_____________ bill NO. _____________

INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________

By Request of the ****

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT providing that an interlocal agreement may not exceed a 5-year duration; and AMENDING SECTION 7-11-105, MCA.”

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

Section 1. Section 7-11-105, MCA, is amended to read:

"7-11-105. Detailed contents of interlocal agreements. (1) The contract authorized by 7-11-104 must specify the following:

(1)(a) its duration that may not exceed 5 years after the date the agreement is filed as provided in 7-11-107;

(2)(b) the precise organization, composition, and nature of any separate legal entity created by the contract;

(3)(c) the purpose or purposes of the interlocal contract;

(4)(d) the manner of financing the joint or cooperative undertaking and establishing and maintaining a budget for the undertaking;

(5)(e) the permissible method or methods to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the agreement and, if applicable, for disposing of property upon a partial or complete termination;

(6)(f) provision for an administrator or a joint board responsible for administering the joint or cooperative undertaking, including representation of the contracting parties on the joint board;

(7)(g) if applicable, the manner of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property used in the joint or cooperative undertaking;

(8)(h) the contracting party responsible for reports and payment of retirement system contributions pursuant to 19-2-506;

(9)(i) if applicable, the manner of sharing the employment of a teacher or specialist under 20-4-201, a superintendent under 20-4-401, or a professional person licensed under Title 37; and

(10)(j) any other necessary and proper matters.

(2) The limitation on duration in subsection (1)(a) does not apply to bond financing agreements, including but not limited to those agreements provided for in 90-6-310."