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INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________

By Request of the Department of Administration

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT extending the application of the bond validating act; AMENDING SECTION 17-5-205, MCA; and PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”

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

Section 1. Section 17-5-205, MCA, is amended to read:

"17-5-205. Application. The application of the Bond Validating Act, Title 17, chapter 5, part 2, is extended to bonds issued and proceedings taken prior to April 18, 2019 [the effective date of this act]."

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