Mont. Code Ann. § 20-9-168
20-9-168 Emergency budget amendment tax levy
20-9-168 . Emergency budget amendment tax levy. When a budget amendment has been adopted by the board of trustees under 20-9-161 (2) and a district does not have sufficient funds, including insurance proceeds and reserves, to finance the budget amendment, the district may levy a tax in the ensuing school year to fund the expenditures authorized by the budget amendment. The amount levied may not exceed the unfunded amount of the budget amendment.