Montana Code Annotated
Part 6. Renewable Resource Grant and Loan Program
85-1-619. Debt service fund -- pledge and administration of sufficient balance

85-1-619. Debt service fund -- pledge and administration of sufficient balance. (1) The legislature may levy, impose, assess, and pledge and appropriate to the renewable resource loan debt service fund any tax, charge, fee, rental, or other income from any designated source. The state reserves the right to modify from time to time the nature and amount of special taxes and other revenue pledged and appropriated to the renewable resource loan debt service fund, provided that the aggregate resources so pledged and appropriated are determined by the legislature to be sufficient for the prompt and full payment of the principal of and interest and redemption premiums when due on all bonds payable from that fund and provided that the pledge of the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the state for the security of all bonds is and remains irrevocable until they are fully paid.
(2) Money in the renewable resource loan debt service fund must be used to pay interest, principal, and redemption premiums when due and payable with respect to renewable resource bonds, and for bonds issued prior to 1985, to accumulate a reserve for the further security of the payments.
(3) After the reserve provided for in subsection (2) for bonds issued prior to 1985 has been accumulated in the renewable resource loan debt service fund, money at any time received in the renewable resource loan debt service fund in excess of that amount must be transferred by the treasurer to the natural resources projects state special revenue account.
History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 505, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 298, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 512, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 478, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 116, Ch. 2, L. 2009.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 85. Water Use

Chapter 1. Water Resources

Part 6. Renewable Resource Grant and Loan Program

85-1-601. Purpose and policies

85-1-602. Objectives

85-1-603. Renewable resource loan debt service fund created -- coal severance tax allocated -- renewable resource loan loss reserve fund created

85-1-604. Repealed

85-1-605. Grants, loans, and bonds for state, local, or tribal government assistance

85-1-606. Grants and loans to private persons

85-1-607. Repealed

85-1-608. Applications for grants and loans to private persons

85-1-609. Eligibility for a loan or grant to a private person

85-1-610. Evaluation of grants and loans to private persons

85-1-611. Department to solicit views

85-1-612. Rulemaking authority

85-1-613. Limits on loans

85-1-614. Limits on grants from natural resources projects state special revenue account

85-1-615. Security interests -- purchase, operation, and resale of encumbered property

85-1-616. Administration of loans and grants

85-1-617. Issuing renewable resource bonds -- renewable resource loan proceeds account

85-1-618. Restrictions on use of bond proceeds

85-1-619. Debt service fund -- pledge and administration of sufficient balance

85-1-620. Renewable resource refunding bonds

85-1-621. Report

85-1-622. Penalty

85-1-623. Repealed

85-1-624. Authorization of bonds

85-1-625. through 85-1-630 reserved

85-1-631. Water storage state special revenue account created -- revenues allocated -- appropriations from account