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MT Code § 7-13-2103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Utility Services|7-13-2103. Payment of damages and restoration of road

  7-13-2103. Payment of damages and restoration of road. The person, association, or corporation owning or constructing such pipeline:   (1) shall compensate such county for any and all damages done to any such road or highway in the laying, construction, or maintenance of such pipeline; and   (2) shall promptly restore any such road or highway to its former condition of usefulness, without interference with the traffic thereon.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 75, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 4476.1, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1114(part).
MT Code § 7-13-2104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Utility Services|7-13-2104. Scope of prior sections

  7-13-2104. Scope of prior sections. Nothing contained in 7-13-2101 through 7-13-2103 shall be construed as in any manner affecting any of the terms and provisions of Title 70, chapter 30.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 75, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 4476.2, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1115.
MT Code § 7-13-2201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2201. Definitions

  7-13-2201. Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this part and part 23, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of the district elected or appointed as provided in 7-13-2231.   (2) "County" means one or more counties and includes a city within the county or counties.   (3) "District" means a district formed under the provisions of this part and part 23. A district is a unit of local government separate and distinct from a municipality, but a district may be treated as a municipality when applying for a grant, a loan, or other financial assistance from the state.   (4) "Municipality" means a municipality or a consolidated city and county, city, or town and includes all corporations organized for municipal purposes within a district.   (5) "Qualified elector" means a person who meets the criteria under 7-13-2212.   History: En. Sec. 32, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4532(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 160, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 118, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2202. Interpretation

  7-13-2202. Interpretation. Nothing in this part and part 23 shall be so construed as repealing or in any wise modifying the provisions of any other act relating to water or sewers or the supply of water to or the acquisition thereof by counties or municipalities within this state.   History: En. Sec. 32, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4532(part).
MT Code § 7-13-2203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2203. County water and/or sewer districts authorized

  7-13-2203. County water and/or sewer districts authorized. (1) A county water and/or sewer district may be organized and incorporated and managed as herein expressly provided and may exercise the powers herein expressly granted or necessarily implied.   (2) The people of any county or counties or portion of a city or a county or city and county or any combination of these political divisions, whether such portion includes unincorporated territory or not, in the state of Montana, may organize a county water and/or sewer district under the provisions of this part and part 23 by proceeding as therein provided.   History: (1)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; Sec. 16-4501, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; Sec. 16-4502, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4501, 16-4502.
MT Code § 7-13-2204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2204. Petition to create water and/or sewer district

  7-13-2204. Petition to create water and/or sewer district. (1) A petition, which may consist of any number of separate instruments, must be presented at a regular meeting of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the proposed district is located, signed by at least 10% of the qualified electors of the territory included in the proposed district.   (2) When the territory to be included in the proposed district lies in more than one county, a petition must be presented to the board of county commissioners of each county in which the territory lies. Each of the petitions must be signed by at least 10% of the qualified electors of the proposed district.   (3) A petition to create a water and/or sewer district must set forth and describe the proposed boundaries of the district and require that the district be incorporated under the provisions of part 23 and this part.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 296, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4503(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 341, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 119, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2205. Notice of petition -- hearing required

  7-13-2205. Notice of petition -- hearing required. (1) The text of the petition referred to in 7-13-2204 shall be published as provided in 7-1-2121 in every county in which said territory lies.   (2) When contained upon more than one instrument, one copy only of such petition need be published. No more than five of the names attached to said petition need appear in such publication of said petition and notice, but the number of signers shall be stated.   History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 296, L. 1977; Sec. 16-4503, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 167, L. 1965; Sec. 16-4504, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4503(part), 16-4504(part); amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 349, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-13-2206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2206. Hearing on petition -- protest

