32-1-381. Purpose. (1) The purpose of 32-1-381 through 32-1-384 is to:
     (a) authorize interstate banking by the acquisition of existing banks within the framework of the "Douglas amendment" to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 through 1850), as amended;
     (b) provide a variety of banking alternatives in Montana in terms of the numbers and ownership of banks; and
     (c) conform Montana statutes with the provision of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994, Public Law 103-328, 108 Stat. 2338, effective September 29, 1994. Any inconsistencies between the provisions of 32-1-381 through 32-1-384 and Public Law 103-328 must be resolved in favor of Public Law 103-328.
     (2) Sections 32-1-381 through 32-1-384 do not authorize the establishment of a branch bank in Montana by a bank not located in Montana. Sections 32-1-371 and 32-1-375 do not apply to acquisitions or transactions authorized in 32-1-381 through 32-1-384.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 401, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 265, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 137, Ch. 42, L. 1997.