90-1-609. (Temporary) Montana broadband infrastructure accounts. (1) (a) There is a federal special Montana broadband infrastructure account.

Terms Used In Montana Code 90-1-609

  • Broadband: means a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all internet endpoints. See Montana Code 90-1-602
  • Department: means the department of administration. See Montana Code 90-1-602
  • 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

(b)All money in the account is allocated to the department of administration to be used solely for the purposes of this part. Interest earned on funds in the account must be deposited in the account.

(c)The governor may accept and shall deposit into the account federal broadband stimulus funds or other federal funds or other federal funds appropriated by congress and allocated to the department of administration for funding of broadband communications projects.

(d)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds allocated under this section may not be transferred or expended for any purpose other than to provide funding for projects authorized pursuant to this part.

(2)(a) There is a state special Montana broadband infrastructure account.

(b)All money in the account is allocated to the department of administration to be used solely for the purposes of this part. Interest earned on funds in the account must be deposited in the account.

(c)The governor may accept and shall deposit to the account any penalties allocated to the department of administration for funding of broadband communications projects.

(d)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds allocated under this section may not be transferred or expended for any purpose other than to provide funding for projects authorized pursuant to this part. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency–sec. 9, Ch. 696, L. 2023.)