7-6-1533. Petition to create resort area district. (1) The qualified electors of a resort area may present, at a regular meeting, a petition requesting the establishment of a resort area district to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the proposed resort area district is located. The petition must be signed by at least 10% of the qualified electors of the resort area.
(2) When the area to be included within the proposed resort area district lies in more than one county, the qualified electors shall present a petition to the board of county commissioners in each county. Each petition must contain the signatures of at least 10% of the qualified electors of that county.
(3) The petition must include a description or map of the existing resort area boundaries. The petition may not describe proposed resort area district boundaries that are different from the existing resort area boundaries designated pursuant to 7-6-1508.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 327, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 88, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation
7-6-1502. Resort community taxing authority -- specific delegation
7-6-1503. Limit on resort tax rate -- goods and services subject to tax
7-6-1504. Resort tax -- election required -- procedure -- notice
7-6-1505. Resort tax administration
7-6-1506. Use of resort community tax revenue -- bond issue -- pledge
7-6-1507. Resort community tax -- property tax relief
7-6-1508. Establishment of resort area -- taxing authority -- approval by qualified electorate
7-6-1509. Use of resort area tax
7-6-1510. through 7-6-1530 reserved
7-6-1532. Resort area district authorized
7-6-1533. Petition to create resort area district
7-6-1534. Resort area district -- notice of petition -- hearing required
7-6-1535. Resort area district -- hearing on petition
7-6-1536. Resort area district -- election required -- notice
7-6-1539. Resolution creating resort area district upon favorable vote
7-6-1540. Resort area district -- certificate of incorporation from secretary of state
7-6-1541. General powers of resort area district
7-6-1543. Resort area district governed by board -- composition -- qualifications -- term of office
7-6-1544. Resort area district board election
7-6-1546. Resort area district board -- vacancy
7-6-1547. Resort area district board -- meetings
7-6-1548. Referendum to dissolve resort area district
7-6-1550. Resolution dissolving resort area district upon favorable vote
7-6-1551. Annexation of property into resort area district -- election