Montana Code 69-1-104. Public service commission districts
69-1-104. Public service commission districts. (1) In this state there are five public service commission districts, with one commissioner elected from each district. Districts are based on the house districts submitted as part of the redistricting plan to the secretary of state pursuant to Article V, section 14, of the Montana constitution. The house districts are distributed as follows:
Terms Used In Montana Code 69-1-104
- commission: means the public service commission provided for in 2-15-2602. See Montana Code 69-1-101
- Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
- 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
(a)first district: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 43, 44, 45;
(b)second district: 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62;
(c)third district: 37, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 85, 86;
(d)fourth district: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100; and
(e)fifth district: 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 76, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 91, 92, 99.
(2)During a legislative session and following the receipt of the latest official final decennial census data, the legislature:
(a)shall evaluate existing commission districts;
(b)may adjust commission boundaries to comply with the United States constitution;
(c)shall prepare and adopt a final commission district map; and
(d)shall file the final commission district map with the secretary of state.