Montana Code Annotated 2001

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     85-7-1953. Amount owed United States -- lien and special tax. All amounts to be paid to the United States under any contract made pursuant to this part between the district and the United States are a general obligation of the district, and the amounts to be paid to the United States are a lien upon the irrigation system of the district. Subject to 15-10-420, all lands within the district or added to the district must be subject to a special tax or assessment for the payment of all amounts to be paid to the United States under the contract between the district and the United States. The special tax or assessment constitutes a first and prior lien on the land against which the tax or assessment is levied to the same extent and with like force and effect as taxes levied for state and county purposes.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 24, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 7264.12, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 83, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2122; amd. Sec. 154, Ch. 584, L. 1999.

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