17-5-1505. Financing programs of the board. (1) The board may:
(a) invest in, purchase or make commitments to purchase, and take assignment from financial institutions of notes, mortgages, loan agreements, and other securities evidencing loans for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or improvement of projects located in the state, under terms and conditions determined by the board;
(b) acquire, by construction, purchase, devise, gift, lease, or any combination of methods, from financial institutions, projects located in the state and lease such projects to others for such rentals and upon such terms and conditions as determined by the board;
(c) make loans to financial institutions, under terms and conditions determined by the board, requiring the proceeds to be used by the financial institution for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or improvement of projects located in the state; or
(d) finance projects located in the state upon such terms and conditions as determined by the board.
(2) The board may not operate any project as a business or in any other manner except as the lessor thereof or as may be necessary for a temporary period through the enforcement of its rights under a lease, loan agreement, or other security agreement.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 686, and Sec. 5, Ch. 701, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 640, L. 1985.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 15. Economic Development Bonds
17-5-1502. Legislative declaration
17-5-1504. Powers of the board
17-5-1505. Financing programs of the board
17-5-1506. Bonds and notes for projects and major projects
17-5-1507. Bond anticipation notes -- issuance -- payment of principal and interest
17-5-1508. Provisions of bond resolutions
17-5-1510. Purchase of notes and bonds -- cancellation
17-5-1512. Negotiability of bonds
17-5-1513. Signatures of board members
17-5-1515. Reserve funds and appropriations
17-5-1516. Maintenance of capital reserve account
17-5-1517. Refunding obligations
17-5-1518. Tax exemption of bonds
17-5-1522. Pledge of the state
17-5-1523. Credit of state not pledged
17-5-1524. Taxation of projects
17-5-1525. Bonds as legal investment
17-5-1526. Procedure prior to financing projects