Montana Code Annotated 1995

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     7-15-4292. Termination of tax increment financing -- exception -- reduction in tax increment distribution. (1) The tax increment provision shall terminate upon the later of:
     (a) the 15th year following its adoption or, if the tax increment provision was adopted prior to January 1, 1980, upon the 17th year following adoption; or
     (b) the payment or provision for payment in full or discharge of all bonds for which the tax increment has been pledged and the interest thereon.
     (2) Any amounts remaining in the special fund or any reserve fund after termination of the tax increment provision shall be distributed among the various taxing bodies in proportion to their property tax revenues from the district.
     (3) After termination of the tax increment provision, all taxes shall be levied upon the actual taxable value of the taxable property in the urban renewal area or the industrial district and shall be paid into the funds of the respective taxing bodies.
     (4) Bonds secured in whole or in part by a tax increment provision may not be issued after the 15th anniversary of tax increment provisions adopted after January 1, 1980, and the 17th anniversary of tax increment provisions adopted prior to January 1, 1980. However, if bonds secured by a tax increment provision are outstanding on the applicable anniversary, additional bonds secured by the tax increment provision may be issued if the final maturity date of the bonds is not later than the final maturity date of any bonds then outstanding and secured by the tax increment provision.
     (5) (a) If a municipality issues bonds secured in whole or in part by a tax increment provision after the 10th year following a tax increment provision adopted after January 1, 1980, or after the 12th year following a tax increment provision adopted before January 1, 1980, it is not entitled to the full distribution provided in 20-9-360(2).
     (b) The state treasurer shall reduce the distribution to the municipality in each fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the bonds referred to in subsection (5)(a) are issued by an amount equal to the increased taxable value of the project property multiplied by the total number of mills levied and assessed for school district purposes against the property in the previous calendar year. The department of revenue shall certify to the state treasurer by September 1 of each year the increased taxable value of the project property.
     (c) If the municipality issues more than one bond series after January 1, 1991, the distribution to the municipality as provided in 20-9-360(2) is reduced, as determined in subsection (5)(b), by the sum of the amounts of each bond issue.
     (6) For the purposes of subsection (5):
     (a) "project property" is the value of property within an urban renewal area affected by an urban renewal project to be financed in whole or in part from the proceeds of the bonds issued pursuant to subsection (5)(a), certified by the municipality to the department of revenue at the time the bonds are issued and identified by a tax identification number. Property is affected by an urban renewal project if the property:
     (i) is to be acquired or improved as part of the urban renewal project;
     (ii) is located on property that is to be acquired or improved as part of the urban renewal project;
     (iii) is contiguous to or located on property contiguous to, property referred to in subsection (6)(a)(i) or (6)(a)(ii), including adjacent property separated by a road, stream, street, or railroad; or
     (iv) is included in an agreement between a person and the municipality in connection with the urban renewal project for the issuance of the bonds and if under the agreement, the person undertakes to develop or redevelop the property.
     (b) "increased taxable value" means the difference between the taxable value of the project property for the current fiscal year and the taxable value of the project property for the fiscal year in which the bonds were issued.

     History: En. 11-3921 by Sec. 1, Ch. 287, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 452, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 532, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3921(7); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 251, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 712, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 441, L. 1991.

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