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
Part 6. Renewable Resource Grant and Loan Program
85-1-601. Purpose and policies
85-1-605. Grants, loans, and bonds for state, local, or tribal government assistance
85-1-606. Grants and loans to private persons
85-1-608. 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
85-1-614. 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
85-1-624. Authorization of bonds