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HOUSE BILL NO. 633

INTRODUCED BY B. HAMLETT, N. BALLANCE, D. BEDEY, L. JONES, D. SALOMON

BY REQUEST OF THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

 

AN ACT CREATING THE DIGITAL LIBRARY SERVICES STATE SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT; PROVIDING FOR A STUDY OF A FUNDING FORMULA FOR DIGITAL LIBRARY SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR A TRANSFER AND AN APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

 

     Section 1.  Digital library services special revenue account. (1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102 to the credit of the state library to be known as the digital library services state special revenue account.

     (2) There must be deposited in the account:

     (a) quarterly payments from state agencies for use of the natural resource information system established in 90-15-301;

     (b) legislative transfers to the account; and

     (c) any funds allocated to the account.

     (3) The purpose of the fund is to provide digital library services throughout the state.

 

     Section 2.  Digital library services funding study. During the 2019-2020 interim, the legislative finance committee shall direct a study of a funding formula to adequately and fairly distribute the cost of administering and operating the natural resource information system and other digital library services among state agencies and private or commercial entities.

 

     Section 3.  Fund transfer -- appropriation. (1) The state treasurer shall transfer $100 from the general fund to the account established in [section 1] by August 15, 2019.

     (2) For the biennium beginning July 1, 2019, there is appropriated $100 from the account established in [section 1] to the state library to provide digital library services.

 

     Section 4.  Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 22, chapter 1, and the provisions of Title 22, chapter 1, apply to [section 1].

 

     Section 5.  Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2019.

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