17-1-105. Statewide cost allocation plan. (1) The director of the department shall annually prepare a statewide cost allocation plan distributing service agency indirect costs among the agencies, in accordance with principles and procedures established by applicable regulations and guidelines.

Terms Used In Montana Code 17-1-105

  • Agency: means all offices, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, universities, colleges, and any other administrative units of state government. See Montana Code 17-1-104
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Indirect costs: means costs for services that benefit more than one agency or program and that are not readily assignable to the agency or program specifically benefiting. See Montana Code 17-1-104

(2)An agency required to pay costs under the statewide cost allocation plan shall make payments in four equal installments, due no later than October 1, January 1, March 1, and June 1 of each fiscal year, by depositing the payments into the general fund.