HOUSE BILL NO. 262

INTRODUCED BY C. TREXLER

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT THAT COUNTIES MAY ONLY LEASE PROPERTY FOR A LEASE TERM NOT TO EXCEED 10 YEARS; AND AMENDING SECTION 7-8-2231, MCA."

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

Section 1. Section 7-8-2231, MCA, is amended to read:

"7-8-2231. Authorization to lease county property. (1) The board of county commissioners is authorized, under the limitations and restrictions prescribed by law, to lease county property, however acquired, that is not necessary to the conduct of the county's business or the preservation of county property and for which immediate sale cannot be had. The leases must be in the manner and for the purposes that, in the judgment of the board, seem best suited to advance the public benefit and welfare.

(2) Except as provided in 7-8-2233,

all property must be leased subject to sale by the board

."

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