House Bill No. 511

Introduced By _______________________________________________________________________________



A Bill for an Act entitled: "An Act requiring the department of administration to locate department of revenue assessment and appraisal staff in county courthouses or other county buildings; allowing a county to charge the department of revenue rent for space provided in a county courthouse or other county building; limiting the rental amount to an amount not exceeding the rate charged a state agency by the department of administration for renting space in a state building; and amending section

15-8-102, MCA."



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Montana:



Section 1.  Section 15-8-102, MCA, is amended to read:

"15-8-102.   County to furnish Department of revenue office space in county courthouses or other county buildings. The county commissioners of each county shall provide existing office space in the department of administration shall locate department of revenue assessment and appraisal staff in each county courthouse or other county building for use by the department's assessment and appraisal staff, if space is reasonably available. A county may charge the department of revenue a rental rate that does not exceed the rental rate that the department of administration charges state agencies for space in state buildings. If space is not reasonably available in the courthouse or other county building, the department of revenue may contract for the procurement of suitable space."

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