Montana § 7-7-2206 Term Of General Obligation Bonds

Montana Statutes

§ 7-7-2206 — Term Of General Obligation Bonds

Montana § 7-7-2206

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 7DEBT MANAGEMENT

Part 22County General Obligation Bonds

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 7-7-2206 (2026).

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7-7-2206 . Term of general obligation bonds.

(1)Bonds issued for any of the purposes designated in 7-7-2201 (1) through (4) may not be for a longer term than 20 years.

(2)Bonds issued for any of the purposes designated in 7-7-2201 (5) and (6) may not be for a longer term than 10 years.

(3)Bonds issued for any of the purposes designated in 7-7-2202 may not be for a longer term than 20 years.

(4)The length of the term required must be estimated and calculated by the board of county commissioners, based upon the percentage of valuation of the property upon which taxes are levied and paid within the county as ascertained from the last-completed assessment for state and county taxes, taking into account probable changes in the taxable valuation and losses in tax collections. Irrespective of

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7-7-2206 . Term of general obligation bonds. (1) Bonds issued for any of the purposes designated in 7-7-2201 (1) through (4) may not be for a longer term than 20 years.
(2) Bonds issued for any of the purposes designated in 7-7-2201 (5) and (6) may not be for a longer term than 10 years.
(3) Bonds issued for any of the purposes designated in 7-7-2202 may not be for a longer term than 20 years.
(4) The length of the term required must be estimated and calculated by the board of county commissioners, based upon the percentage of valuation of the property upon which taxes are levied and paid within the county as ascertained from the last-completed assessment for state and county taxes, taking into account probable changes in the taxable valuation and losses in tax collections. Irrespective of any miscalculation by the county commissioners in fixing the term of the bonds, the county shall from year to year make a sufficient tax levy to pay the interest and installments on principal on the bonds as the payments are due.
(5) For purposes of 7-7-2207 and this section, the term of a bond issue commences on July 1 of the fiscal year in which the county first levies taxes to pay principal and interest on the bonds.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 4, Ch. 188, L. 1931; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 115, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 4630.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 135, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 234, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 284, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2011(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 256, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 451, L. 2005.