Montana § 90-5-106 - Determination Of Costs -- Terms Of Lease

§ 90-5-106. Determination Of Costs -- Terms Of Lease

Determination of costs -- terms of lease. (1) Prior to the leasing of any project or entering into a loan agreement concerning a project, the governing body must determine and find the following: (a) the amount necessary to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds proposed to be issued to finance such project; (b) the amount necessary to be paid into any reserve funds which the governing body may deem it advisable to establish in connection with the retirement of the proposed bonds and the maintenance of the project including taxes; and (c) the estimated cost of maintaining the project in good repair and keeping it properly insured, unless the terms of the lease or loan agreement provide that the lessee or borrower shall maintain the project and carry all proper insurance with respect thereto. (2) The determinations and findings of the governing body required to be made by subsection (1) shall be set forth in the proceedings under which the proposed bonds are to be issued. Prior to the issuance of any bonds authorized by this part, the municipality or county shall lease the project to a lessee or lessees or enter into a loan agreement with a borrower under a lease or loan agreement conditioned upon completion of the project by the lessees or borrowers and providing for payment to the municipality or county of such rentals or payments as, upon the basis of such determinations and findings, will be sufficient to: (a) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued to finance the project; (b) pay the taxes on the project; (c) build up and maintain any reserves deemed by the governing body to be advisable in connection therewith; and (d) pay the costs of maintaining the project in good repair and keeping it properly insured, unless the lease or loan agreement obligates the lessees or borrowers to pay for the maintenance and insurance of the project. (3) Subject to the limitations of this part, the lease, loan agreement, or extensions or modifications thereof may contain such other terms and conditions as may be mutually acceptable to the parties and, notwithstanding any other provisions of law relating to the sale of property owned by municipalities and counties, an option may be granted to a lessee to purchase the project on such terms and conditions as may be mutually acceptable to the parties.