Montana Title 18. Public Contracts § 18-5-411. Administration of vending facilities--state properties

(1) The department of administration or any other department of state government that administers state property subject to this part shall transfer to the department the management and control of any vending facility that the department has determined is an appropriate facility for the purposes of this part and that the department has determined is needed for the purposes of this part.

(2) The department of administration or any other department of state government that administers state property subject to this part shall give reasonable notice to the department of the expiration or termination of any lease or contract in effect for a vending facility.

(3) Upon receipt of the notice, the department shall give reasonable notice to the department of administration or other department of state government that sent the notice required in subsection (2) stating that the department has determined that the vending facility is either appropriate and needed for the purposes of this part or that it is not.

(4) A state agency administering state property shall consult with the department when planning for a new state building, planning for remodeling of or addition to an existing state building, or negotiating the lease of a building for state use to determine what vending facilities might be appropriate for the site and plan for the vending facilities.

(5) The department shall administer those vending facilities that are determined to be appropriate and necessary.