17-7-150. Definitions. As used in 17-7-151, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Current biennium" means the biennium during which the legislature is meeting in regular session.
(2) "Next biennium" means the biennium for which the regular session of the legislature makes appropriations.
(3) (a) "State resources" means:
(i) the general fund;
(ii) state special revenue funds other than private funds;
(iii) federal special revenue funds;
(iv) proprietary funds that require an appropriation;
(v) identified fund transfers to nonstate resources, not including the debt service fund type; and
(vi) the capital projects fund type.
(b) The term does not include:
(i) the debt service fund type;
(ii) fund transfers among state resources or from state resources to the debt service fund type;
(iii) higher education funds;
(iv) permanent funds;
(v) noncash accounting entries; and
(vi) the fiduciary fund category.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 74, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 34, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 232, L. 2015.
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