Montana § 17-3-222 - Apportionment Of Money To Counties
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 17-3-222 — Apportionment Of Money To Counties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-3-222. Apportionment Of Money To Counties
Apportionment of money to counties. (1) The state treasurer shall apportion the money received under 17-3-221 to the appropriate counties and then allocate the money due each county as follows: (a) 50% to the county treasurer for deposit in the county general fund; and (b) 50% to the school equalization and property tax reduction account established in 20-9-336 to be used for the elementary BASE funding programs of the school districts in the county. (2) The payments from the state to the county treasurers provided for in subsection (1) are statutorily appropriated as provided in 17-7-502 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-3-222 ("Apportionment Of Money To Counties") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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