Montana Code Annotated 2001

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     7-13-308. Revenue bonds and obligations. (1) A joint district may borrow money for any purpose provided in this part and issue bonds, including refunding bonds, in a form and upon terms as it may determine, payable from any revenue of the joint district, including revenue from:
     (a) service charges authorized in 7-13-307;
     (b) grants or contributions from the state or federal government; or
     (c) other sources.
     (2) The bonds may be issued by resolution of the joint district without an election and without any limitation of the amount, except that bonds may not be issued at any time if the total amount of principal and interest to become due in any year on the bonds and on any then-outstanding bonds for which revenue from the same source or sources is pledged exceeds the amount of the revenue to be received in that year as estimated in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds. The board shall take all action necessary and possible to impose, maintain, and collect rates, charges, rentals, and taxes, if any are pledged, sufficient to make the revenue from the pledged source in a year at least equal to the amount of the principal and interest due in that year.
     (3) The bonds may be sold at public or private sale and may bear interest as provided in 17-5-102. Except as otherwise provided in this part, bonds issued pursuant to this part by a joint district may be payable in principal and interest solely from revenues of the joint district and must state on their face the applicable limitations or restrictions regarding the source from which the principal and interest are payable.
     (4) Bonds issued by a joint district under this part are issued for an essential public and governmental purpose by a political subdivision within the meaning of 15-30-111(2)(a).
     (5) For the security of any bond, the joint district may by resolution make and enter into any covenant, agreement, or indenture. The sums required from time to time to pay principal and interest and to create and maintain a reserve for the bonds may be paid from any revenue referred to in this part prior to the payment of current costs of operation and maintenance of the solid waste management system.

     History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 770, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 206, L. 1993.

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