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HOUSE BILL NO. 596

INTRODUCED BY SANDS, CAFERRO, COCCHIARELLA, FRANKLIN, LANGE, MCALPIN, NOONEY, RYAN, J. TROPILA, WILLIAMS

 

AN ACT INCREASING THE REPAYMENT PERIOD FOR ASSESSMENTS IMPOSED AGAINST OWNERS OF LAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN SIDEWALKS, CURBS, GUTTERS, OR ALLEY APPROACHES IN CITIES OR TOWNS; AMENDING SECTION 7-14-4110, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE.

 

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

 

     Section 1.  Section 7-14-4110, MCA, is amended to read:

     "7-14-4110.  Assessments for costs. (1) The payment of assessments to defray the cost of construction of the sidewalks, curbs, and gutters referred to in 7-14-4109 or any combination thereof of sidewalks, curbs, or gutters or alley approach may be spread over a term of period not to exceed 12 20 years,. payment to Payments must be made in equal annual installments.

     (2)  The Before the first Monday of October each year, the city council shall, annually before the first Monday of October, pass and adopt a resolution levying an assessment and tax against each lot or parcel of land in front of which sidewalks, curbs, and gutters or any combination thereof of sidewalks, curbs, or gutters have has been constructed under orders of the city council or each lot or parcel of land having access to said the property via by way of the alley approach which that has been constructed under orders of the city council. Said The resolution levying such the assessment shall must be in every manner prepared and certified in the same manner as resolutions levying assessments for the making of improvements in special improvement districts."

 

     Section 2.  Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.

 

     Section 3.  Retroactive applicability. [This act] applies retroactively, within the meaning of 1-2-109, to city or town council orders for the construction of sidewalks, curbs, gutters, or alley approaches occurring after December 31, 2006.

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