joint City-County Building|7-8-204. Bonding authority undiminished

  7-8-204. Bonding authority undiminished. This part shall not be interpreted as modifying or diminishing the bonding authority of counties or cities as provided by law.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 45, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 11-4203.
MT Code § 7-8-2101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings|Part 21. County Buildings and Equipment|7-8-2101. Provision of rooms for county purposes

  7-8-2101. Provision of rooms for county purposes. The board of county commissioners has jurisdiction and power, under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, to provide suitable rooms for county purposes when there are no necessary county buildings.   History: En. Subd. 7, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.6, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1006.
MT Code § 7-8-2102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 8. Acquisition, Transfer, and Management of Property and Buildings|Part 21. County Buildings and Equipment|7-8-2102. Erection and maintenance of county buildings

  7-8-2102. Erection and maintenance of county buildings. The board of county commissioners has jurisdiction and power, under the limitations and restrictions prescribed by law, to erect, furnish, equip, expand, improve, and maintain a courthouse, jail, health care facility, civic center, youth center, park buildings, museums, recreation centers, and any combination of those buildings and any other public buildings as may be necessary.   History: En. Subd. 9, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.8, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 56, L. 1947; amd. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 238, L. 1947; amd. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 5, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 76, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 150, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1008A(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 520, L. 1995.