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MT Code § 7-13-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-101. Authorization to create metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer districts

  7-13-101. Authorization to create metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer districts. Whenever the public convenience and necessity may require, in order to construct sanitary and/or storm sewer systems within any county, which sanitary and/or storm sewer systems would serve the inhabitants of any county as well as the inhabitants of any city or town within said county, the board of county commissioners, with the approval of the city or town council, may create metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer districts.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4401(part).
MT Code § 7-13-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-102. Resolution of intention to create metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district

  7-13-102. Resolution of intention to create metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district. (1) Before creating any metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district, the board of county commissioners shall pass a resolution of intention to do so.   (2) The resolution shall designate:   (a) the proposed name of such district;   (b) the necessity for the proposed district;   (c) a general description of the territory or lands to be included within said district, giving the boundaries thereof;   (d) the general character of the sanitary and/or storm sewer system and its proposed location;   (e) the name of the engineer who is to have charge of the work; and   (f) the estimated cost thereof.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4401(part).
MT Code § 7-13-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-103. Sufficiency of description in resolution of intention

  7-13-103. Sufficiency of description in resolution of intention. In all resolutions, notices, orders, and determinations subsequent to the resolution of intention and notice of improvements, it shall be sufficient to briefly describe the work or the metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district, or both, and to refer to the resolution of intention for further particulars.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4405.
MT Code § 7-13-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-104. Transmittal of resolution of intention to municipalities

  7-13-104. Transmittal of resolution of intention to municipalities. Upon passage of such resolution of intention, the board of county commissioners shall transmit a copy of the same to the executive head of any city or town within the proposed district for consideration by such city or town council.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4402(part).
MT Code § 7-13-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-105. Concurrence required for further proceedings

  7-13-105. Concurrence required for further proceedings. If the city or town council does not concur in the resolution of the board of county commissioners, the board shall have no authority to proceed further with the creation of the district.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4402(part).
MT Code § 7-13-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-106. Resolution of concurrence

  7-13-106. Resolution of concurrence. If the city or town council shall by resolution concur in the resolution of the board of county commissioners, a copy of the resolution of concurrence shall be transmitted to the board.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4402(part).
MT Code § 7-13-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-107. Notice of resolution of intention upon concurrence -- hearing

  7-13-107. Notice of resolution of intention upon concurrence -- hearing. (1) If the city or town council concurs in the resolution of the board of county commissioners, the board shall give notice of the passage of its resolution of intention and of the concurrence in the resolution by the city or town council.   (2) The notice must be published as provided in 7-1-2121. A copy of the notice must be mailed to every person, firm, or corporation or the agent of the person, firm, or corporation owning property within the proposed district, at the last-known place of residence, on the same day the notice is first published.   (3) The notice must describe the general character of the improvement or improvements proposed to be made, state the estimated cost, and designate the time when and the place where the board will hear and pass upon all protests that may be made against the making or maintenance of the improvements or the creation of the district. The notice must refer to the resolution on file in the office of the county clerk for the description of the boundaries.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4402(part); amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-13-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-108. Right to protest

  7-13-108. Right to protest. (1) At any time within 30 days after the date of the first publication of the passage of the resolution of intention, an owner of property liable to be assessed for the work may make a written protest against the proposed work.   (2) The protest must be in writing and be delivered to the county clerk, who shall endorse on the protest the date of receipt.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4403(part); amd. Sec. 559, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-13-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-109. Sufficient protest to bar proceedings

  7-13-109. Sufficient protest to bar proceedings. If the protest against the proposed work is made by the owners of more than 50% of the area in the proposed district, no further proceedings shall be taken by the board of county commissioners.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4403(part).
MT Code § 7-13-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-110. Hearing on protest

  7-13-110. Hearing on protest. (1) At the next regular meeting of the board of county commissioners after the expiration of the time within which said protest may be made, the board shall proceed to hear and pass upon all protests so made, and its decision shall be final and conclusive.   (2) In determining whether or not sufficient protests have been filed in the proposed district to prevent further proceedings therein, property owned by the city, county, and school districts shall be considered the same as any other property in the district.   (3) The board may adjourn said hearing from time to time.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4403(part).
MT Code § 7-13-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-111. Resolution creating district -- power to order improvements

