7-13-4535. Referendum to abolish local water quality district or joint local water quality district -- termination procedures. (1) A person owning a fee-assessed unit located within a local water quality district or a joint local water quality district may petition the commissioners of a local water quality district or the board of directors of a joint water quality district to submit a referendum to the registered electors residing in the district to terminate or abolish the district. The petition must be in writing and contain the signatures and addresses of 20% or more of the owners of fee-assessed units in the district. The petition requesting a referendum for termination or abolishment of a district must be delivered to the county clerk, who shall endorse on it the date on which the petition was received and validate the signatures within 60 days of receipt of the petition. If the petition contains valid signatures of at least 20% of the owners of fee-assessed units located within the district, the county clerk shall notify the commissioners of a local water quality district or the board of directors of a joint water quality district.
(2) On receipt of a valid petition described in subsection (1), the commissioners of a local water quality district or the board of directors of a joint water quality district shall submit the referendum to the registered electors residing in the district in an election conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 5.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 123, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 148, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 45. Local Water Quality Districts
7-13-4501. Findings and purpose
7-13-4504. Authorization to initiate creation of a local water quality district
7-13-4505. Public meeting -- resolution of intention to create local water quality district
7-13-4506. Participation of cities and towns
7-13-4507. Notice of resolutions of intention and concurrence
7-13-4509. Right to protest -- procedure
7-13-4511. Sufficient protest to require referendum
7-13-4514. and 7-13-4515 reserved
7-13-4517. Powers and duties of board of directors
7-13-4518. Powers and duties of commissioners
7-13-4519. Role of county attorney -- contracts for legal services
7-13-4521. Implementation of program
7-13-4522. Changes in district boundaries
7-13-4523. Fees -- determination of rates -- increases -- exemption for agricultural water use
7-13-4524. Procedure to collect fees
7-13-4525. Disposition and administration of proceeds
7-13-4527. Creation of joint local water quality districts
7-13-4528. Composition of board of directors of joint district -- terms
7-13-4529. Administration of funds in joint districts