2013 North Dakota Century Code Title 54 State Government Chapter 54-24.2 State Aid to Public Libraries
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CHAPTER 54-24.2
STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES
54-24.2-01. Eligibility.
Public libraries eligible to receive financial aid under this chapter are limited to those public
libraries that:
1. Apply to the state library for such financial aid.
2. Are established and operated in accordance with chapter 40-38.
3. Participate in the North Dakota network for knowledge interlibrary loan and information
network.
54-24.2-02. Grant formula.
Grants to eligible public libraries must be in accordance with the following formula:
1. One dollar, or a percentage thereof, for each person residing in the city or county
operating or providing financial support for the public library, as determined by the
latest official federal census; and
2. Five dollars per square mile [259.00 hectares], or a percentage thereof, of land within
the geographical boundaries of each county operating or providing financial support for
a public library.
54-24.2-02.1. Other public funds defined.
"Other public funds", as used in sections 54-24.2-03 and 54-24.2-05, means moneys
appropriated for public library services by the governing body of the political subdivision
providing public library services under chapter 40-38 in addition to the mill levy made for public
library services.
54-24.2-02.2. Maintenance of local effort.
1. A public library is not eligible to receive funds under this chapter during a fiscal year if
the governing body has diminished, from the average of the three preceding fiscal
years, the appropriation, in dollars, derived from the mill levy for public library services
under section 40-38-02.
2. If the governing body is levying the maximum number of mills it can levy without
having an election to increase the mill levy and the appropriation is diminished below
the average of the three preceding fiscal years solely because of a reduction in the
taxable valuation, then the public library is eligible to receive funds under this chapter.
54-24.2-03. Incentive for local funding.
To provide for increased local funding, public libraries eligible to receive funds under section
54-24.2-02 shall have the funds allocated to them modified in accordance with the following
formula:
Cities levying
8.00 or more mills
150 percent of allocation
6.00 - 7.99 mills
125 percent of allocation
4.00 - 5.99 mills
100 percent of allocation
3.00 - 3.99 mills
75 percent of allocation
2.00 - 2.99 mills
50 percent of allocation
1.00 - 1.99 mills
33 percent of allocation
0.01 - 0.99 mills
25 percent of allocation
0.00 - mills
0 percent of allocation
Counties levying
4.00 or more mills
150 percent of allocation
3.00 - 3.99 mills
125 percent of allocation
2.00 - 2.99 mills
100 percent of allocation
1.50 - 1.99 mills
75 percent of allocation
1.00 - 1.49 mills
50 percent of allocation
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0.50 - 0.99 mills
33 percent of allocation
0.01 - 0.49 mills
25 percent of allocation
0.00 - mills
0 percent of allocation
The computation of mills must be based upon the levy on the taxable valuation and the mill levy
equivalent of other public funds received and deposited in the library fund for the operation of
the library by the governing body during the preceding fiscal year as certified by the auditor of
the city or county operating the library.
54-24.2-04. Maintenance of local effort.
Repealed by S.L. 2007, ch. 466, § 2.
54-24.2-05. Limitations.
For public libraries operated by cities, funds granted under this chapter may not exceed
thirty-three percent of the total expenditure of mill levy moneys and other public funds during the
preceding year. For public libraries operated by counties, funds granted under this chapter may
not exceed the following percent of the total expenditure of mill levy moneys and other public
funds during the preceding year:
less than $10,000
100 percent
$10,000 - $19,999
75 percent
$20,000 - $29,999
67 percent
$30,000 - $50,000
50 percent
over $50,000
33 percent
54-24.2-06. Use of funds - Reporting.
Funds appropriated under this chapter may be expended by public libraries for the purchase
of library materials, supplies and equipment, salaries of library staff, and services. No funds may
be used for land acquisition, construction, or investment.
Each public library receiving funds under the chapter shall submit to the state library an
annual report detailing the expenditures of these funds and all other funds expended by the
library within the calendar year. Such report is due within ninety days after the close of the
calendar year.
54-24.2-07. State aid to libraries - Reimbursement.
Expired under S.L. 2007, ch. 467, § 2.
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