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MT Code § 17-7-223 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations|Part 2. Long-Range Building Program and Budget|17-7-223. Major repair -- submission of list to legislature -- priorities

  17-7-223. Major repair -- submission of list to legislature -- priorities. (1) By November 15 of the year preceding a regular legislative session, the division shall, on behalf of all state agencies, submit a list of anticipated major repair projects to the governor. The governor shall review the list of anticipated long-range building program-eligible major repair projects recommended by the division and submit it to the legislature.   (2) The division shall ensure that the list identifies:   (a) single projects that cost more than $150,000;   (b) multiple projects within a single building or facility that collectively cost more than $150,000; and   (c) single projects that will be constructed in phases with an aggregate cost of more than $150,000.   (3) Unless otherwise directed by the legislature, the division shall execute major repair projects from the prioritized list submitted to the legislature up to the level of appropriation made by the legislature.   (4) In prioritizing major repair projects, the division shall consider the results of the statewide facility inventory and condition assessment prepared pursuant to 17-7-202.   (5) In prioritizing major repair projects, the division shall allocate at least 80% of the funds that the legislature appropriates for major repair to:   (a) projects that address:   (i) any issue that impacts health and safety;   (ii) failing building envelopes;   (iii) structural deficiencies;   (iv) energy, utility, or water savings;   (b) projects that upgrade, repair, or replace:   (i) mechanical, plumbing, or control systems;   (ii) electrical systems;   (iii) fixed equipment;   (iv) an essential building component; or   (v) infrastructure, including a utility tunnel, water line, gas line, sewer line, roof, parking lot, or road; or   (c) projects that demolish and replace an existing building or facility that is in extensive disrepair and cannot be fixed by repair or maintenance.   (6) In prioritizing major repair projects, the division shall allocate no more than 20% of the funds that the legislature appropriates for major repair to:   (a) remodeling and aesthetic upgrades to meet programmatic needs; or   (b) construct an addition to an existing building or facility.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 469, L. 2019.
MT Code § 17-7-224 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations|Part 2. Long-Range Building Program and Budget|17-7-224. Funding for major repair -- emergency funding

  17-7-224. Funding for major repair -- emergency funding. (1) After the legislature approves the list of anticipated major repair projects, if an exigency arises that creates an unforeseen and critical need for a major repair project, the division may reallocate major repair funds to address the project.   (2) The division shall report any changes made in major repair allocations approved by the legislature to:   (a) the legislative fiscal analyst and the budget director on a quarterly basis; and   (b) the legislature at its next regular session.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 469, L. 2019.
MT Code § 17-7-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations|Part 3. Supplemental Appropriations, Encumbrances, and Reversions|17-7-302. Encumbrance of fiscal yearend obligations

  17-7-302. Encumbrance of fiscal yearend obligations. (1) Any valid obligation not paid within the fiscal year, including valid written interagency or intra-agency service agreements for systems development, shall be encumbered for payment thereof at the end of each fiscal year in the department of administration's accounts. Except as provided in subsection (2), an appropriation shall be deemed to be encumbered at the time and to the extent that a valid obligation against the appropriation is created.   (2) An appropriation may be encumbered by a written interagency or intra-agency agreement with the department for the alteration, repair, maintenance, or renovation of a building pursuant to the provisions of Title 18, chapter 2. If the appropriation is not encumbered by a valid obligation at the end of the next fiscal year, the appropriation reverts to the fund from which it was originally appropriated.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 84, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 127, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 267, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 98, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 59-701.2; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 544, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 146, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 482, L. 2007.
MT Code § 17-7-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations|Part 3. Supplemental Appropriations, Encumbrances, and Reversions|17-7-303. Reappropriation of encumbered obligations at end of each fiscal year

  17-7-303. Reappropriation of encumbered obligations at end of each fiscal year. Purchase orders issued and accrued expenses approved by the department of administration shall be encumbered at the end of each fiscal year in the department of administration's accounts and are hereby reappropriated for the succeeding fiscal year.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 84, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 267, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 98, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 59-701.1.
MT Code § 17-7-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations|Part 3. Supplemental Appropriations, Encumbrances, and Reversions|17-7-305. Supplemental appropriations for legislative agencies

