§ 7-12-4101 Definitions
§ 7-12-4102 Authorization for creation of special improvement districts — petition for creation
§ 7-12-4103 Formation of district to defray cost of acquiring private property
§ 7-12-4104 Resolution of intention to create special improvement district
§ 7-12-4105 Reference to description in resolution of intention sufficient
§ 7-12-4106 Notice of passage of resolution of intention — exception
§ 7-12-4107 Repealed
§ 7-12-4108 Responsibility for posting and publication of notice
§ 7-12-4109 Extension of proposed district
§ 7-12-4110 Protest against proposed work or district
§ 7-12-4111 Repealed
§ 7-12-4112 Hearing on protest
§ 7-12-4113 Sufficient protest to bar proceedings — exceptions
§ 7-12-4114 Resolution creating special improvement district
§ 7-12-4115 Statement of allocation of assessments to improvements, repairs, and maintenance
§ 7-12-4116 Designation of nature of improvement district
§ 7-12-4117 Combination of several improvements in one resolution
§ 7-12-4118 Adjournment of hearings
§ 7-12-4119 Appointment of person to serve as city engineer
§ 7-12-4120 Provision for municipalities not having mayor
§ 7-12-4121 Record of expenses to be kept by city engineer
§ 7-12-4122 Role of city clerk
§ 7-12-4123 Manner of making demands for incidental expenses
§ 7-12-4124 Water user entities exempt from special assessments
§ 7-12-4130 Transfer of operation, control, and ownership of improvement district facilities to a utility
§ 7-12-4131 Modification of trafficways and courts for special improvement districts
§ 7-12-4132 Power to require underground placement of utilities within district
§ 7-12-4133 Power to require certain utility connections
§ 7-12-4134 Special provision for paving street in which car tracks are located
§ 7-12-4135 Responsibility for repairs due to operation of street railway
§ 7-12-4136 Maintenance of improvements
§ 7-12-4137 Protest procedures for property created as condominium
§ 7-12-4141 Bid for work — exception
§ 7-12-4142 Opening of bids
§ 7-12-4143 Decision on award of contract
§ 7-12-4144 Procedure if all bids rejected or no bids received
§ 7-12-4145 Procedure for dealing with bid securities
§ 7-12-4146 Retroactive application of bid procedures
§ 7-12-4147 Procedure for property owners to do improvement work
§ 7-12-4148 Contract with successful bidder
§ 7-12-4149 Procedure if successful bidder does not enter into contract
§ 7-12-4150 Effect of failure to enter contract
§ 7-12-4151 Contractor’s bond for successful completion of work
§ 7-12-4152 Procedure if person entering contract defaults on work
§ 7-12-4153 Purchase of existing improvement
§ 7-12-4161 Choice in manner of assessing costs
§ 7-12-4162 Assessment of costs — area option — assessed valuation option — equal amount option
§ 7-12-4163 Assessment of costs — frontage option
§ 7-12-4164 Assessment of costs — utility service connections — option
§ 7-12-4165 Assessment of costs — offstreet parking option
§ 7-12-4166 Land fronting excepted work not subject to assessment
§ 7-12-4167 Provision for grading street by owner of abutting property
§ 7-12-4168 Provision for work other than grading done by owner of property
§ 7-12-4169 Incidental expenses considered as cost of improvements — costs for bonds or warrants secured by revolving fund — district reserve account
§ 7-12-4170 Payment of damages incurred as result of improvements
§ 7-12-4171 Treatment of corner lots for purposes of assessment
§ 7-12-4172 Allocation of costs of nonfrontage sides
§ 7-12-4173 Status of federal property within improvement district
§ 7-12-4174 Inclusion and assessment of unplatted, undedicated, or unsurveyed land in improvement district — inclusion of condominium property
§ 7-12-4175 Offstreet parking option — ordinance setting forth method of assessment required — hearing
§ 7-12-4176 Resolution for tax levy upon district property
§ 7-12-4177 Notice of resolution for tax levy — protest and hearing
§ 7-12-4178 Hearing on resolution for tax levy
§ 7-12-4179 Payment of maintenance costs — resolution for assessment
§ 7-12-4180 Improvement district maintenance fund
§ 7-12-4181 Collection of district assessments by county clerk — certification
§ 7-12-4182 Collection of district assessments by city treasurer in cities collecting their own taxes — delinquencies
§ 7-12-4183 Collection of district assessments by city treasurer in cities where county collects taxes
§ 7-12-4184 Reinstatement of delinquent assessment
§ 7-12-4185 Payment of tax under protest — action to recover
§ 7-12-4186 Procedure to correct assessment and relevy and collect tax
§ 7-12-4187 Certain errors not to invalidate assessments and liens
§ 7-12-4188 Due date for district assessments
§ 7-12-4189 Simple interest on assessments
§ 7-12-4190 Payment of assessments in installments
§ 7-12-4191 Assessments and certain other charges as liens
§ 7-12-4192 Change in outstanding principal of district — relevy of assessments
§ 7-12-4193 Pooling of bonds of districts in city
§ 7-12-4194 Refunding bonds
§ 7-12-4195 Pooling of special improvement district bonds and sidewalk, curb, gutter, or alley approach bonds
§ 7-12-4198 Energy performance contracts exempt
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 7 > Chapter 12 > Part 41 - Special Improvement Districts

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • 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.
  • Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances:
    • You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
    • The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
    • The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Printing: means the act of reproducing a design on a surface by any process. See Montana Code 1-1-203
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Several: means two or more. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • 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
  • Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203