Montana Code 90-9-306. Appropriation authority and funding — prohibitions
90-9-306. (Temporary) Appropriation authority and funding — prohibitions. (1) The council may accept and expend the funds that it receives from grants, donations, or other private or public income, including amounts repaid as principal and interest on loans made by the council. These funds are statutorily appropriated to the council, as provided in 17-7-502, for the purposes of this chapter, except that expenditures for actual and necessary expenses required for the efficient administration of this chapter must be made from temporary appropriations, as described in 17-7-501(1) or (2), made for that purpose.
Terms Used In Montana Code 90-9-306
- 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
- Council: means the Montana agriculture development council established in 2-15-3015. See Montana Code 90-9-103
- Farmer: means a person who:
(a)is engaged in agricultural activities, including ranching, at a farm;
(b)participates in the day-to-day operations of a farm; and
(c)is the primary owner of an agricultural operation, including an heir, a successor, or an assignee of the operation. See Montana Code 90-9-103
(2)No more than $100,000 of the funds expended by the council in the biennium beginning July 1, 2019, may be expended for the purposes of the Montana farmer loan repayment assistance program provided for in Title 90, chapter 9, part 5. The council may use the unspent funds for grants, loans, or other program costs pursuant to this chapter.
(3)Council members may not personally apply for or receive council funds. If an organization with which a member is affiliated applies for council funds, the member shall disclose the nature of the affiliation and, if the council member is a board member or officer of the organization, may not participate in the decision of the council regarding the application. (Terminates June 30, 2029–sec. 16, Ch. 439, L. 2019.)