  7-13-111. Resolution creating district -- power to order improvements. (1) Before ordering any of the proposed improvements, the board of county commissioners shall pass a resolution creating the metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district in accordance with the resolution of intention theretofore introduced and passed by the board.   (2) The board shall be deemed to have acquired jurisdiction to order improvements immediately upon the occurrence of one of the following:   (a) when no protests have been delivered to the county clerk within 30 days after the date of the first publication of the notice of the passing of the resolution of intention;   (b) when a protest shall have been found by said board to be insufficient;   (c) when a protest shall have been overruled.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4404.
MT Code § 7-13-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-112. County commissioners to administer district

  7-13-112. County commissioners to administer district. (1) The board of county commissioners shall be ex officio commissioners of the metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district formed under the provisions of this part and shall have sole and complete jurisdiction over all drainage structures and sewage treating plants which are now or may be hereafter built and situated within said district. The commission shall be responsible for the proper functioning and maintenance thereof.   (2) The commission shall be responsible for the condition and maintenance of all publicly owned streets, alleys, land, parks, or other thoroughfares within the boundaries of such district insofar as such may be affected by the construction or maintenance of the structures under control and jurisdiction of such district.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4411.
MT Code § 7-13-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-113. Change of boundaries -- limitations

  7-13-113. Change of boundaries -- limitations. (1) The county commissioners may by resolution make such changes in the boundaries of a district as they shall deem reasonable and proper but may not delete any portion of the proposed area which will create an island of included or excluded lands.   (2) They may not delete any portion of the proposed area which is contributing or may reasonably be expected to contribute to the pollution of any watercourse or body of water in the proposed area.   (3) For the purpose of subsection (2), it will be conclusively presumed that an area which is within 1,500 feet of a proposed or existing sanitary sewer is contributing to the pollution of a watercourse in the proposed area.   History: En. 16-4414, 16-4415 by Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 165, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4414(part), 16-4415.
MT Code § 7-13-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-114. Applicable provisions of laws relating to rural improvement districts

  7-13-114. 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), and 7-12-2169 and 7-12-2171 through 7-12-2174 pertaining to rural improvement districts apply under the provisions of this part unless in conflict with the provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4413; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 449, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 354, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 277, L. 2003.
MT Code § 7-13-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-115. Adequate records to be maintained

  7-13-115. Adequate records to be maintained. The records of the district pertaining to the collection of the operation and maintenance tax levied hereunder and the records of the district pertaining to expenditures for construction of the system shall be kept and maintained in the office of the treasurer of the county wherein the district is located. These records shall include but not be limited to a list of individual property which is delinquent in payment, together with the name of the owner or owners thereof.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 202, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4416.4.
MT Code § 7-13-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-116. through 7-13-120 reserved

  7-13-116 through 7-13-120 reserved.
MT Code § 7-13-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-121. Assessment of costs

  7-13-121. Assessment of costs. To defray the cost of installing and maintaining either sanitary or storm sewer systems under the provisions of this part, the board of county commissioners shall adopt the following method of assessment:   (1) The board shall assess the entire cost of the improvements against the entire metropolitan sanitary district.   (2) Each lot or parcel of land assessed in the district:   (a) may be assessed with that part of the whole cost that its area bears to the area of the entire district, exclusive of streets, avenues, alleys, and public places; or   (b) may be assessed by methods provided in 7-12-2151.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4407; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 42, L. 2019.
MT Code § 7-13-122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-122. Status of federal property within metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district

  7-13-122. Status of federal property within metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district. Whenever any lot, piece, or parcel of land belonging to the United States or mandatory of the government shall front upon the proposed work or improvement or is to be included within the district declared by the board of county commissioners in its resolution of intention to be a district to be assessed to pay the cost and expenses thereof, the board shall in the resolution of intention declare that the said lots, pieces, or parcels of land shall be omitted from the assessment to be made thereto to cover the cost and expenses of said work or improvement, and the cost of said work or improvement in front of said lots, pieces, or parcels of land shall be paid by the county from its general fund.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4406.
MT Code § 7-13-123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-123. Restriction on assessments following change of boundaries

