Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 80 > Chapter 7 > Part 8 - Noxious Weed Management Funding

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Crop weed: means any plant commonly accepted as a weed and for which grants for management research, evaluation, and education under 80-7-814(5)(g) may be given. See Montana Code 80-7-801
• Department: means the department of agriculture established in 2-15-3001. See Montana Code 80-7-801
• 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.
• Noxious weed: means any weed defined in 7-22-2101(9)(a). See Montana Code 80-7-801
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• 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