76-15-508. Management of surplus funds. The board of supervisors of a conservation district may invest any surplus funds of the district not needed for immediate use in the operations of the district or its activities, to pay bonds or coupons, or to meet current expenses in interest-bearing bonds or securities of the United States or of any agency of the United States if the bonds are guaranteed by the United States or in bonds of the state of Montana or any county or municipal corporation in said state. The board of supervisors of said district may require any funds of the district to be deposited with such depository or bank as may be designated by the board and likewise shall have authority to require the treasurer of the district to take from such depository a bond with corporate surety to ensure payment of any such deposit or to require such depository to pledge securities of the same kind as the district is authorized to invest its funds in to ensure payment of any such deposit.
History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 291, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 431, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 76-222; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 135, L. 1991.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 76. Land Resources and Use
Chapter 15. Conservation Districts
Part 5. Financial Aspects of Conservation Districts Loan Program
76-15-501. Financial management
76-15-502. Allocation of state funds among districts
76-15-503. Permissible uses of state money
76-15-505. Authorization to borrow money -- limitations
76-15-506. Bonds authorized -- election
76-15-507. Investment of funds
76-15-508. Management of surplus funds
76-15-509. and 76-15-510 reserved
76-15-511. Estimate of money to be raised by assessment
76-15-512. Expenses to be covered by estimate
76-15-513. Division between counties of money to be raised by regular and special assessment
76-15-514. Regular and special assessments
76-15-516. Levy of regular and special assessments
76-15-518. Certification of assessment to department of revenue -- entry on property tax record
76-15-519. Application of general law on levy and collection
76-15-520. Liability of county officers
76-15-521. Principal county defined
76-15-522. Settlements by county treasurers other than of principal county
76-15-523. Depository of district funds
76-15-524. Receipt and crediting of district funds -- responsibility on bond
76-15-525. Payment of district money -- warrants
76-15-526. Treasurer's reports
76-15-527. Purpose of expenditures
76-15-528. Lien for special assessments
76-15-529. Assessments unaffected by misnomers and mistakes relating to ownership
76-15-530. Conservation district appropriations -- administration
76-15-531. Special administrative assessment permitted -- voter approval
76-15-532. Limitations -- reduction or repeal of special administrative assessment
76-15-533. through 76-15-540 reserved
76-15-541. Conservation practice loan program -- definition
76-15-542. Conservation practice loan account
76-15-543. Application for loan
76-15-544. Eligibility for loan
76-15-545. Criteria for evaluation of loan applicants -- preferences