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PUBLIC LAW 91-600-DEC. 30, 1970

[84 STAT.

" TITLE i l — P U B L I C L I B R A R Y CONSTRUCTION^ "GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION

"SEC. 201. The Commissioner shall carry out a program of making grants to States which have had approved a basic State plan under section 6 and have submitted a long-range program and submit annually appropriately updated programs under section 203 for the construction of public libraries. "USES OF FEDERAL FUNDS

"SEC. 202. Funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 4(a) shall be available for grants to States from allotments under section 5(a) for the purpose of paying the Federal share of the cost of construction projects carried under State plans. Such grants shall be used solely for the construction of public libraries under approved State plans. "STATE ANNUAL PROGRAM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES

"SEC. 203. Any State desiring to receive a grant from its allotment for the purpose of this title for any fiscal year shall, in addition to having submitted, and having had approved, a basic State plan under section 6, submit such projects as the State may approve and are consistent with its long-range program. "Such projects shall be submitted at such time and contain such information as the Commissioner may require by regulation and shall— " (1) for the year submitted under which funds are paid to the State from appropriations pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 4(a) for that year, be used, consistent with the State's long-range program, for the construction of public libraries in areas of the State which are without the library facilities necessary to provide adequate library services; "(2) follow the criteria, policies, and procedures for the approval of applications for the construction of public library facilities under the long-range program; " (3) follow policies and procedures which will insure that every local or other public agency whose application for funds under the plan with respect to a project for construction of public library facilities is denied will be given an opportunity for a hearing before the State library administrative agency; "(4) include an extension of the long-range program taking into consideration the results of evaluations. "TITLE III—INTERLIBRARY COOPERATION " G R A N T S TO STATES FOR INTERLIBRARY COOPERATION PROGRAMS

"SEC. 301. The Commissioner shall carry out a program of making grants to States which have an approved basic State plan under section 6 and have submitted a long-range program and an annual program under section 303 for interlibrary cooperation programs.

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