Montana Code 90-4-1103. Authority to enter into energy performance contracts
90-4-1103. Authority to enter into energy performance contracts. (1) A governmental entity may enter into an energy performance contract. A governmental entity that enters into an energy performance contract shall do so in accordance with this part.
Terms Used In Montana Code 90-4-1103
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Energy performance contract: means a cost-effective contract between a governmental entity and a qualified energy service provider for implementation of one or more cost-saving measures and guaranteed cost savings. See Montana Code 90-4-1102
- Governmental entity: means :
(a)a department, board, commission, institution, or branch of state government;
(b)a county, consolidated city-county government, city, town, or school district;
(c)a special district, as defined in 2-2-102;
(d)the university system or a unit of the university system; or
(e)a community college district. See Montana Code 90-4-1102
(2)Nothing in this part prevents a governmental entity from entering into a contract that is not an energy performance contract for conservation measures under any other legal authority.