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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HB 465 |
MT | 2023 | D |
Provided by Furman
Summary
- This bill mandates that all construction-related fees or charges imposed and collected by a county, city, or town are used only for activities in support of reviewing and issuing a building permit, as well as building code enforcement.
- The bill provides that the fees or charges must be reduced if they accumulate above the amount needed to enforce building codes for 36 months. This period was 12 months under prior law.
- Finally, this bill prohibits the department of labor and industry from conducting certain audits of a county, city, or town building code enforcement program except as part of a financial audit.
Provided by lawmakers
Bill Title
Revise local government acceptable uses of building permit fees
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