Montana Code 17-2-304. Reports required
17-2-304. Reports required. (1) (a) The approving authority for a state agency shall annually report in writing to the legislative fiscal analyst by September 15:
Terms Used In Montana Code 17-2-304
- Approving authority: means :
(a)in the case of a state agency, the approving authority as defined in 17-7-102;
(b)in the case of a local government entity, the local government entity's governing body. See Montana Code 17-2-301
- charge: means a fee, charge, levy, or other assessment that is established by state agency rule or local government entity ordinance and that is:
(i)charged by the state agency or local government entity to a user of a service provided by the state agency or local government entity;
(ii)charged by the state agency or local government entity in exchange for a license, permit, or other type of grant of authority by the state agency or local government entity; or
(iii)collected exclusively to provide promotional or marketing services to the person on whom the charge is levied and that is not assessed or collected pursuant to Title 15. See Montana Code 17-2-301
- Local government entity: means a county, city, consolidated government, or town. See Montana Code 17-2-301
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- State agency: means an agency as defined in 17-7-102. See Montana Code 17-2-301
- Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203
(i)each state agency that had a cash balance in a state charge for services fund contrary to the limitation provided in 17-2-302(1) during the previous 12 months;
(ii)the facts certified for each state agency by the approving authority pursuant to 17-2-302(2);
(iii)each state agency that has complied with the requirements of 17-2-303 and the circumstances of the agency’s compliance;
(iv)each state agency that has not complied with 17-2-303 and the circumstances of the agency’s noncompliance; and
(v)all expenditures made by the state agency in the preceding 12 months that are related to the production and distribution of public service announcements.
(b)The report must be provided in an electronic format.
(2)The director of the department of administration shall report to the legislature at the time and in the manner required by 5-11-210 a list of each local government entity that had a balance in a local charge for services fund contrary to the limitation provided by 17-2-302(1) or that failed to reduce the charge as provided in 17-2-303, or both, during the previous 12 months.