Montana Code Annotated
Part 21. Rural Fire Districts
7-33-2129. Annexation of rural fire district property by municipality -- responsibility for debt

7-33-2129. Annexation of rural fire district property by municipality -- responsibility for debt. (1) If a municipality annexes property from a rural fire district, the annexed property is liable for any bonded debt of the rural fire district or for secured debt incurred by the district for the purchase of real or personal property existing as of the date the annexation proceeding was commenced to the same extent as it would have been liable if not withdrawn.
(2) A municipality shall:
(a) offset the municipal mills levied on the annexed property by the mills levied on the property for bonded or secured debt; or
(b) annually appropriate funds to the rural fire district in an amount equal to the mills levied on the annexed property for bonded or secured debt.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 459, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 2009.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 7. Local Government

Chapter 33. Fire Protection

Part 21. Rural Fire Districts

7-33-2101. Rural fire districts authorized -- petition

7-33-2102. Notice of hearing

7-33-2103. Hearing on petition -- decision

7-33-2104. Operation of fire districts

7-33-2105. Powers and duties of trustees

7-33-2106. Details relating to board of trustees of fire district -- election -- qualified electors

7-33-2107. Contracts for fire protection services

7-33-2108. Mutual aid agreements -- request if no agreement exists -- definitions

7-33-2109. Tax levy, debt incurrence, and bonds authorized -- voted levy for volunteer firefighters' disability income or workers' compensation coverage

7-33-2110. Volunteer fire districts or companies -- fire departments -- not affected by city-county consolidation

7-33-2111. Fire district capital improvement fund authorized

7-33-2112. Minutes

7-33-2113. through 7-33-2115 reserved

7-33-2116. Payment of partial salary to rural firefighter injured in performance of duty

7-33-2117. through 7-33-2119 reserved

7-33-2120. Consolidation of fire districts and fire service areas -- mill levy limitations

7-33-2121. Renumbered 7-33-2141

7-33-2122. Repealed

7-33-2123. Renumbered 7-33-2143

7-33-2124. Renumbered 7-33-2144

7-33-2125. Annexation of adjacent territory not contained in a fire district

7-33-2126. Annexation of adjacent territory contained in a fire district

7-33-2127. Withdrawal by owner of individual tract adjacent to municipality

7-33-2128. Dissolution of fire district

7-33-2129. Annexation of rural fire district property by municipality -- responsibility for debt

7-33-2130. through 7-33-2140 reserved

7-33-2141. Division of fire district authorized

7-33-2142. Division of district -- petition -- plan for division

7-33-2143. Decision on petition for division -- protest

7-33-2144. Distribution of assets and liabilities following division