Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 2 > Chapter 8 > Part 3 - Privatization Plan Review

• Agency: means an office, position, commission, committee, board, department, council, division, bureau, section, or any other entity or instrumentality of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government. See Montana Code 2-8-301
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Charging station: means equipment with a rated capacity greater than 25 kilowatts that is not installed at a residence or owned by an association of real property owners including a homeowners' association as defined in 70-17-901 that transfers electric current to the power system of an electric vehicle and the real property in which the equipment is affixed, and includes public charging stations and public legacy charging stations. See Montana Code 15-70-801
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the department of transportation as provided for in 2-15-2501. See Montana Code 15-70-112
• Distribution services provider: means a person controlling or operating distribution facilities for distribution of electricity to the public. See Montana Code 15-72-103
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Person: means an individual, estate, trust, receiver, cooperative association, corporation, limited liability company, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, or other entity, including any gas or electric utility owned or operated by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state. See Montana Code 15-72-103
• Private sector: means any entity or individual not principally a part of or associated with a governmental unit that is associated with or involved in commercial activity. See Montana Code 2-8-301
• Privatize: means an agency contracting with the private sector to provide services that are currently or normally conducted directly by the employees of the state. See Montana Code 2-8-301
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
• Program: means a legislatively or administratively created function, project, or duty of an agency. See Montana Code 2-8-301
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• Public charging station: means a charging station that is a business using a metered system to deliver electric current to an electric vehicle and charges the customer either for the electricity transferred or for the duration of time during which the transfer of electricity takes place. See Montana Code 15-70-801
• Public legacy charging station: means a public charging station operating before July 1, 2023, that has never had a metering system in place capable of measuring electricity transferred from the charging station to the vehicle or is incapable of measuring the time elapsed while actively charging a vehicle and placing a fee on the charging session. See Montana Code 15-70-801
• Public utility: has the meaning as defined in 69-3-101. See Montana Code 15-70-801
• purchaser: means a person who acquires for consideration electricity for use or consumption and not for resale. See Montana Code 15-72-103
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• 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
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Transmission services provider: means a person or entity controlling or operating facilities used for the transmission of electricity. See Montana Code 15-72-103
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203