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Montana Title 17. State Finance § 17-1-501. Legislative intent

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) It is the intent of the legislature, by establishing criteria for the review and evaluation of revenue dedication provisions, to ensure that provisions for revenue dedication:

(a) are based on sound principles of revenue dedication as described in 17-1-507;

(b) reflect present circumstances and legislative priorities for state spending;

(c) are terminated when they are no longer necessary or appropriate; and

(d) are subject to the same legislative scrutiny as programs or activities funded from the general fund.

(2) It is the intent of the legislature, by establishing criteria for the review and evaluation of statutory appropriation provisions, to ensure that provisions with statutory appropriations:

(a) reflect present circumstances and legislative priorities for state spending;

(b) are terminated when they are no longer necessary or appropriate; and

(c) are subject to the same legislative scrutiny as other appropriations.

(3) When revenue is dedicated to a local government, it is the intent of the legislature that the dedicated revenue provision be reviewed in the context of the policy and purpose expressed in 15-1-120.

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