{"data":{"id":"us-mt/17-7-501","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"17-7-501","heading":"Appropriations -- type.","body":"There are three types of appropriations within the meaning of \"appropriation made by law\" as used in Article VIII, section 14, of the Montana constitution:\n(1) temporary appropriations enacted by the legislature as part of designated appropriation bills or sections designated as appropriations in other bills;\n(2) temporary appropriations made by valid budget amendment; and\n(3) statutory appropriations made by permanent law in conformance with 17-7-502.","path":["TITLE 17. STATE FINANCE","CHAPTER 7. BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATIONS","Part 5. Statutory Appropriations"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0170/chapter_0070/part_0050/section_0010/0170-0070-0050-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:26Z","sha256":"87265d7f1b3ed1787cf436d55ba74bce9f3c6650050b8666db1fadb186d089b4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/17-7-405","next":"us-mt/17-7-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}