Montana § 69-4-302 - Statement Of Findings And Purpose
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 69-4-302 — Statement Of Findings And Purpose, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-4-302. Statement Of Findings And Purpose
Statement of findings and purpose. (1) The legislature finds that in many areas of the state, landowners, cities, towns, counties, rural electric cooperatives, and public utilities desire to convert existing overhead electric and communication facilities to underground locations by means of special improvement district proceedings. (2) The legislature hereby declares that a public purpose will be served by providing a procedure to accomplish such conversion and that it is in the public interest to provide for such conversion by proceedings taken pursuant to this part, whether such areas be within the limits of a city or town or within a county.
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Section 69-4-302 ("Statement Of Findings And Purpose") 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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