  17-7-305. Supplemental appropriations for legislative agencies. Deficiency appropriations, commonly referred to as a "supplemental appropriation", for a legislative branch agency must be included in a separate appropriation bill and may not be included in the bill appropriating money for the operation of the legislature, commonly referred to as the "feed bill".   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 618, L. 1979.
MT Code § 17-7-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations|Part 3. Supplemental Appropriations, Encumbrances, and Reversions|17-7-306. through 17-7-310 reserved

  17-7-306 through 17-7-310 reserved.
MT Code § 17-7-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations|Part 4. Budget Amendments|17-7-401. Repealed

  17-7-401. Repealed. Sec. 19, Ch. 787, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 536, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 224, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 16, L. 1991.
MT Code § 17-7-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations|Part 4. Budget Amendments|17-7-403. Budget amendment certification

  17-7-403. Budget amendment certification. In approving a budget amendment, the approving authority shall make the following certifications and in addition shall provide all other information required below as an integral part of the certification:   (1) The approving authority shall certify that:   (a) specific additional services will be provided as a result of the expenditures to be permitted under this budget amendment and shall also list each specific service to be so provided;   (b) the specific services to be provided under this budget amendment are necessary;   (c) the agency requesting this budget amendment has no other reasonable alternative available to provide the additional services. The certification must specifically include determinations by the approving authority that the agency cannot provide all or specific parts or amounts of the additional services with existing appropriations or that the agency is unable within its existing appropriations to fund all or part of the additional services from any source lawfully available to it.   (d) the budget amendment makes no ascertainable present or future significant commitment for increased general fund support.   (2) For budget amendments to spend money in the state special revenue fund, except money from nonstate or nonfederal sources that is restricted by law or by the terms of an agreement, such as a contract, trust agreement, or donation, the approving authority shall certify that an emergency justifies the expenditure and shall state the specific nature of the emergency, the date on which the requesting agency became aware of the emergency, and the manner in which the requesting agency became aware of the emergency.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 536, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 433, L. 1993.
MT Code § 17-7-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations|Part 4. Budget Amendments|17-7-404. Budget amendment procedures

  17-7-404. Budget amendment procedures. (1) Upon receiving a proposed budget amendment, the approving authority shall immediately forward a copy of the entire budget amendment to the legislative fiscal analyst.   (2) If the approving authority denies the request for a budget amendment, the approving authority shall immediately forward a notice of denial to the legislative fiscal analyst.   (3) If the approving authority intends to make certification of the budget amendment, immediately upon completion of the certification the approving authority shall forward the certification and all supporting documentation to the legislative fiscal analyst. If the approving authority has returned the budget amendment to the requesting agency and the requesting agency resubmits the budget amendment to the approving authority, all procedures set out in this section apply to the resubmitted budget amendment.   (4) This part does not confer any authority on the legislative finance committee to approve or deny budget amendments.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 536, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 457, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 545, L. 1995.
MT Code § 17-7-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations|Part 4. Budget Amendments|17-7-405. Voidness of improperly certified budget amendments

  17-7-405. Voidness of improperly certified budget amendments. Any budget amendment that is not certified by the approving authority according to the standards and procedures set out in this part may be declared void in its entirety by a court of competent jurisdiction on complaint of the attorney general, the legislature, or the legislative finance committee. No funds may be expended under an improperly certified budget amendment.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 536, L. 1983.
MT Code § 17-7-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations|Part 5. Statutory Appropriations|17-7-501. Appropriations -- type

  17-7-501. Appropriations -- type. There are three types of appropriations within the meaning of "appropriation made by law" as used in Article VIII, section 14, of the Montana constitution:   (1) temporary appropriations enacted by the legislature as part of designated appropriation bills or sections designated as appropriations in other bills;   (2) temporary appropriations made by valid budget amendment; and   (3) statutory appropriations made by permanent law in conformance with 17-7-502.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 703, L. 1985.
MT Code § 17-8-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 1. Limits on Disbursements and Expenditures|17-8-102. Expenditure procedures -- quarterly allotment system

