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MT Code § 7-13-3018 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3018. Status of federal property within district

  7-13-3018. Status of federal property within district. Whenever any lot, piece, or parcel of land belonging to the United States fronts upon the proposed work or improvement or is to be included within the district, the governing body shall in the resolution of intention declare that the lots, pieces, or parcels of land must be omitted from the assessment to be made to cover the cost and expenses of the work or improvement, and the cost of the work or improvement in front of the lots, pieces, or parcels of land must be paid by the local government from its general fund.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3019 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3019. Restriction on assessments following change of boundaries

  7-13-3019. Restriction on assessments following change of boundaries. Nothing in 7-13-3013 permits the assessment of the cost of the system against the lands remaining in the district after a boundary change at a higher rate per square foot than the rate per square foot that would have been assessed if the entire cost of the improvements as estimated in the resolution of intention had been assessed against each lot and parcel of land included within the boundaries of the district as described in the resolution of intention unless a new resolution of intention to recreate the district is adopted and a hearing is held on the new resolution after notice as required for the original resolution of intention.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3020 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3020. Resolution to assess and levy tax for making improvements

  7-13-3020. Resolution to assess and levy tax for making improvements. (1) To defray the cost of making improvements in the district, the governing body shall by resolution levy and assess a tax upon all property in the district created for the purpose of the system by using as a basis for the assessment the method provided for by this part.   (2) The resolution must contain a description of each lot or parcel of land, with the name of the owner, if known, and the amount of each partial payment when made and the day when the payment becomes delinquent.   (3) The resolution, signed by the governing body, must be kept on file in the office of the local government clerk.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3021 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3021. Notice of resolution to assess and levy tax for making improvements -- protest

  7-13-3021. Notice of resolution to assess and levy tax for making improvements -- protest. (1) A notice, signed by the local government clerk and stating that the resolution levying a special assessment to defray the cost of making the improvements is on file in the office of the clerk and is subject to inspection, must be published as provided in 7-1-2121.   (2) The notice must state the time and place in which objections to the final adoption of the resolution will be heard by the governing body.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 282, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-13-3022 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3022. Term of assessment for costs of construction

  7-13-3022. Term of assessment for costs of construction. The payment of the assessment to defray the cost of constructing any improvements in the district may be spread over a term of not more than 20 years, with payment to be made in equal installments.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3023 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3023. Hearing on protest

  7-13-3023. Hearing on protest. (1) The time for the hearing on protest must be not less than 5 days after the final publication of the notice required by 7-13-126.   (2) At the time fixed for the hearing, the governing body shall meet and hear all objections and for that purpose may adjourn from day to day. The governing body may by resolution modify the assessment in whole or in part. A copy of the resolution, certified by the clerk of the local government, must be delivered to the local government treasurer within 2 days after its passage.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 282, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-13-3024 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3024. Assessments and other charges as lien

  7-13-3024. Assessments and other charges as lien. A special assessment made and levied to defray the cost and expenses of the work for the system, together with any percentages imposed for delinquency and for cost of collection, is a lien upon the property upon which the assessment is made and levied, from and after the date of the passage of the resolution levying the assessment. The lien may only be extinguished by payment of the assessment, with all penalties, costs, and interest.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3025 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3025. reserved

  7-13-3025 reserved.
MT Code § 7-13-3026 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3026. Charges for services

  7-13-3026. Charges for services. (1) The governing body may by ordinance or resolution establish just and equitable rates, charges, and rentals for the services and benefits directly or indirectly afforded by a system operated by, controlled by, and under the jurisdiction of a district formed under this part.   (2) The rates, charges, and rentals must be as nearly as possible equitable in proportion to the services and benefits rendered and may take into consideration the quantity of water supplied, the amount of sewage produced and its concentration, water pollution qualities in general, and the cost of disposal of sewage and storm waters.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3027 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3027. Resolution to establish service charges -- hearing -- limitations and tax levy

  7-13-3027. Resolution to establish service charges -- hearing -- limitations and tax levy. The governing body may, subject to the provisions of Title 69, chapter 7, by resolution and after public hearing:   (1) establish the rates, charges, and rentals in amounts sufficient in each year to provide income and revenue adequate for the payment of the reasonable expense of operation and maintenance of the system;   (2) establish an additional charge for the operation and maintenance of a system and a plant; and   (3) subject to 15-10-420, levy and assess a tax upon the taxable valuation of each and every lot or parcel of land and improvements in the district to provide sufficient revenue for the reserve fund in an amount necessary to meet the financial requirements of the fund as described in 7-13-3034 through 7-13-3039.   History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 282, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 453, L. 2005.
MT Code § 7-13-3028 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3028. Hearing and notice on tax levy for operation and maintenance

