Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 90. PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1. DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION

Part 2. Big Sky Economic Development Program

Economic Development Special Revenue Account

90-1-205. Economic development special revenue account. (1) There is an economic development state special revenue account. The account receives earnings from the big sky economic development fund as provided in 17-5-703. [Subject to legislative fund transfer,] the money in the account may be used only as provided in this part.

(2) The money in the account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department. Of the money that is deposited in the account that is not used for administrative expenses:

(a) 75% must be allocated for distribution to local governments and tribal governments to be used for job creation efforts; and

(b) 25% must be allocated for distribution to certified regional development corporations, economic development organizations that are located in a county that is not part of a certified regional development corporation, and tribal governments. (Bracketed language in subsection (1) terminates June 30, 2019--sec. 28, Ch. 6, Sp. L. November 2017.)

History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 588, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 460, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 6, Sp. L. November 2017.