  7-13-123. Restriction on assessments following change of boundaries. Nothing in 7-13-113, however, shall permit the assessment of the cost of any such system against the lands remaining in the district after any such boundary change at a rate per square foot higher than the rate per square foot which would have been so 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 said resolution of intention unless a new resolution of intention to recreate the district is adopted and a hearing held thereon upon notice as required for the original resolution of intention.   History: En. 16-4414 by Sec. 1, Ch. 165, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4414(part).
MT Code § 7-13-124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-124. Resolution to assess and levy tax for making improvements

  7-13-124. Resolution to assess and levy tax for making improvements. (1) To defray the cost of making improvements in a special improvement district, the board of county commissioners shall by resolution levy and assess a tax upon all property in the district created for that purpose 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 presiding officer of the board, must be kept on file in the office of the county clerk.   History: En. Secs. 8, 9, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4408(part), 16-4409(part); amd. Sec. 560, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-13-125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-125. Term of assessment for costs of construction

  7-13-125. Term of assessment for costs of construction. The payment of the assessment to defray the cost of constructing any improvements in said metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district may be spread over a term of not to exceed 20 years, payment to be made in equal installments.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4408(part).
MT Code § 7-13-126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-126. Notice of resolution to assess and levy tax for making improvements -- protest

  7-13-126. Notice of resolution to assess and levy tax for making improvements -- protest. (1) A notice, signed by the county 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 county 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 board of county commissioners.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4409(part); amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-13-127 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-127. Hearing on protest

  7-13-127. 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 board of county commissioners shall meet and hear all objections and for that purpose may adjourn from day to day. The board may by resolution modify the assessment in whole or in part. A copy of the resolution, certified by the county clerk, must be delivered to the county treasurer within 2 days after its passage.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4409(part); amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-13-128 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-128. Assessments and other charges as lien

  7-13-128. Assessments and other charges as lien. Any special assessment made and levied to defray the cost and expenses of any of the work enumerated in this part, together with any percentages imposed for delinquency and for cost of collection, shall constitute a lien upon and against the property upon which such assessment is made and levied, from and after the date of the passage of the resolution levying such assessment. The lien can only be extinguished by payment of such assessment, with all penalties, costs, and interest.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 185, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4410.
MT Code § 7-13-129 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-129. through 7-13-140 reserved

  7-13-129 through 7-13-140 reserved.
MT Code § 7-13-141 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-141. Charges for services

  7-13-141. Charges for services. (1) The board of county commissioners has authority by ordinance or resolution to fix and establish just and equitable rates, charges, and rentals for the services and benefits directly or indirectly afforded by any sanitary or storm sewer system operated by, controlled by, and under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district formed under this part or billed to a metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district formed under this part for the purposes of providing sanitary and/or storm sewer services to the district.  (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:   (a) the quantity of sewage produced;   (b) its concentration and water pollution qualities in general; and   (c) the cost of disposal of sewage and storm waters.   (3) The rates, charges, and rentals may be assessed against the owners in the district if the board of county commissioners passes a resolution to levy and assess the rates, charges, and rentals. The resolution must contain:   (a) a description of each lot or parcel of land with the name of the owner, if known; and   (b) the amount of each partial payment and the day when the payment becomes delinquent.   (4) All resolutions, signed by the presiding officer of the board, must be kept on file in the office of the county clerk.   History: En. 16-4416 by Sec. 3, Ch. 165, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 202, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 209, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4416(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 419, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 134, L. 2021.
MT Code § 7-13-142 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-142. Authorization to utilize federal funds

  7-13-142. Authorization to utilize federal funds. The board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to apply for and receive from the federal government, on behalf of said metropolitan sanitary and/or storm sewer district, any money that may be appropriated by the congress for aiding in local public works projects. Likewise, the board may borrow from the federal government any funds available for assisting in the planning or financing of local public works projects and repay the same out of the money received from the tax levy provided for in this part.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 185, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 455, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4412(part).
MT Code § 7-13-143 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 1. Metropolitan Sanitary and/or Storm Sewer District|7-13-143. Charges for costs when federal funding is sought

  7-13-143. Charges for costs when federal funding is sought. Notwithstanding any other section of this part or limitation imposed therein, when the board has applied pursuant to 7-13-142, the board may adopt a system of charges and rates to require that each recipient of treatment works services pays its proportionate share of the costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement and to require industrial users of treatment works to pay that portion of the cost of construction of the treatment works which is allocable to the treatment of that industrial user's wastes.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 185, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 455, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4412(part).