32-11-217. Business of licensee -- general powers. (1) A licensee may not engage in a business other than providing financing assistance and management assistance to businesses.
(2) In addition to the other powers provided by this chapter and the powers conferred on the licensee by the laws under which it is incorporated that are not inconsistent with this chapter, a licensee may:
(a) borrow money and otherwise incur indebtedness for the licensee's purposes, including the issuing of corporate bonds, debentures, notes, and other evidence of indebtedness. A licensee's indebtedness may be secured or unsecured and may involve equity features, including provisions for conversion to stock and warrants to purchase stock.
(b) make contracts;
(c) incur and pay necessary and incidental operating expenses;
(d) purchase, receive, hold, lease, acquire, sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise acquire or dispose of real or personal property and the rights and privileges that are incidental and appurtenant to the transactions if the real or personal property is for the licensee's use in operating the licensee's business or if the real or personal property is acquired by the licensee from time to time in satisfaction of debts or the enforcement of obligations;
(e) make donations for charitable, educational, research, or similar purposes;
(f) provide financing assistance and management assistance to businesses and establish the terms and conditions of the assistance;
(g) implement a reasonable and prudent policy for conserving and investing the licensee's money before the money is used to provide financing assistance to businesses or to pay the expenses of the licensee; and
(h) exercise the incidental powers that are necessary, convenient, or reasonably related to providing financing assistance and management assistance to businesses.
History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 411, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 32. Financial Institutions
Chapter 11. Business and Industrial Development Corporations
Part 2. Licensure Procedures -- Board of Directors
32-11-201. Application procedure
32-11-202. Requisite net worth
32-11-203. Fees -- special revenue account
32-11-204. Criteria for directors, officers, and controlling persons
32-11-205. Determination of likelihood of future noncompliance
32-11-206. Denial of application
32-11-207. License -- display -- transfer or assignment -- surrender
32-11-208. Corporate name and representation of status
32-11-213. and 32-11-214 reserved
32-11-216. Notice of officer and director changes
32-11-217. Business of licensee -- general powers
32-11-218. Financing assistance allowed -- forms, terms, conditions
32-11-219. Participation in government programs
32-11-220. Scope of management assistance
32-11-221. Limitation to purposes of business
32-11-222. Control of other businesses
32-11-223. Control of assisted business