85-7-2045. Right to protest levy of special taxes or assessments. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), within 30 days after the first publication date of a notice of a resolution of intention, a property owner liable to be assessed for the costs of improvements proposed in the resolution of intention pursuant to 85-7-2043 may make a written protest against the proposed issuance of the bonds or proposed levy of special taxes or assessments, or both. The protest must be in writing, identify the property owned by the protestor, and be signed by all owners of the property. The protest must be delivered to the commission secretary, who shall endorse the date of the receipt of the protest document.
(2) If the 30-day period described in subsection (1) concludes on a holiday pursuant to 1-1-216 or a Saturday or a Sunday, the period of protest is extended to the day immediately following the holiday, Saturday, or Sunday.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "owner" means, as of the date a protest is filed, the record owner of fee simple title to the irrigable acres to be assessed. The term does not include a tenant or other holder of a leasehold interest in the irrigable acres.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 495, L. 2021.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts
Part 20. Indebtedness, Bonds, and Bankruptcy
85-7-2001. Limitations on debt-incurring power
85-7-2002. through 85-7-2010 reserved
85-7-2011. Exemption of irrigation district property
85-7-2012. Purposes for which bonds may be issued
85-7-2013. Majority vote, petition, and protest requirements
85-7-2014. Procedure after election, petition, or resolution filed
85-7-2015. Effect of contracting with United States
85-7-2020. Details relating to bonds
85-7-2023. Notice of sale of bonds
85-7-2024. Issuance of bonds for direct contract payments
85-7-2025. Cancellation of unused bonds
85-7-2027. Disposition of bond proceeds
85-7-2028. through 85-7-2030 reserved
85-7-2031. Amending or supplementing United States contracts -- effect on indebtedness
85-7-2033. Private sale of bonds
85-7-2034. through 85-7-2040 reserved
85-7-2041. Bankruptcy proceedings by irrigation districts
85-7-2042. Levy of special taxes or assessments by resolution
85-7-2045. Right to protest levy of special taxes or assessments
85-7-2048. Resolution authorizing special taxes or assessments
85-7-2049. Adjournment of hearings on resolutions for special taxes or assessments
85-7-2050. Collection of special taxes or assessments by county treasurer -- delinquencies