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68th Legislature 2023                                                                                            LC 0403
                                      _____________ BILL NO. _____________
                   INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________
                                           (Primary Sponsor)
                              BY REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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  A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT REPEALING THE LEWIS AND CLARK BICENTENNIAL LICENSE
  PLATE PROGRAM; REMOVING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE LEWIS AND CLARK BICENTENNIAL
  ACCOUNT; AMENDING SECTION 17-7-502, MCA; REPEALING SECTIONS 2-15-151 AND 90-1-115, MCA;
  AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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          Section 1. Section 17-7-502, MCA, is amended to read:
          "17-7-502. Statutory appropriations -- definition -- requisites for validity. (1) A statutory
  appropriation is an appropriation made by permanent law that authorizes spending by a state agency without
  the need for a biennial legislative appropriation or budget amendment.
          (2)      Except as provided in subsection (4), to be effective, a statutory appropriation must comply with
  both of the following provisions:
          (a)      The law containing the statutory authority must be listed in subsection (3).
          (b)      The law or portion of the law making a statutory appropriation must specifically state that a
  statutory appropriation is made as provided in this section.
          (3)      The following laws are the only laws containing statutory appropriations: 2-17-105; 5-11-120; 5-
  11-407; 5-13-403; 5-13-404; 7-4-2502; 7-4-2924; 7-32-236; 10-1-108; 10-1-1202; 10-1-1303; 10-2-603; 10-2-
  807; 10-3-203; 10-3-310; 10-3-312; 10-3-314; 10-3-802; 10-3-1304; 10-4-304; 10-4-310; 15-1-121; 15-1-218;
  15-31-165; 15-31-1004; 15-31-1005; 15-35-108; 15-36-332; 15-37-117; 15-39-110; 15-65-121; 15-70-101; 15-
  70-130; 15-70-433; 16-11-119; 16-11-509; 17-3-106; 17-3-212; 17-3-222; 17-3-241; 17-6-101; 17-7-215; 18-11-
  112; 19-3-319; 19-3-320; 19-6-404; 19-6-410; 19-9-702; 19-13-604; 19-17-301; 19-18-512; 19-19-305; 19-19-
  506; 19-20-604; 19-20-607; 19-21-203; 20-8-107; 20-9-534; 20-9-622; [ 20-15-328]; 20-26-617; 20-26-1503;
  22-1-327; 22-3-116; 22-3-117; [ 22-3-1004]; 23-4-105; 23-5-306; 23-5-409; 23-5-612; 23-7-301; 23-7-402; 30-
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68th Legislature 2023                                                                                             LC 0403
  10-1004; 37-43-204; 37-50-209; 37-54-113; 39-71-503; 41-5-2011; 42-2-105; 44-4-1101; 44-12-213; 44-13-
  102; 46-32-108; 50-1-115; 53-1-109; 53-6-148; 53-9-113; 53-24-108; 53-24-206; 60-5-530; 60-11-115; 61-3-
  321; 61-3-415; 67-1-309; 69-3-870; 69-4-527; 75-1-1101; 75-5-1108; 75-6-214; 75-11-313; 75-26-308; 76-13-
  150; 76-13-151; 76-13-417; 76-17-103; 77-1-108; 77-2-362; 80-2-222; 80-4-416; 80-11-518; 80-11-1006; 81-1-
  112; 81-1-113; 81-7-106; 81-7-123; 81-10-103; 82-11-161; 85-2-526; 85-20-1504; 85-20-1505; [ 85-25-102];
  87-1-603; 87-5-909; 90-1-115; 90-1-205; 90-1-504; 90-6-331; and 90-9-306.
          (4)      There is a statutory appropriation to pay the principal, interest, premiums, and costs of issuing,
  paying, and securing all bonds, notes, or other obligations, as due, that have been authorized and issued
  pursuant to the laws of Montana. Agencies that have entered into agreements authorized by the laws of
  Montana to pay the state treasurer, for deposit in accordance with 17-2-101 through 17-2-107, as determined
  by the state treasurer, an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest as due on the bonds or notes have
  statutory appropriation authority for the payments. (In subsection (3): pursuant to sec. 10, Ch. 360, L. 1999, the
  inclusion of 19-20-604 terminates contingently when the amortization period for the teachers' retirement
  system's unfunded liability is 10 years or less; pursuant to sec. 73, Ch. 44, L. 2007, the inclusion of 19-6-410
  terminates contingently upon the death of the last recipient eligible under 19-6-709(2) for the supplemental
  benefit provided by 19-6-709; pursuant to sec. 5, Ch. 383, L. 2015, the inclusion of 85-25-102 is effective on
  occurrence of contingency; pursuant to sec. 6, Ch. 423, L. 2015, the inclusion of 22-3-116 and 22-3-117
  terminates June 30, 2025; pursuant to sec. 12, Ch. 55, L. 2017, the inclusion of 37-54-113 terminates June 30,
  2023; pursuant to sec. 4, Ch. 122, L. 2017, the inclusion of 10-3-1304 terminates September 30, 2025;
  pursuant to sec. 1, Ch. 213, L. 2017, the inclusion of 90-6-331 terminates June 30, 2027; pursuant to secs. 5, 8,
  Ch. 284, L. 2017, the inclusion of 81-1-112, 81-1-113, and 81-7-106 terminates June 30, 2023; pursuant to sec.
  1, Ch. 340, L. 2017, the inclusion of 22-1-327 terminates July 1, 2023; pursuant to sec. 10, Ch. 374, L. 2017,
  the inclusion of 76-17-103 terminates June 30, 2027; pursuant to sec. 5, Ch, 50, L. 2019, the inclusion of 37-50-
  209 terminates September 30, 2023; pursuant to sec. 1, Ch. 408, L. 2019, the inclusion of 17-7-215 terminates
  June 30, 2029; pursuant to secs. 11, 12, and 14, Ch. 343, L. 2019, the inclusion of 15-35-108 terminates June
  30, 2027; pursuant to sec. 7, Ch. 465, L. 2019, the inclusion of 85-2-526 terminates July 1, 2023; pursuant to
  sec. 5, Ch. 477, L. 2019, the inclusion of 10-3-802 terminates June 30, 2023; pursuant to secs. 1, 2, 3, Ch. 139,
  L. 2021, the inclusion of 53-9-113 terminates June 30, 2027; pursuant to sec. 8, Ch. 200, L. 2021, the inclusion
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  of 10-4-310 terminates July 1, 2031; pursuant to secs. 3, 4, Ch. 404, L. 2021, the inclusion of 30-10-1004
  terminates June 30, 2027; pursuant to sec. 5, Ch. 548, L. 2021, the inclusion of 50-1-115 terminates June 30,
  2025; pursuant to secs. 5 and 12, Ch. 563, L. 2021, the inclusion of 22-3-1004 is effective July 1, 2027; and
  pursuant to sec. 15, Ch. 574, L. 2021, the inclusion of 46-32-108 terminates June 30, 2023.)"
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          NEW SECTION. Section 2. Repealer. The following sections of the Montana Code Annotated are
  repealed:
  2-15-151.        Lewis and Clark bicentennial license plates -- authorization to apply as sponsor -- use of
  proceeds.
  90-1-115.        Department of commerce Lewis and Clark bicentennial account -- Montana historical society
  Lewis and Clark bicentennial account.
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          NEW SECTION. Section 3. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2023.
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Statutes affected: 
Introduced: 17-7-502