Governor May Authorize Expenditure

Mont. Code Ann. § 90-4-318, under Energy Supply Emergency Powers.

Mont. Code Ann. § 90-4-318

The governor may authorize the incurring of liabilities and expenses to be paid as other claims against the state from the general fund, in the amount necessary, when an energy emergency is declared by the governor and justifies the expenditure as set forth in 10-3-311 for other emergency or disaster expenditures.