261#2h (LVA) LOV Restore State Aid to Local Libraries. HB30 - Committee Approved

State Budget

2002 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Committee Approved)

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LOV Restore State Aid to Local Libraries

Item 261 #2h

Item 261 #2h	First Year - FY2003	Second Year - FY2004
Education: Other
The Library of Virginia	FY2003 $3,500,000	FY2004 $3,500,000	GF

Language
Page 199, line 25, strike "$16,118,815" and insert "$19,618,815".
Page 199, line 25, strike "$16,118,815" and insert "$19,618,815".

Explanation
(This amendment reduces the budget cut in aid to public libraries as proposed in House Bill 30.)

Item 261

Item 261	First Year - FY2003	Second Year - FY2004
Financial Assistance for Cultural and Artistic Affairs (14300)	$16,118,815	$16,118,815
Financial Assistance to Public Libraries - Formula Aid (14301)	FY2003 $16,118,815	FY2004 $16,118,815
Fund Sources:
General	FY2003 $15,364,157	FY2004 $15,364,157
Federal Trust	FY2003 $754,658	FY2004 $754,658

Authority: Title 42.1, Chapter 3, Code of Virginia.

It is the objective of the Commonwealth that all local public libraries receiving state aid provide access to their patrons to worldwide electronic information on the Internet. It is the intent of the General Assembly that local public libraries receiving state aid invest in the technology necessary to provide or enhance this service.