{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-10-115","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-10-115","heading":"Regional resource authority -- powers -- limits.","body":"(1) A regional resource authority has power to:\n(a) sue and be sued;\n(b) purchase and hold lands within its limits;\n(c) make contracts and purchase and hold personal property that may be necessary to the exercise of its powers;\n(d) make orders for the disposition or use of its property that the interests of its inhabitants require; and\n(e) subject to 15-10-420, levy and collect taxes for public or governmental purposes, as described in 7-6-2527, under its exclusive jurisdiction unless prohibited by law;\n(f) impose fees or assessments for services provided;\n(g) pay debts and expenses;\n(h) solicit and accept bequests, donations, or grants of money, property, services, or other advantages and comply with any condition that is not contrary to the public interest;\n(i) execute documents necessary to receive money, property, services, or other advantages from the state government, the federal government, or any other source;\n(j) make grants and loans of money, property, and services for public purposes;\n(k) require the attendance of witnesses and production of documents relevant to matters being considered by the governing body;\n(l) hire, direct, and discharge employees and appoint and remove members of boards;\n(m) ratify any action of the regional resource authority or its officers or employees that could have been approved in advance;\n(n) acquire by eminent domain, as provided in Title 70, chapter 30, any interest in property for a public use authorized by law;\n(o) initiate a civil action to restrain or enjoin an action adverse to the regional resource authority;\n(p) enter private property, obtaining warrants when necessary, for the purpose of enforcing its authority that affects the general welfare and public safety;\n(q) conduct preparatory studies;\n(r) purchase insurance and establish self-insurance plans;\n(s) exercise powers not inconsistent with law necessary for effective administration of authorized services and functions;\n(t) enter into interlocal agreements or other agreements with the federal government or its agencies; and\n(u) issue bonds and notes for the purpose of funding projects as provided in part 2 of this chapter.\n(2) A regional resource authority may not:\n(a) authorize a tax on income or the sale of goods or services;\n(b) regulate private activity beyond its geographic limits;\n(c) impose a duty on another unit of local government, except that nothing in this limitation affects the right of a regional resource authority to enter into and enforce an agreement on interlocal cooperation;\n(d) exercise any judicial function, except as an incident to the exercise of an administrative power; or\n(e) exercise any power enumerated in 7-1-111.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 10. REGIONAL RESOURCE AUTHORITIES","Part 1. Creation -- Expansion -- Powers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0100/part_0010/section_0150/0070-0100-0010-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:04Z","sha256":"23370160e08afe375b65188063c1e54a2de822a7bbc0814418030c05012e798a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-10-111","next":"us-mt/7-10-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}