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Montana Title 90. Planning, Research, and Development § 90-6-209. Limitations on grants

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

(1) The board may commit itself to the expenditure of funds for more than 1 year for a single project, but the board may not obligate funds not yet appropriated by the legislature. The total amount of grants to state agencies, except grants made pursuant to 90-6-205(4)(b), and Indian tribes may not exceed 7% of the total money allocated to the board during each fiscal year.

(2) A grant to an Indian tribe under 90-6-205 may not be approved by the board unless:

(a) the governing body of the tribe has agreed:

(i) to waive its immunity from suit on any issue specifically arising from the transaction of a grant obtained under this part; and

(ii) to the adjudication of any dispute arising out of the grant transaction in the district court of the first judicial district of the state of Montana; and

(b) approval of the transaction has been obtained from the secretary of the United States department of the interior whenever approval is necessary.

(3)(a) The board may not award a new grant to a local government that is in violation of 2-1-602 pursuant to the provisions of 2-1-605.

(b) For the purposes of this subsection (3), “local government” has the meaning provided in 2-1-601.

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