90-6-209. Limitations on grants. - Montana Statutes

     90-6-209. Limitations on grants. (1) The board may commit itself to the expenditure of funds for more than 1 year for a single project, but the board may not obligate funds not yet appropriated by the legislature. The total amount of grants to state agencies, except grants made pursuant to 90-6-205(4)(b), and Indian tribes may not exceed 7% of the total money allocated to the board during each fiscal year.
     (2) A grant to an Indian tribe under 90-6-205 may not be approved by the board unless:
     (a) the governing body of the tribe has agreed:
     (i) to waive its immunity from suit on any issue specifically arising from the transaction of a grant obtained under this part; and
     (ii) to the adjudication of any dispute arising out of the grant transaction in the district court of the first judicial district of the state of Montana; and
     (b) approval of the transaction has been obtained from the secretary of the United States department of the interior whenever approval is necessary.

     History: En. 50-1709 by Sec. 10, Ch. 502, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 50-1809(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 690, L. 1983; (2) En. Sec. 5, Ch. 690, L. 1983; (3) En. Sec. 6, Ch. 690, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 420, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 619, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 204, L. 1997.