  7-13-2206. Hearing on petition -- protest. (1) At the time for the hearing, the board of county commissioners shall hear the petition and those appearing thereon, together with such written protests as shall have been filed with the county clerk and recorder prior to such hearing by or on behalf of owners of taxable property situated within the boundaries of the proposed district within the county. The board of county commissioners may adjourn such hearing from time to time, not exceeding 4 weeks in all.   (2) Upon such hearing of said petition, the board of county commissioners shall determine whether or not said petition complies with the requirements of the provisions of this part and part 23 and for that purpose must hear all competent and relevant testimony offered in support of or in opposition thereto. Such determination shall be entered upon the minutes of said board of county commissioners.   History: (1)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 167, L. 1965; Sec. 16-4504, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1977; Sec. 16-4505, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4504(part), 16-4505(part).
MT Code § 7-13-2207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2207. Effect of certain irregularities

  7-13-2207. Effect of certain irregularities. No defect in the contents of the petition or in the title to or form of the notice or signatures or lack of signatures thereto shall vitiate any proceedings thereon, provided such petition or petitions have a sufficient number of qualified signatures attached thereto.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 167, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4504(part).
MT Code § 7-13-2208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2208. Decision on petition -- election required -- exception

  7-13-2208. Decision on petition -- election required -- exception. (1) On the final hearing provided for in 7-13-2206, the board of county commissioners shall make any changes in the proposed boundaries within the county that are considered advisable and shall define and establish the boundaries. The board of county commissioners may not modify the boundaries in a manner that would exclude from the proposed district any territory that would benefit from the formation of the district. Land that will not, in the judgment of the board of county commissioners, benefit from the district may not be included within the proposed district.   (2) Upon the final determination of the boundaries of the district, the board of county commissioners of each county in which the district lies shall hold an election for the purpose of determining whether the district is to be incorporated, except as provided in subsection (3). The election must be conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 5.   (3) An election is not required if the petition for the creation of the district is signed by the owners of all of the real property in the proposed district. If an election is not held, upon the final determination of the boundaries of the district, the board of county commissioners of each county in which the district lies shall, by an order entered on its minutes, declare the territory enclosed within the proposed boundaries as an organized county water and/or sewer district. The county clerk and recorder shall forward a certified copy of the order to the secretary of state.   History: (1)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 167, L. 1965; Sec. 16-4504, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1977; Sec. 16-4505, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4504(part), 16-4505(part); amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 250, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 234, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 459, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 341, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 120, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2209. Application to include benefited lands

  7-13-2209. Application to include benefited lands. A person whose lands are benefited by the district may, in the discretion of the board of county commissioners, have the lands included within the proposed district upon application to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the lands are located.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 167, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4504(part); amd. Sec. 563, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-13-2210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2210. Notice of election

  7-13-2210. Notice of election. Notice of an election on whether a district should be incorporated must be provided in accordance with 13-1-108 and must include a description of the boundaries established and state the proposed name of the proposed district. The name must contain the words ".... County water and/or sewer district".   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4505(part); amd. Sec. 319, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 121, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2211. Ballot question for creating district

  7-13-2211. Ballot question for creating district. At the election on whether a district should be incorporated, the proposition to be submitted must be: "Shall the proposition to organize .... County water and/or sewer district under parts 22 and 23 of chapter 13 of Title 7 be adopted?"   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4505(part); amd. Sec. 320, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 122, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2212. Qualifications to vote

  7-13-2212. Qualifications to vote. (1) An individual is qualified to vote in any election under the provisions of part 23 and this part if the individual is a qualified voter pursuant to 13-1-111, not including 13-1-111(1)(a) and (1)(c), and is:   (a) a resident of the proposed or existing district;   (b) an owner of taxable real property within the boundaries of the proposed or existing district or, if the property is owned by more than one person, an agent designated by the owners;   (c) an individual listed in 13-1-506 representing a corporation or company that owns taxable real property within the boundaries of the proposed or existing district; or   (d) a designated agent for a property held in trust within the boundaries of the proposed or existing district.   (2) An individual qualified to vote pursuant to subsections (1)(b) through (1)(d) shall provide written proof of the individual's qualifications to the election administrator at least 25 days before the election.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4505(part); amd. Sec. 321, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 341, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 93, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 2017.
MT Code § 7-13-2213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2213. Effect of insufficient favorable vote

