17-7-224. Funding for major repair — emergency funding. (1) After the legislature approves the list of anticipated major repair projects, if an exigency arises that creates an unforeseen and critical need for a major repair project, the division may reallocate major repair funds to address the project.

Terms Used In Montana Code 17-7-224

  • Emergency: means a catastrophe, disaster, calamity, or other serious unforeseen and unanticipated circumstance that has occurred subsequent to the time that an agency's appropriation was made, that was clearly not within the contemplation of the legislature and the governor, and that affects one or more functions of a state agency and the agency's expenditure requirements for the performance of the function or functions. See Montana Code 17-7-102

(2)The division shall report any changes made in major repair allocations approved by the legislature to:

(a)the legislative fiscal analyst and the budget director on a quarterly basis; and

(b)the legislature at its next regular session.