17-7-132. Right to appear on consideration of budget. The budget director and representatives of agencies expending or applying for state money may and, when requested by either the house of representatives or the senate, shall appear and be heard with respect to any budget bill.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 205, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 300, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 300, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 79-1007, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 79-1015.2 by Sec. 31, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1015.2; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 347, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations
Part 1. Budget Systems and Program Plans
17-7-103. Governor chief budget officer -- appointment of budget director
17-7-107. through 17-7-110 reserved
17-7-111. Preparation of state budget -- agency program budgets -- form distribution and contents
17-7-112. Submission deadlines -- budgeting schedule
17-7-113. Inquiries and investigations by budget director
17-7-115. through 17-7-120 reserved
17-7-121. Preliminary budget preparation and submission to governor and governor-elect
17-7-122. Preparation of budget
17-7-123. Form of executive budget
17-7-124. Additional budget data
17-7-125. through 17-7-129 reserved
17-7-130. Budget stabilization reserve fund -- rules for deposits and transfers -- purpose
17-7-131. Legislative action -- ending fund balance
17-7-132. Right to appear on consideration of budget
17-7-133. through 17-7-137 reserved
17-7-140. Reduction in spending
17-7-143. through 17-7-149 reserved
17-7-152. Expenditure comparison
17-7-153. State contributions to local government -- expenditure comparison
17-7-154. Expenditures for district courts and office of public defender
17-7-155. through 17-7-159 reserved
17-7-160. Montana highway patrol exempt from vacancy savings
17-7-161. Game warden positions exempt from vacancy savings
17-7-162. Montana school for the deaf and blind exempt from vacancy savings