  17-8-102. Expenditure procedures -- quarterly allotment system. (1) The department may establish procedures necessary to ensure that expenditures are made and accounted for in accordance with the budget plan authorized by the legislature in the enactment of the appropriations, including but not limited to procedures to accrue expenses incurred in one fiscal period and paid in a subsequent fiscal period and procedures for the issuance of purchase orders or contracts to be paid from succeeding year appropriations that will become available within 3 months from the date of the issuance of the purchase order or contract.   (2) The budget director may, when authorized by the governor, require a quarterly allotment system of expenditure for any office, institution, or agency. The amount of the respective appropriation made by the legislature shall then, except with respect to items of capital outlay and repairs and replacement through the long-range building program, be made available to the office, institution, or agency in quarterly allotments. However, the quarterly allotment shall be based on the requirements of that office, institution, or agency during that quarter based on previous experience of that office, institution, or agency and not on a prorated quarterly basis.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 194, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 158, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 267, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-109(3), (4); (2)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 118, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 118, L. 1979.
MT Code § 17-8-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 1. Limits on Disbursements and Expenditures|17-8-103. Expenditures in excess of appropriation unlawful -- conditions in appropriation acts

  17-8-103. Expenditures in excess of appropriation unlawful -- conditions in appropriation acts. (1) It shall be unlawful for the board of trustees, executive board, managerial staff, president, deans and faculty, or any other authority of any state institution maintained in whole or in part by the state or any officer, department, board, commission, or bureau, having charge of the disbursement or expenditure of the income provided by legislative appropriation or otherwise, to expend, contract for the expenditure, or to incur or permit the incurring of any obligation whatsoever, in any one year, in excess of the legislative appropriation, including any approved, authorized, and valid budget amendment, provided for such year or for any supervisory board or authority either directly or indirectly to authorize, direct, or order any such institution, officer, department, board, commission, or bureau to increase any expenditures, except as specifically provided by law. It shall be and is hereby made the duty of any and all of such institutions, officers, departments, boards, commissions, and bureaus to keep such expenditures, obligations, and liabilities within the amount of such legislative appropriation, which includes an approved, authorized, and valid budget amendment.   (2) A condition or limitation contained in an appropriation act shall govern the administration and expenditure of the appropriation until the appropriation has been expended for the purpose set forth in the act or until such condition or limitation is changed by a subsequent appropriation act. In no event does a condition or limitation contained in an appropriation act amend any other statute.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 40, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 82, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 343, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 79-901; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 618, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 536, L. 1983; (2)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 693, L. 1983.
MT Code § 17-8-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 1. Limits on Disbursements and Expenditures|17-8-104. Civil penalties and remedies for violation

  17-8-104. Civil penalties and remedies for violation. (1) (a) Any authority or member of a board of trustees or any person, officer, or employee violating the provisions of 17-8-103(1) is personally liable and the surety or sureties on that individual's bond is also liable to the state for the amount of the excess unlawfully expended. An action under this subsection (1)(a) may be brought upon complaint of the attorney general, of the legislature by joint resolution, of the legislative finance committee, or of any taxpayer, filed in a district court of this state.   (b) Any authority or member of a board of trustees or any person, officer, or employee violating the provisions of 17-8-103(1) is guilty of misfeasance in office and guilty of wrongdoing and is subject to removal from office or from employment. An action under this subsection (1)(b) may be brought upon complaint of the attorney general, the legislature by joint resolution, or any taxpayer, filed in a district court of this state.   (2) Complaints under subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) may be combined in a single action.   (3) Remedies and penalties provided by this section may be pursued singly or in any combination.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 40, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 82, L. 1961; R.C.M. 1947, 79-904; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 618, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 536, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 220, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 17-8-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 1. Limits on Disbursements and Expenditures|17-8-105. Definitions applicable to expenditure limitation