  7-13-3028. Hearing and notice on tax levy for operation and maintenance. (1) Not less than 30 days prior to the date of making the levy for operation and maintenance of the system, the governing body shall hold a public hearing on the resolution.   (2) Notice clearly setting forth the subject matter of the hearing must be given by the governing body by publication as provided in 7-1-2121.   History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 282, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-13-3029 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3029. Preparation and filing of district budget

  7-13-3029. Preparation and filing of district budget. (1) Not less than 30 days prior to the date of the public hearing on the resolution, the governing body shall prepare and file in the office of the clerk of the local government in which the district is located and in the office of the governing body a complete, detailed budget for operation and maintenance of the system, showing all income and expenditures for the year prior to the hearing and all estimated income and expenditures for the next ensuing year in which the levy is assessed.   (2) The provisions of law relating to local government budgets and expenditures must be complied with by the district.   History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3030 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3030. reserved

  7-13-3030 reserved.
MT Code § 7-13-3031 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3031. Authorization to use federal funds

  7-13-3031. Authorization to use federal funds. The governing body may apply for and receive from the federal government, on behalf of the district, any money that may be appropriated by congress for aiding in local public works projects. The governing body may borrow from the federal government any funds available for assisting in the planning or financing of local public works projects and repay the loan out of the money received from the tax levy provided for in this part.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3032 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3032. Charges for costs when federal funding is sought

  7-13-3032. Charges for costs when federal funding is sought. Notwithstanding any other section of this part or a limitation imposed in this part, when the governing body has applied for funds pursuant to 7-13-3031, the governing body may adopt a system of charges and rates to require that each recipient of services pays its proportionate share of the costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement and to require industrial users of services to pay that portion of the cost of construction of the system that is allocable to the industrial user.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3033 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3033. reserved

  7-13-3033 reserved.
MT Code § 7-13-3034 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3034. Authorization for reserve fund

  7-13-3034. Authorization for reserve fund. The governing body may, in order to secure prompt payment of any district bonds issued in payment of the cost of improvements for the district and the interest on the bonds as it becomes due, create, establish, and maintain by resolution a fund, to be designated as the "reserve fund", for each issue of bonds.   History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3035 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3035. Sources of money for reserve fund

  7-13-3035. Sources of money for reserve fund. (1) For the purpose of providing money for the reserve fund, the governing body may in its discretion, from time to time, transfer to the reserve fund from the operation and maintenance fund of the district an amount as may be considered necessary or as may be agreed upon with the holders of the bonds.   (2) Whenever there is money in the bond fund that is not required for payment of a bond of the district or interest on the bond, as much as is necessary to pay the loan referred to in 7-13-3037 must, by order of the governing body, be transferred to the reserve fund.   History: En. Sec. 29, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3036 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3036. Transfers to reserve fund considered as loans

  7-13-3036. Transfers to reserve fund considered as loans. The amount or amounts transferred under 7-13-3035 must be considered as loans from the operation and maintenance fund to the reserve fund.   History: En. Sec. 30, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3037 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3037. Loans from reserve fund to bond fund as lien

  7-13-3037. Loans from reserve fund to bond fund as lien. (1) Whenever a loan is made to the bond fund from the reserve fund, the reserve fund has a lien for the amount of the loan on:   (a) the land within the district that is delinquent in the payment of its assessments;   (b) unpaid assessments and installments of assessments on the district, whether delinquent or not; and   (c) money coming into the bond fund to the amount of the loan, together with interest on the loan from the time it was made at the rate or percentage payable by the bond or of interest on the bond for which the loan was made.   (2) If after all the bonds of the district have been fully paid and all money remaining in the bond fund has been transferred to the reserve fund, there still remains a debt from the district to the reserve fund, the governing body may foreclose the lien upon property within the district owing unpaid assessments to the district for the purpose of paying off the loan to the reserve fund.   History: En. Sec. 31, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3038 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3038. Limitation on repayment of loan to reserve fund

  7-13-3038. Limitation on repayment of loan to reserve fund. Nothing in 7-13-3034 through 7-13-3039 permits the repayment of a loan to the reserve fund at any time unless all interest accrued on the bonds has been fully paid and all principal agreed to be paid in accordance with the redemption schedule as may be provided in the resolution or resolutions authorizing the bonds has been paid.   History: En. Sec. 32, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3039 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3039. Covenants to use and maintain reserve fund

