{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-11-707","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-11-707","heading":"Appointment to Pacific Northwest economic region -- vacancy.","body":"(1) Pursuant to 5-11-706, Article III, the governor or a designee and four legislators must be appointed to the delegate council of the Pacific Northwest economic region. The legislative members are appointed as follows:\n(a) one member to be appointed by the president of the senate;\n(b) one member to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;\n(c) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and\n(d) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.\n(2) If the Pacific Northwest economic region establishes policy committees under 5-11-706, Article V, appointments of legislators to the policy committees are to be made by the legislative council as provided in 5-11-305.\n(3) In the event that a vacancy occurs, appointment to fill the vacancy must be made in the same manner as the original appointment.","path":["TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","CHAPTER 11. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS","Part 7. Pacific Northwest Economic Region"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0050/chapter_0110/part_0070/section_0070/0050-0110-0070-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:58Z","sha256":"6e05a4b2e97680b1301d6a2b65c87a275d820f0616b65f8d31ba0584aa1e6658","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-11-706","next":"us-mt/5-11-708"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}