53-20-214. Certain transfers of funds authorized. Funds appropriated to the Montana state hospital or Montana developmental center may be used for comprehensive developmental disability systems if:

(1) residents of any of those institutions are transferred to a comprehensive developmental disability system resulting in less expenditures at that institution than allowed by legislative appropriation; and

(2) a transfer of appropriations between programs is:

(a) made as provided in 17-7-139; and

(b) approved by the governor.