  7-13-3039. Covenants to use and maintain reserve fund. (1) In connection with the issuance of district bonds, the governing body may undertake and agree:   (a) to issue orders annually authorizing loans or advances from the reserve fund to the fund maintained for the payment of the bonds in amounts sufficient to make good any deficiency in the bond and interest accounts to the extent that money is available; and   (b) to provide money for the reserve fund pursuant to the provisions of 7-13-3026 and 7-13-3027 by establishing and collecting rates, charges, and rentals for services and benefits in amounts sufficient to provide net revenues in excess of the current costs of operation and maintenance of the system and sufficient to maintain a balance in the reserve fund as the governing body may agree to and undertake.   (2) The undertakings and agreements authorized by subsection (1) are binding upon the local government as long as any bonds or any interest on the bonds remains unpaid.   History: En. Sec. 33, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3040 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3040. reserved

  7-13-3040 reserved.
MT Code § 7-13-3041 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3041. Acquisition of private water supply system

  7-13-3041. Acquisition of private water supply system. (1) If a franchise has been granted to or a contract made with any person or corporation and the person or corporation has established or maintained a system of water supply or has valuable water rights or a supply of water desired by the district for supplying the district with water, the governing body granting the franchise, entering the contract, or desiring the water supply shall, by the passage of a resolution, give notice to the person or corporation that it desires to purchase the plant, franchise, or water supply of the person or corporation.   (2) The governing body passing a resolution as provided in subsection (1) may purchase the plant, franchise, or water supply upon terms agreed to by the parties.   (3) In case agreement is not reached in accordance with subsection (2), the governing body may take the plant, franchise, or water supply by eminent domain in accordance with Title 70, chapters 30 and 31.   History: En. Sec. 34, Ch. 282, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-13-3042 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3042. reserved

  7-13-3042 reserved.
MT Code § 7-13-3043 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 30. Consolidated Local Government Water Supply and Sewer Districts|7-13-3043. Applicable provisions of laws relating to rural improvement districts

  7-13-3043. Applicable provisions of laws relating to rural improvement districts. The provisions of 7-12-2101, 7-12-2107, 7-12-2115 through 7-12-2120, 7-12-2131 through 7-12-2140, 7-12-2153, 7-12-2154, 7-12-2161 through 7-12-2165, 7-12-2166(2), 7-12-2168(2), 7-12-2169, and 7-12-2171 through 7-12-2174 pertaining to rural improvement districts apply to this part unless in conflict with the provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 282, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 354, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 277, L. 2003.
MT Code § 7-13-4101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Utility Services|7-13-4101. Authority to permit laying of utility mains

  7-13-4101. Authority to permit laying of utility mains. (1) The city or town council has power to permit the use of the streets and alleys of the city or town for the purpose of laying down gas, water, and other mains, but no excavations must be made for such purpose without the permission of the council or its authorized officer.   (2) The streets and alleys must be placed in as good condition by the person or corporation making the excavation as they were before the excavation was made and the mains laid down. In default thereof, the council may order the same to be done at the expense of such person or corporation.   History: En. Subd. 73, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.72, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-975.
MT Code § 7-13-4102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Utility Services|7-13-4102. Authority to acquire natural gas system -- indebtedness permitted

  7-13-4102. Authority to acquire natural gas system -- indebtedness permitted. (1) The city or town council has power to contract an indebtedness of a city or town upon the credit thereof by borrowing money or issuing bonds for the construction, purchase, or development of an adequate supply of natural gas and to construct or purchase a system of gaslines for the distribution thereof to the inhabitants of the city or town or vicinity.   (2) No money may be borrowed or bonds issued for the purposes specified in this section until the proposition has been submitted to the vote of the taxpayers of the city or town affected thereby and the majority vote cast in its favor.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 128, l. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.85, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-988(part).
MT Code § 7-13-4103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Utility Services|7-13-4103. Limitation on indebtedness for acquisition of natural gas system

  7-13-4103. Limitation on indebtedness for acquisition of natural gas system. The total amount of indebtedness authorized to be contracted in any form, including the then-existing indebtedness, may not at any time exceed 0.92% of the total assessed value of taxable property, determined as provided in 15-8-111, within the city or town, as ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 128, l. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.85, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-988(part); amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 29, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-13-4104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Utility Services|7-13-4104. Inspection and measurement of gas, light, and electric or other power systems

  7-13-4104. Inspection and measurement of gas, light, and electric or other power systems. The council of any incorporated city or town shall have power by ordinance to provide for and regulate the inspection and the measurement of gas, light, and electric or other power sold within its limits or brought into or carried through any such city or town.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 57, L. 1907; Sec. 3260, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5040, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5040, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-989.
MT Code § 7-13-4105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Utility Services|7-13-4105. Regulation of vaults, cisterns, hydrants, pumps, sewers, and gutters

  7-13-4105. Regulation of vaults, cisterns, hydrants, pumps, sewers, and gutters. The city or town council has power to regulate the construction, use, and repair of vaults, cisterns, hydrants, pumps, sewers, and gutters.   History: En. Subd. 24, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.23, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-926.