  7-13-2213. Effect of insufficient favorable vote. In case less than a majority of the votes cast are in favor of said proposition, the organization fails but without prejudice to renewing proceedings at any time in the future.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4505(part).
MT Code § 7-13-2214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2214. Order creating district upon sufficient favorable vote

  7-13-2214. Order creating district upon sufficient favorable vote. (1) If at least 40% of all qualified electors vote in favor of creating a district, the board of county commissioners of each affected county shall, by an order entered on its minutes, declare the territory enclosed within the proposed boundaries duly organized as a county water and/or sewer district under the name designated.   (2) The election administrator of each county in which the district lies shall immediately file with the secretary of state and the office of the clerk and recorder of the county a certificate stating that the proposition was adopted.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4505(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 591, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 123, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2215. Certificate of incorporation from secretary of state

  7-13-2215. Certificate of incorporation from secretary of state. (1) Upon the receipt of the certificate referred to in 7-13-2214(2) or the certified copy of the order referred to in 7-13-2208(3), the secretary of state shall, within 10 days, issue a certificate reciting that the district (naming it) has been incorporated according to the laws of the state of Montana. A copy of the certificate must be transmitted to and filed with the county clerk of the county or counties in which the district is situated.   (2) From and after the date of a certificate of incorporation from the secretary of state, the district named in the certificate must be considered incorporated with all the rights, privileges, and powers set forth in part 23 and this part.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4505(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 341, L. 2005.
MT Code § 7-13-2216 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2216. Limitations on lawsuits challenging formation of district

  7-13-2216. Limitations on lawsuits challenging formation of district. (1) A finding of the board of county commissioners in favor of the genuineness and sufficiency of the petition and notice shall be final and conclusive against all persons except the state of Montana upon suit commenced by the attorney general. Any such suit must be commenced within 1 year after the order of the board of county commissioners declaring such district organized as herein provided and not otherwise.   (2) Any proceeding wherein the validity of the incorporation of the district is denied shall be commenced within 3 months from the date of the certificate of incorporation, otherwise said incorporation and the legal existence of said district and all proceedings in respect thereto shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.   History: (1)En. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1977; Sec. 16-4505, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 13, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; Sec. 16-4513, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4505(part), 16-4513(part).
MT Code § 7-13-2217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2217. General powers of water and/or sewer district

  7-13-2217. General powers of water and/or sewer district. (1) Any district incorporated as provided in this part and part 23 shall have power to:   (a) have perpetual succession;   (b) sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided herein or by law, in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction;   (c) adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure;   (d) take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, or lease and to hold, use, enjoy, and to lease or dispose of real and personal property of every kind, within or without the district, necessary to the full exercise of its powers; and   (e) make contracts, employ labor, and do all acts necessary for the full exercise of the foregoing powers.   (2) The powers enumerated in this part and part 23 shall, except as otherwise provided in this part and part 23, be exercised by the board of directors.   History: (1)En. Sec. 14, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; Sec. 16-4514, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 15, Ch. 242, L. 1957; Sec. 16-4515, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4514(part), 16-4515; amd. Sec. 124, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2219 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2219. Power to construct works across roads and other obstacles

  7-13-2219. Power to construct works across roads and other obstacles. The board of directors shall have power to construct works across any stream of water, watercourse, street, avenue, highway, railway, canal, ditch, or flume which the route of said works may intersect or cross; provided such works are constructed in such manner as to afford security for life and property; and said board shall restore the crossings and intersections to their former state as near as may be or in a manner not to have impaired unnecessarily their usefulness.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 242, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4524(part).
MT Code § 7-13-2220 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2220. Right-of-way across state lands

  7-13-2220. Right-of-way across state lands. The right-of-way is given, dedicated, and set apart to locate, construct, and maintain district works over and through any lands which are the property of this state, and the district has the same rights and privileges relating to the right-of-way as are granted to municipalities.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 242, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4524(part); amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 251, L. 1979.