1-2-114. Bill restriction. (1) A bill may not be introduced enacting a new law or amending an existing law to require a local government unit to perform an activity or provide a service or facility that requires a direct expenditure of additional funds without a specific means to finance the activity, service, or facility in violation of 1-2-112 or 1-2-113.
(2) The estimate of fiscal impact provided in accordance with 5-4-210 must be considered in determination of whether a bill is introduced in violation of subsection (1).
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 416, L. 1995.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 1. General Laws and Definitions
Chapter 2. Statutory Construction
1-2-101. Role of the judge -- preference to construction giving each provision meaning
1-2-102. Intention of the legislature -- particular and general provisions
1-2-103. Statutes in derogation of the common law -- liberal construction
1-2-104. Preference to construction favoring natural right
1-2-105. General definitional rules -- verb tense, gender, and number
1-2-106. Construction of words and phrases
1-2-107. Applicability of definitions
1-2-109. When laws retroactive
1-2-110. All statutes subject to repeal
1-2-111. Effect of code on special, local, and private statutes
1-2-112. Statutes imposing new local government duties
1-2-113. Statutes imposing new duties on a school district to provide means of financing
1-2-116. State agencies not to shift cost to local governments