1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to libraries; providing that grants from the proceeds of a local option 
1.3 	sales tax shall not be amounts provided by a city or county when determining 
1.4 	eligibility for regional library basic system support grants;amending Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes 2006, section 134.34, subdivision 4.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 134.34, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Limitation. A regional library basic system support grant shall not be 
1.9 	made to a regional public library system for a participating city or county which decreases 
1.10 	the dollar amount provided for support for operating purposes of public library service 
1.11 	below the amount provided by it for the second preceding year. For purposes of this 
1.12 	subdivision and subdivision 1, any funds provided under section 473.757, subdivision 2, 
1.13 	for extending library hours of operation shall not be considered amounts provided by a city 
1.14 	or county for support for operating purposes of public library service. This subdivision 
1.15 	shall not apply to participating cities or counties where the adjusted net tax capacity of 
1.16 	that city or county has decreased, if the dollar amount of the reduction in support is not 
1.17 	greater than the dollar amount by which support would be decreased if the reduction in 
1.18 	support were made in direct proportion to the decrease in adjusted net tax capacity.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.