Mont. Code Ann. § 17-2-502
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17-2-502 Funding for tribal entities -- reporting
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17-2-502 . Funding for tribal entities -- reporting. (1) Following the close of each fiscal year, a designated state agency that has distributed funds to a tribal entity or has received or retained funds related to a program that directly or indirectly provides financial assistance to a tribal entity shall prepare a report that identifies all financial assistance distributed by the designated state agency directly or indirectly to a tribal entity in the previous fiscal year.
(2) Unless otherwise specifically provided in the report issued by the director of the office of Indian affairs, the report under this section must provide the following information:
(a) the amount distributed directly to a tribal entity;
(b) the amount distributed to a subrecipient that was ultimately distributed to a tribal entity;
(c) the date the amount was distributed to a tribal entity or subrecipient;
(d) the tribal entity receiving the financial assistance;
(e) the federal assistance listings number, if applicable;
(f) the purpose of the distribution;
(g) the amount of any overhead rate and a general description of the uses of overhead funding for distributing the financial assistance;
(h) for funds distributed pursuant to a program administered by a designated state agency, the program through which the funds were distributed; and
(i) for federal funds, any other amount retained by the state agency and for what purpose.
(3) A designated state agency that prepares a report in accordance with subsection (1) shall submit the report to the office of budget and program planning on or before November 1 of each year.
(4) The office of budget and program planning shall prepare an annual report that compiles and summarizes the reports that the office of budget and program planning receives in accordance with subsection (3).
(5) On or before December 1 of each year, the office of budget and program planning shall submit the report required by subsection (4) to:
(a) the state-tribal relations committee, in accordance with 5-11-210 ;
(b) the office of state director of Indian affairs provided for in 2-15-217 ;
(c) each federally recognized tribal government in the state; and
(d) the legislative finance committee established in 5-12-201 .
(6) The report required by subsection (4) must be posted on the website of the office of state director of Indian affairs.
(2) Unless otherwise specifically provided in the report issued by the director of the office of Indian affairs, the report under this section must provide the following information:
(a) the amount distributed directly to a tribal entity;
(b) the amount distributed to a subrecipient that was ultimately distributed to a tribal entity;
(c) the date the amount was distributed to a tribal entity or subrecipient;
(d) the tribal entity receiving the financial assistance;
(e) the federal assistance listings number, if applicable;
(f) the purpose of the distribution;
(g) the amount of any overhead rate and a general description of the uses of overhead funding for distributing the financial assistance;
(h) for funds distributed pursuant to a program administered by a designated state agency, the program through which the funds were distributed; and
(i) for federal funds, any other amount retained by the state agency and for what purpose.
(3) A designated state agency that prepares a report in accordance with subsection (1) shall submit the report to the office of budget and program planning on or before November 1 of each year.
(4) The office of budget and program planning shall prepare an annual report that compiles and summarizes the reports that the office of budget and program planning receives in accordance with subsection (3).
(5) On or before December 1 of each year, the office of budget and program planning shall submit the report required by subsection (4) to:
(a) the state-tribal relations committee, in accordance with 5-11-210 ;
(b) the office of state director of Indian affairs provided for in 2-15-217 ;
(c) each federally recognized tribal government in the state; and
(d) the legislative finance committee established in 5-12-201 .
(6) The report required by subsection (4) must be posted on the website of the office of state director of Indian affairs.
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