Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 17. STATE FINANCE

CHAPTER 7. BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATIONS

Part 2. Long-Range Building Program and Budget

Capital Developments Long-Range Building Program Account

17-7-209. Capital developments long-range building program account. (1) (a) There is a capital developments long-range building program account in the capital projects fund type to fund capital developments and to retire general obligation bonds paid by the general fund.

(b) If there are funds in excess of the amount needed for appropriations from the capital developments long-range building program account in the capital projects fund type, then the excess funds:

(i) may be used to pay down the principal, interest, premiums, and any costs or fees associated with redeeming or defeasing outstanding general obligation bonds paid by the general fund for capital projects previously authorized and issued pursuant to state law; and

(ii) must be used to forego or reduce the amount of an issuance of general obligation bonds paid by the general fund and authorized pursuant to state law only if the balance in the capital developments long-range building program account established in 17-7-209 is $100 million or more after reducing the account balance by:

(A) the amount needed for appropriations from the account; and

(B) the amount of funds used to forego or reduce the issuance of general obligation bonds paid by the general fund.

(2) Interest earnings, project carryover funds, administrative fees, and miscellaneous revenue must be retained in the account.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(i), funds are statutorily appropriated pursuant to 17-7-502(4) from this account.

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 469, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 491, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 722, L. 2023.