HB4527ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

State Government Administration Committee

Filed: 3/5/2008

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4527

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4527 as follows:

on page 2, line 11, after "thereafter.", by inserting "If moneys appropriated for grants under this Section are not sufficient, then the State Librarian shall reduce the per capita amount of the grants so that the qualifying public libraries receive the same amount per capita, but in no event shall the grant be less than equivalent to the difference between the amount of the tax revenue obtained from the current levy and an annual income of $4.25 per capita."; and

on page 3, line 8, after "thereafter.", by inserting "If moneys appropriated for grants under this Section are not sufficient, then the State Librarian shall reduce the per capita amount of the grants so that the qualifying public libraries receive the same amount per capita, but in no event shall the grant be less than equivalent to the difference between the amount of the tax revenue obtained from the current levy and an annual income of $4.25 per capita."; and

on page 5, line 11, after "$750", by inserting ", which, in the event of an insufficient appropriation, shall not be reduced to a total grant of less than $100"; and

on page 6, by replacing lines 21 and 22 with the following:

"Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2008.".