Montana Code 7-7-4421. Authority to issue revenue bonds
7-7-4421. Authority to issue revenue bonds. (1) In addition to the powers that it may now have, any municipality has power under this part to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-7-4421
- Municipality: means a city or town, however organized. See Montana Code 7-7-4402
- Undertaking: means one or a combination of the following:
(a)water and sewer systems, together with all parts of the systems and appurtenances to the systems, including but not limited to supply and distribution systems, reservoirs, dams, and sewage treatment and disposal works;
(b)public airport construction and public airport building;
(c)convention facilities;
(d)public recreation facilities;
(e)streets and roads;
(f)public parking facilities, solid waste management systems, or other revenue-producing facilities and services authorized for cities and towns; and
(g)public transportation systems, including passenger buses, trolleys, passenger trains and lines, light rail trains and lines, and the facilities associated with those systems. See Montana Code 7-7-4402
(a)issue its bonds to finance in whole or in part the cost of the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of any undertaking;
(b)pledge to the punctual payment of the bonds issued under part 45 or this part and interest on the bonds an amount of the revenue of the undertaking, including improvements, betterments, or extensions thereafter constructed or acquired, or of any part of the undertaking sufficient to pay the bonds and interest as they become due, with an amount consisting of all or any part or portion of the revenue, and create and maintain reasonable reserves for the bonds.
(2)If applicable, the municipality shall specify whether the bonds are tax credit bonds as provided in 17-5-117, recovery zone economic development bonds or recovery zone facility bonds as provided in 7-7-140, or qualified energy conservation bonds as provided in 7-7-141.