Mont. Code Ann. § 10-4-301
(Temporary) Establishment of emergency telecommunications accounts
En. Sec. 16, Ch. 635, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 628, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 422, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 448, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 389, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 41, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 304, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 110, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 367, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 430, L. 2017.
(1) There are established in the state special revenue fund in the state treasury:
- (a) an account for all fees collected for basic 9-1-1 services pursuant to 10-4-201(1)(a);
- (b) an account for all fees collected for enhanced 9-1-1 services pursuant to 10-4-201(1)(b); and
(c) an account for all fees collected for wireless enhanced 9-1-1 services pursuant to 10-4-201(1)(c). The money is allocated as follows:
- (i) 50% of the account must be deposited in an account for distribution to the 9-1-1 jurisdictions; and
- (ii) 50% of the account must be deposited in an account for distribution to wireless providers or must be deposited in accordance with 10-4-307.
- (2) Money in the account provided for in subsection (1)(c)(ii), including interest earned from the investment of money in the account, is subject to legislative fund transfers.
- (3) All money received by the department of revenue pursuant to 10-4-201 must be paid to the state treasurer for deposit in the appropriate account. An amount equal to 2.74% of the money received pursuant to 10-4-201 must be deposited in an account in the state special revenue fund to be used for the administration of this chapter. Any remaining funds at the end of a fiscal year must be equally distributed to each of the four accounts provided for in subsection (1).
- (4) The accounts established in subsection (1) retain interest earned from the investment of money in the accounts.
- (5) After payment of refunds pursuant to 10-4-205, the balance of the respective accounts must be used for the purposes described in part 1 of this chapter.
- (6) The distribution of funds in the 9-1-1 emergency telecommunications accounts described in subsection (1), as required by 10-4-302, 10-4-311, and 10-4-313, is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department.
- (7) Expenditures for actual and necessary expenses required for the efficient administration of the plan must be made from appropriations made for that purpose. (Repealed effective July 1, 2018--secs. 25, 31, Ch. 367, L. 2017.)
History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 635, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 628, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 422, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 448, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 389, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 41, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 304, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 110, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 367, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 430, L. 2017.