Montana Code 13-27-239. Petitions for statutory initiative — requirements and limitations
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13-27-239. Petitions for statutory initiative — requirements and limitations. (1) In accordance with Article III, section 4, of the Montana constitution, the text of a statutory initiative may not provide for the appropriation of revenue.
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-27-239
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- 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
- Statutory initiative: means an initiative to enact statutory law as authorized in Article III, section 4, of the Montana constitution. See Montana Code 13-27-110
(2)For the purposes of this section, “appropriation” means the authority for a governmental entity to expend money from the state treasury for a specific use or purpose. The term also includes increasing or expanding eligibility to a government program.