Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER 4. MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Part 16. Statewide Public Safety Communications System Act

Statewide Public Safety Communications System Account

44-4-1607. Statewide public safety communications system account. (1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102 to be known as the statewide public safety communications system account.

(2) There must be deposited in the account:

(a) money received from legislative allocations and general fund transfers;

(b) a transfer of money from a state or local agency for the purposes of this part;

(c) rates, charges, or fees collected by the department in accordance with 44-4-1606(3)(h);

(d) funds accepted in accordance with 44-4-1606(3)(i) and (3)(j); and

(e) a gift, donation, grant, legacy, bequest, or devise made for the purposes of this part.

(3) There is an account in the federal special revenue fund established in 17-2-102 to be known as the statewide public safety communications system account. There must be deposited in the account money received from the federal government for the purposes of this part.

(4) For each fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2023, there is transferred $3.75 million from the state general fund to the state special revenue account provided for in this section.

(5) Funds in either account created in this section must be used by the department for the purposes of this part.

History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 346, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 486, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 48, L. 2023.