  17-8-105. Definitions applicable to expenditure limitation. As used in 17-8-106, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Montana total personal income" means the current income from all sources received during a particular period of time by persons residing within Montana as determined by the United States department of commerce or its successor agency.   (2) "State expenditures" means the general fund appropriations, the special revenue fund type appropriations, and the cash portion of the appropriations in the capital projects fund type, excluding:   (a) money received from the federal government;   (b) payments of principal and interest on bonded indebtedness;   (c) money paid for unemployment or disability insurance benefits;   (d) money received from the sale of goods or services provided that the purchase of the goods or services is discretionary;   (e) money paid from permanent endowments, constitutional trusts, or pension funds;   (f) proceeds of gifts or bequests made for purposes specified by the donor;   (g) money appropriated for tax relief; and   (h) funds transferred within state government or used to purchase goods for resale.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 514, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 281, L. 1983.
MT Code § 17-8-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 1. Limits on Disbursements and Expenditures|17-8-106. Expenditure limitation -- exception

  17-8-106. Expenditure limitation -- exception. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the state expenditures for a biennium may not exceed the state expenditures for the preceding biennium plus the product of the state expenditures for the preceding biennium and the growth percentage. The growth percentage is the percentage difference between the average Montana total personal income for the 3 calendar years immediately preceding the next biennium and the average Montana total personal income for the 3 calendar years immediately preceding the current biennium.   (2) The legislature may appropriate funds in excess of this limit from the reserve account if:   (a) the governor declares that an emergency exists; and   (b) two-thirds of the members of each house approve a bill stating the amount to be spent in excess of the expenditures limitation established in subsection (1), the source of the excess revenue to be spent, and an intention to exceed the limitation.   (3) Expenditures may exceed the expenditures limitation only for the year or years for which an emergency has been declared.   (4) The legislature is not required to appropriate the full amount allowed in any year under subsection (1).   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 514, L. 1981.
MT Code § 17-8-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 1. Limits on Disbursements and Expenditures|17-8-107. Limitations on spending deferred inflows of resources -- exception -- definition

  17-8-107. Limitations on spending deferred inflows of resources -- exception -- definition. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), no agency, including any unit of the university system, may expend deferred inflows of resources for current fiscal year operations.   (2) The Montana historical society is exempt from the provisions of subsection (1) to the extent that the expenditure of deferred inflows of resources received from magazine subscription fees is necessary to finance current fiscal year operations for the publication of its magazine of western history.   (3) For purposes of this section, "deferred inflows of resources" means funds received in 1 fiscal year but properly allocable and recorded as revenue in the subsequent fiscal year.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 573, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 52, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 7, L. 2015.
MT Code § 17-8-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-201. Authorizations for disbursements -- submission of claim to department of administration

  17-8-201. Authorizations for disbursements -- submission of claim to department of administration. (1) All authorizations for disbursements must be given by the agency concerned, and a record must be kept by the agency of all the authorizations and expenditures. Claims for any disbursement must be submitted to the department of administration.   (2) The department may prescribe the claim form and may establish, in writing, rules governing the preparation, submittal, and processing of claims. All claims must be processed in the order of their presentation, and the department shall notify the agency of any disapproved claim.   History: (1)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 97, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 326, L. 1974; 82-109.1, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 97, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 326, L. 1974; Sec. 82-109.3, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 82-109.1, 82-109.3; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 87, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 48, L. 1997.
MT Code § 17-8-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-202. Preaudit and transmittal of claims

  17-8-202. Preaudit and transmittal of claims. (1) The department of administration is not required to preaudit a liquidated claim against the state. However, the department may preaudit those claims it considers necessary. The agency shall retain the original of all documents that support claims sent to the department. These documents are subject to postaudit by the legislative auditor.   (2) An office or entity of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government may not make any charge against any appropriation unless the balance of the appropriation is available and adequate. If an appropriation is not available for the payment of a claim, the agency shall transmit the claim to the governor for presentation to the legislature.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 97, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 271, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 91, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-109.2; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 498, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 88, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 87, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 353, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 48, L. 1997.
MT Code § 17-8-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-203. Minimum refunds

  17-8-203. Minimum refunds. When not specifically provided by law, the department may establish a minimum amount which shall be paid on a refund due from the various agencies of the state, and no refund amounting to less than the established minimum shall be paid except upon the specific written request of the person entitled to receive the refund.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 194, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 158, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 249, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 268, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-110(4).
MT Code § 17-8-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-204. through 17-8-210 reserved

  17-8-204 through 17-8-210 reserved.