Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 17. STATE FINANCE

CHAPTER 5. PUBLIC BOND ISSUES

Part 13. Montana Unified Volume Cap Bond Allocation Plan Act

Definitions

17-5-1302. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Allocation" means an allocation of a part of the state's volume cap to an issuer pursuant to this part.

(2) "Board" means the board of examiners.

(3) "Bonds" means bonds, notes, or other interest-bearing obligations of an issuer.

(4) "Cap bonds" means those private activity bonds and that portion of governmental bonds for which a part of the volume cap is required to be allocated pursuant to the tax act.

(5) "Department" means the department of administration.

(6) "Governmental bonds" means bonds other than private activity bonds.

(7) "Issuer" means a state issuer or local issuer.

(8) "Local issuer" means a city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the state authorized to issue private activity bonds or governmental bonds.

(9) "Local portion" means that portion of the state's volume cap reserved for local issuers.

(10) "Private activity bonds" (PABs) has the meaning prescribed under section 141 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 141.

(11) "State issuer" means the state and any agency, board, or authority of the state authorized to issue private activity bonds.

(12) "State portion" means that portion of the state's volume cap reserved for state issuers.

(13) "State's volume cap" means that amount of the volume cap specified by the department pursuant to 17-5-1311(2).

(14) "Tax act" means the latest limitation enacted by the United States congress on the amount of cap bonds that may be issued by a state or local issuer.

(15) "Volume cap" means, with respect to each calendar year, the principal amount of cap bonds that may be issued in the state in a calendar year as determined under the provisions of the tax act.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 190, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 168, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 32, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 137, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 341, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 58, L. 2023.