Montana § 18-2-101 - Definitions Of Building, Costs, And Construction

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§ 18-2-101. Definitions Of Building, Costs, And Construction

Definitions of building, costs, and construction. In part 1 of this chapter, with the exception of 18-2-104 , 18-2-107 , 18-2-113 , 18-2-114 , 18-2-122 , and 18-2-123 , the following definitions apply: (1) (a) "Building" includes a building, facility, or structure: (i) constructed or purchased wholly or in part with state money; (ii) at a state institution; (iii) owned or to be owned by a state agency, including the department of transportation; or (iv) constructed for the use or benefit of the state with federal or private money as provided in 18-2-102 (2)(e). (b) "Building" does not include a building, facility, or structure: (i) owned or to be owned by a county, city, town, school district, or special improvement district; (ii) used as a component part of an environmental remediation or abandoned mine land reclamation project, a highway, or a water conservation project, unless the building will require a continuing state general fund financial obligation after the environmental remediation or abandoned mine land reclamation project is completed; or (iii) leased or to be leased by a state agency. (2) (a) "Construction" includes the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, and remodeling of a building and the equipping and furnishing of a building during construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, and remodeling. (b) "Construction" does not include work performed under an energy performance contract entered into pursuant to Title 90, chapter 4, part 11. (3) "Costs" means those expenses defined in 17-5-801 .

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