Montana Code 7-13-3039. Covenants to use and maintain reserve fund
7-13-3039. Covenants to use and maintain reserve fund. (1) In connection with the issuance of district bonds, the governing body may undertake and agree:
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-13-3039
- District: means a district authorized in 7-13-3002 to provide a system. See Montana Code 7-13-3001
- Local government: means a consolidated form of local government provided for in Title 7, chapter 3, parts 11 through 13. See Montana Code 7-13-3001
- System: means a public water supply, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, or any combination of water supply, sanitary sewer, or storm sewer systems. See Montana Code 7-13-3001
(a)to issue orders annually authorizing loans or advances from the reserve fund to the fund maintained for the payment of the bonds in amounts sufficient to make good any deficiency in the bond and interest accounts to the extent that money is available; and
(b)to provide money for the reserve fund pursuant to the provisions of 7-13-3026 and 7-13-3027 by establishing and collecting rates, charges, and rentals for services and benefits in amounts sufficient to provide net revenues in excess of the current costs of operation and maintenance of the system and sufficient to maintain a balance in the reserve fund as the governing body may agree to and undertake.
(2)The undertakings and agreements authorized by subsection (1) are binding upon the local government as long as any bonds or any interest on the bonds remains unpaid.