Montana State Legislature

The study activities are based on Senate Joint Resolution No. 31, considered by the 64th Legislature.

• LCtif1 - Requires school district and county approval
• LCtif2 - Removes 95 mills from tax increment financing
• LCtif3 - Removes certain mills from tax increment financing
• LCtif4 - Allows tax increment use by private property owners for public purposes with recapture
• LCtif5 - Amends reporting requirements
• LCtif6 - Amends remittance laws
• LCtif7 - Amends laws related to an urban renewal agency board of commissioners
• Information on Bozeman remittances from Bozeman Public Schools budget
• Whitefish Remittance Payments
• Historical Impact of TIF Districts on Property Taxes - DOR
• Remittance Agreements and Other Ways of Releasing Increment -- Megan Moore
  • Interlocal Agreement - Gallatin County, Bozeman School District #7, Bozeman
  • Bozeman Ordinance No. 1628
  • Tax Remittance Agreement - Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Anaconda School District 10
  • Anaconda Ordinance No. 212-B
  • Interlocal Agreement - Whitefish and Whitefish School District
• House Bill No. 114 (2015)
• Senate Bill No. 404 (2015)
  • Senate Bill No. 404 Fiscal Note
• Slide presentation: Tax Increment Financing -- Janet Cornish
• Tax Increment Financing in Montana (2014) -- Janet Cornish
• The Dark Side of Tax Increment Financing -- Kenneth Nordtvedt
• Urban Renewal Policies Authorized in Statute -- Megan Moore
• Role of State Agencies, Local Governments, and TIF District Boards in Interpreting Statutes-- Jaret Coles

Sample TIF Documents

• Urban Renewal District documents (Great Falls)
• Targeted Economic Development District documents (Shelby)
  • Letter from Mayor Bonderud
  • Resolution of Necessity (Resolution No. 1875)
  • Amendment to the Contract Resolution (Resolution No. 1907)
  • Contract between City of Shelby and CHS, Inc.