Montana § 7-13-4535 Referendum To Abolish Local Water Quality District Or Joint Local Water Quality District -- Termination Procedures

Montana Statutes

§ 7-13-4535 — Referendum To Abolish Local Water Quality District Or Joint Local Water Quality District -- Termination Procedures

Montana § 7-13-4535

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 13UTILITY SERVICES

Part 45Local Water Quality Districts

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Mont. Code Ann. § 7-13-4535 (2026).

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7-13-4535 . Referendum to abolish local water quality district or joint local water quality district -- termination procedures.

(1)A person owning a fee-assessed unit located within a local water quality district or a joint local water quality district may petition the commissioners of a local water quality district or the board of directors of a joint water quality district to submit a referendum to the registered electors residing in the district to terminate or abolish the district. The petition must be in writing and contain the signatures and addresses of 20% or more of the owners of fee-assessed units in the district. The petition requesting a referendum for termination or abolishment of a district must be delivered to the county clerk, who shall endorse on it the date on which the

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7-13-4535 . Referendum to abolish local water quality district or joint local water quality district -- termination procedures. (1) A person owning a fee-assessed unit located within a local water quality district or a joint local water quality district may petition the commissioners of a local water quality district or the board of directors of a joint water quality district to submit a referendum to the registered electors residing in the district to terminate or abolish the district. The petition must be in writing and contain the signatures and addresses of 20% or more of the owners of fee-assessed units in the district. The petition requesting a referendum for termination or abolishment of a district must be delivered to the county clerk, who shall endorse on it the date on which the petition was received and validate the signatures within 60 days of receipt of the petition. If the petition contains valid signatures of at least 20% of the owners of fee-assessed units located within the district, the county clerk shall notify the commissioners of a local water quality district or the board of directors of a joint water quality district.
(2) On receipt of a valid petition described in subsection (1), the commissioners of a local water quality district or the board of directors of a joint water quality district shall submit the referendum to the registered electors residing in the district in an election conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 5.