Chapter 520

2004 -- H 8620 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 07/07/04

A N A C T

RELATING TO STATE AID TO LIBRARIES

Introduced By: Representative Al Gemma

Date Introduced: June 08, 2004

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 29-6-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 29-6 entitled "State Aid to

Libraries" is hereby amended to read as follows:

29-6-2. Public library services. - - (a) For each city or town, the state's share to support

local public library services shall be equal to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount

appropriated and expended in the second preceding fiscal year by the city or town from local tax

revenues and as to only the Providence public library, funds from the Providence public library's

endowment that supplement the municipal appropriation; provided, however, that as to

Providence public library, the state in any year shall not be obligated to match any amount from

the Providence public library's endowment that exceeds six percent (6%) of the three (3) year

average market value, calculated at the end of the calendar year, of the investments in the

endowment. The amount of the grant payable to each municipality in any year in accordance with

this section shall be reduced proportionately in the event that the total of those grants in any year

exceeds the amount appropriated that year for the purposes of this section.

(b) Provided, that notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, the

state’s share to support local public library services shall also include funding to the Pontiac Free

Library in the city of Warwick for said library’s participation in the cooperating libraries

automated network (CLAN). Such funding shall be provided regardless of whether the city of

Warwick appropriates funds from local tax revenues to said library. The amount of said state

support shall be equal to the average of the amount appropriated by the city of Warwick to each

library in said municipality for participation in the CLAN program, in accordance with the

provisions of and formulas set forth in subsection (a) herein. Provided, further, that in the event

the city of Warwick appropriates funds from local tax revenues for the Pontiac Free Library, then

the amount of the state’s share to said library shall be calculated in accordance with the

provisions of subsection (a) herein for any year in which such calculation is applicable.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.

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