2001 Minnesota Statutes

     134.34 Regional library basic system support grants; 
  requirements. 

    Subdivision 1.    Local support levels.  A regional 
 library basic system support grant shall be made to any regional 
 public library system where there are at least three 
 participating counties and where each participating city and 
 county is providing for public library service support the 
 lesser of (a) an amount equivalent to .82 percent of the 
 adjusted net tax capacity of the taxable property of that city 
 or county, as determined by the commissioner of revenue for the 
 second year preceding that calendar year in 1991 and later years 
 or (b) a per capita amount calculated under the provisions of 
 this subdivision.  The per capita amount is established for 
 calendar year 1993 as $7.62.  In succeeding calendar years, the 
 per capita amount shall be increased by a percentage equal to 
 one-half of the percentage by which the total state adjusted net 
 tax capacity of property as determined by the commissioner of 
 revenue for the second year preceding that calendar year 
 increases over that total adjusted net tax capacity for the 
 third year preceding that calendar year.  The minimum level of 
 support shall be certified annually to the participating cities 
 and counties by the department of children, families, and 
 learning.  A city which is a part of a regional public library 
 system shall not be required to provide this level of support if 
 the property of that city is already taxable by the county for 
 the support of that regional public library system.  In no event 
 shall the department of children, families, and learning require 
 any city or county to provide a higher level of support than the 
 level of support specified in this section in order for a system 
 to qualify for a regional library basic system support grant.  
 This section shall not be construed to prohibit a city or county 
 from providing a higher level of support for public libraries 
 than the level of support specified in this section.  

    Subd. 2. Repealed, 1992 c 499 art 10 s 4 

    Subd. 3.    Regional designation.  Regional library 
 basic system support grants shall be made only to those regional 
 public library systems officially designated by the commissioner 
 of children, families, and learning as the appropriate agency to 
 strengthen, improve and promote public library services in the 
 participating areas.  The commissioner of children, families, 
 and learning shall designate no more than one such regional 
 public library system located entirely within any single 
 development region existing under sections 462.381 to 462.398 or 
 chapter 473. 

    Subd. 4.  A regional library basic system support grant 
 shall not be made to a regional public library system for a 
 participating city or county which decreases the dollar amount 
 provided for support for operating purposes of public library 
 service below the amount provided by it for the second preceding 
 year.  This subdivision shall not apply to participating cities 
 or counties where the adjusted net tax capacity of that city or 
 county has decreased, if the dollar amount of the reduction in 
 support is not greater than the dollar amount by which support 
 would be decreased if the reduction in support were made in 
 direct proportion to the decrease in adjusted net tax capacity. 

    Subd. 4a. Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 4 art 8 s 6 

    Subd. 5. Repealed, 1989 c 329 art 10 s 5 

    Subd. 6. Repealed, 1Sp1989 c 1 art 5 s 51 

    Subd. 7.    Proposed budget.  In addition to the annual 
 report required in section 134.13, a regional public system that 
 receives a basic system support grant under this section must 
 provide each participating county and city with its proposed 
 budget for the next year. 

    HIST: 1978 c 546 s 5; 1979 c 334 art 9 s 5,6; 1982 c 548 art 6 
 s 18; 1982 c 576 s 1; 1982 c 642 s 1; 1986 c 471 s 5; 1987 c 268 
 art 7 s 16,17; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1988 c 720 s 1; 1989 c 329 
 art 10 s 2,3; art 13 s 6,20; 1992 c 499 art 10 s 2,3; 1Sp1995 c 
 3 art 10 s 2; art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 10 s 1; 1Sp1997 c 4 
 art 8 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55