Montana Code 76-13-415. Forestry extension service account — purpose — appropriation
76-13-415. Forestry extension service account — purpose — appropriation. (1) There is a forestry extension service account in the current restricted fund provided for in 17-2-102.
Terms Used In Montana Code 76-13-415
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Department: means the department of natural resources and conservation provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 33. See Montana Code 76-13-401
- Fire hazard: means slash and debris resulting from timber cutting, timber stand improvement, or right-of-way clearing operations that produce a cover of flammable material in which fire could spread through a cutting or adjacent area. See Montana Code 76-13-401
- Fire hazard reduction agreement: means a contract made to ensure compliance with this part and with the rules adopted under 76-13-403 for fire hazard reduction or management on private forest lands. See Montana Code 76-13-401
- 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.
- 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
(2)There must be deposited in the account:
(a)all revenue from the fire hazard reduction agreement provided for in 76-13-414(2)(c);
(b)all revenue from the master fire hazard reduction agreement provided for in 76-13-414(3)(b); and
(c)money received by the department in the form of legislative appropriations, reimbursements, gifts, federal funds, or appropriations from any source intended to be used for the purposes of this account.
(3)Money in the account is available to the Montana university system by appropriation for the uses set forth in subsection (4). Any unencumbered and unexpended balance remaining in this account at the end of a fiscal year does not lapse but must be carried forward for the purposes of this section until expended or appropriated.
(4)Except as provided in subsection (5), money in the account may be used by the university system only to fund forestry services through the Montana cooperative extension service of Montana state university-Bozeman. The forestry services must be conducted at Montana state university-Bozeman, the university of Montana-Missoula, and Flathead Valley community college.
(5)The use of money in this account by the Montana university system is contingent upon the university system funding the extension service’s forestry and natural resources program at a biennial level of at least $108,000 from sources other than the account.