Montana Code 90-6-209. Limitations on grants
90-6-209. Limitations on grants. (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.
Terms Used In Montana Code 90-6-209
- 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
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(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.