15-36-326. Oil and natural gas accelerated tax fund. (1) The county commissioners of a county that receives tax distributions under 15-36-325, as that section read on December 31, 1999, shall establish an oil and natural gas accelerated tax fund for the deposit of the distributions. The county commissioners may retain the money in the fund for any time period considered appropriate by the commissioners. Money retained in the fund may not be considered as fund balance for the purpose of reducing mill levies.
(2) Money may be expended from the fund for any purpose allowed by law.
(3) Money in the fund must be invested as provided by law. Interest and income earned on the investment of money in the fund must be credited to the fund.
(4) The oil and natural gas accelerated tax fund must be financially administered as a nonbudgeted fund under the provisions of Title 7, chapter 6, part 23.
History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 451, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 554, L. 1999.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 36. Oil and Gas Production Tax
Part 3. Oil and Gas Production Tax Act
15-36-302. Legislative findings and declaration of purpose
15-36-304. Production tax rates imposed on oil and natural gas -- exemption
15-36-305. Determination of gross value of product
15-36-306. through 15-36-308 reserved
15-36-309. Certain royalties exempt
15-36-310. Operator responsible for payment -- deduction of taxes from royalty payments
15-36-311. Quarterly payment of tax -- statement -- failure to pay penalty
15-36-312. Record of product -- carriers to furnish data -- penalty
15-36-314. Deficiency assessment -- review -- penalty and interest
15-36-315. Credit or refund for overpayment -- refund from county -- interest on overpayment
15-36-316. through 15-36-318 reserved
15-36-319. Warrant for distraint
15-36-321. Statute of limitations
15-36-322. Rulemaking authority
15-36-326. Oil and natural gas accelerated tax fund
15-36-327. through 15-36-330 reserved
15-36-331. Distribution of taxes
15-36-332. Distribution of taxes to taxing units -- appropriation