Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-14-2502. Special bridge tax authorized--combined ferry and bridge fund

(1) Subject to 15-10-420, a board may levy a special tax on all taxable property in the county for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and repairing free public bridges, which includes those bridges within the municipalities.

(2) For the purposes of this section, a free public bridge is defined as any drainage structure located on, over, or through any road or highway.

(3) These taxes must be levied and collected in the same manner as other taxes. Except that when the county has a combined ferry and bridge fund, the money must be kept as a special bridge fund, subject to the order of the board for use as provided in this section and may not be transferable to any other fund.

(4) If a county owns or operates a public ferry, the board may combine into a single fund the revenue from the county public ferry tax levy authorized in 7-14-2807, the revenue from the special municipal bridge levy authorized in 7-14-2503, and the revenue from the levy authorized by this section. The fund may be used for any lawful purpose authorized for bridges in this part or in Title 7, chapter 14, part 22, or for public ferries in Title 7, chapter 14, part 28.