HOUSE AMENDMENT |
Bill No. HB 49 |
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Representative Bean offered the following: |
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Amendment (with directory and title amendments) |
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Remove line(s) 112-127, and insert: |
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Section 2. Section 257.191, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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257.191 Public libraryconstruction grants.-- |
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(1)The Division of Library and Information Services may |
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accept and administer library construction moneys appropriated |
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to it and shall allocate such appropriation to municipal, |
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county, and regional libraries in the form of publiclibrary |
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construction grants on a matching basis. The local matching |
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portion shall be no less than the grant amount, on a dollar-for- |
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dollar basis, up to the maximum grant amount50 percent. The |
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division shall waive the matching requirement if a county or |
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municipality requests a waiver of the matching requirement and |
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has been designated a rural community in accordance with ss. |
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288.0656(2)(b) and 288.06561. Initiation of a library |
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construction project 12 months or less prior to the grant award |
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under this section shall not affect the eligibility of an |
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applicant to receive a public library construction grant. |
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(2)(a) The Division of Library and Information Services |
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may accept and administer moneys appropriated to it for small |
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county public library construction grants. The purpose of the |
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grants is to assist counties and municipalities that have been |
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designated rural communities in accordance with ss. |
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288.0656(2)(b) and 288.06561 to construct, expand, or renovate |
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public library facilities to meet the requirement of 0.6 square |
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feet per capita of total library floor space.
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(b) To be eligible to compete for funds under this |
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section, a county or municipality shall:
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1. Comply with the definition of rural community as |
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provided in s. 288.0656(2)(b).
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2. Have less than 0.6 square feet per capita of total |
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library floor space.
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3. Certify that the county or municipality will |
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appropriate and expend sufficient funds to operate the completed |
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library facility.
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4. Not apply for a grant under the public library |
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construction grant program provided in subsection (1) during the |
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same fiscal year.
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(c) The implementation of the provisions of the small |
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county public library construction grants under this subsection |
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shall be contingent upon specific appropriations provided to the |
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Department of State for funding of these grants.
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(3)The division shall adopt rules for the administration |
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of library construction grants. For the purposes of this |
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section, s. 257.21 does not apply. |
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================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================= |
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Remove line(s) 7 and 8, and insert: |
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s. 257.191, F.S.; revising provisions relating to public library |
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construction grants; providing for waiver of local matching |
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requirement under certain circumstances; authorizing the |
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Division of Library and Information Services to administer |
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certain funds; providing for eligibility for grant funding; |
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providing for the adoption of rules; providing for effect |
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contingent upon certain appropriations; amending s. 257.261, |
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F.S.; revising |