Mont. Code Ann. § 90-7-204

The authority may designate a participating institution as its agent for determining the location and character of an eligible facility undertaken by that institution under the provisions of this chapter. As agent, the institution may acquire, construct, reconstruct, renovate, replace, improve, maintain, repair, operate, lease, as lessee or lessor, and enter into contracts for any and all such purposes, including contracts for the management and operation of the facility.