Montana § 2-8-102 Definitions

Montana Statutes

§ 2-8-102 — Definitions

Montana § 2-8-102

Title 2GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

Ch. 8LEGISLATIVE REVIEW

Part 1Periodic Agency Evaluation

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Mont. Code Ann. § 2-8-102 (2026).

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2-8-102 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1)"Agency" means an office, position, commission, committee, board, department, council, division, bureau, section, or any other entity or instrumentality of the executive department of state government.

(2)"Performance audit" means an examination of the effectiveness of administration and its efficiency and adequacy in terms of the program of a state agency authorized by law to be performed and the conformance of expenditures with legislative intent. Audits conducted shall include an analysis of the operation of the agency, with special regard to the duplication of efforts between the audited agency or program and other agencies or programs and the quality of service being rendered.

(3)"Program" means any le

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2-8-102 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Agency" means an office, position, commission, committee, board, department, council, division, bureau, section, or any other entity or instrumentality of the executive department of state government.
(2) "Performance audit" means an examination of the effectiveness of administration and its efficiency and adequacy in terms of the program of a state agency authorized by law to be performed and the conformance of expenditures with legislative intent. Audits conducted shall include an analysis of the operation of the agency, with special regard to the duplication of efforts between the audited agency or program and other agencies or programs and the quality of service being rendered.
(3) "Program" means any legislatively or administratively created function, project, or duty of an agency.