Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 44 > Chapter 4 > Part 16 - Statewide Public Safety Communications System Act

• Advisory council: means the statewide public safety communications system advisory council established in 44-4-1604. See Montana Code 44-4-1603
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Budget authority: Authority provided by law to enter into obligations that will result in outlays of Federal funds. Budget authority may be classified by the period of availability (one-year, multiyear, no-year), by the timing of congressional action (current or permanent), or by the manner of determining the amount available (definite or indefinite).
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the department of justice established in 2-15-2001. See Montana Code 44-4-1603
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• FirstNet: means a radio access network planned in connection with a first responder network authority's nationwide public safety broadband network for the purpose of supporting public safety voice and data communications. See Montana Code 44-4-1603
• 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.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• Public safety communications system: means a system used primarily by public safety agencies for transmitting and receiving voice, data, or both voice and data communications. See Montana Code 44-4-1603
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.