17-7-211. Expansion to be authorized -- budget amendment. (1) An existing capital project may not be expanded beyond the scope of the project approved by the legislature unless the expansion of the project is authorized by a long-range building program budget amendment approved by the budget director.
(2) A proposed long-range building program budget amendment must be submitted to the budget director through the architecture and engineering division of the department of administration. The budget director, through a long-range building program budget amendment, may authorize:
(a) the transfer of excess funds appropriated to a capital project within an agency to increase the appropriation of another capital project within that agency; or
(b) financing to expand a project with funds that were not available for consideration by the legislature.
History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 787, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 347, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 7. Budgeting and Appropriations
Part 2. Long-Range Building Program and Budget
17-7-203. Submission to legislature
17-7-204. Long-range building program for capital developments
17-7-208. Capital development funding -- transfer as present law base
17-7-209. Capital developments long-range building program account
17-7-210. Required funding for maintenance of newly authorized state buildings
17-7-211. Expansion to be authorized -- budget amendment
17-7-212. Reappropriation of capital projects
17-7-213. High-performance building standards
17-7-214. High-performance program for operations and maintenance of existing buildings
17-7-215. Transfer of budgeted utility funds -- special revenue account -- university plant subfunds
17-7-216. through 17-7-220 reserved
17-7-221. Major repair long-range building program account
17-7-223. Major repair -- submission of list to legislature -- priorities