7-8-2219. Exchange or donation of county land -- failure to make sale. (1) If within 1 year real estate attempted to be sold under the provisions of 7-8-2211 through 7-8-2220 is not sold, the board of county commissioners may make trades or exchanges of the real estate owned by the county for any other land or real estate of equal value located within the same county.
     (2) In lieu of the procedure in subsection (1), the board of county commissioners may donate the land or sell the land at a reduced price to a corporation for the purpose of constructing:
     (a) a multifamily housing development operated by the corporation for low-income housing;
     (b) single-family houses. Upon completion of a house, the corporation shall sell the property to a low-income person who meets the eligibility requirements of the corporation. Once the sale is completed, the property becomes subject to taxation.
     (c) improvements to real property or modifying, altering, or repairing improvements to real property that will enable the corporation, subject to the restrictions of Article X, section 6, of the Montana constitution, to pursue purposes specified in the articles of incorporation of the corporation, including the sale, lease, rental, or other use of the donated land and improvements.
     (3) Land that is transferred pursuant to subsection (2) must be used to permanently provide low-income housing. The transfer of the property may contain a reversionary clause to reflect this condition.

     History: En. Subd. 10, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.9, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 30, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 110, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 120, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 284, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1009(5); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 170, L. 2009.