Montana Code 7-13-4535. Referendum to abolish local water quality district or joint local water quality district — termination procedures
7-13-4535. Referendum to abolish local water quality district or joint local water quality district — termination procedures. (1) A person owning a fee-assessed unit located within a local water quality district or a joint local water quality district may petition the commissioners of a local water quality district or the board of directors of a joint water quality district to submit a referendum to the registered electors residing in the district to terminate or abolish the district. The petition must be in writing and contain the signatures and addresses of 20% or more of the owners of fee-assessed units in the district. The petition requesting a referendum for termination or abolishment of a district must be delivered to the county clerk, who shall endorse on it the date on which the petition was received and validate the signatures within 60 days of receipt of the petition. If the petition contains valid signatures of at least 20% of the owners of fee-assessed units located within the district, the county clerk shall notify the commissioners of a local water quality district or the board of directors of a joint water quality district.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-13-4535
- Board of directors: means the board of directors provided for in 7-13-4516 or a joint board of directors provided for in 7-13-4527. See Montana Code 7-13-4502
- Commissioners: means the board of county commissioners or the governing body of a city-county consolidated government. See Montana Code 7-13-4502
- Fee-assessed units: means all real property with improvements, including taxable and tax-exempt property as shown on the property assessment records maintained by the county, and mobile homes and manufactured homes as defined in 15-24-201. See Montana Code 7-13-4502
- Local water quality district: means an area established with definite boundaries for the purpose of protecting, preserving, and improving the quality of surface water and ground water in the district as authorized by this part. See Montana Code 7-13-4502
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203
(2)On receipt of a valid petition described in subsection (1), the commissioners of a local water quality district or the board of directors of a joint water quality district shall submit the referendum to the registered electors residing in the district in an election conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 5.