{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-18-106","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-18-106","heading":"No limitation on legislative authority -- transfer of funds.","body":"(1) Parts 1 through 3 do not limit the authority of the legislature relative to appropriations for salary and wages. The budget director shall adjust determinations in accordance with legislative appropriations.\n(2) Unexpended agency appropriation balances in the first year of the biennium may be transferred to the second year of the biennium to offset the costs of pay increases.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 18. STATE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION, COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0180/part_0010/section_0060/0020-0180-0010-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:18Z","sha256":"d15573e488213d02515cd876e57a5e457b1e54ff280cb597cf6d136528a5d6e7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-18-105","next":"us-mt/2-18-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}