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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa
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DATE: February 16, 1993cou.
SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: AB 61 (Alpert) - The Public Library Learning and
Literacy Expansion Act of 1994
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position in SUPPORT of AB 61 by Assemblywoman Alpert, the
Public Library- Learning and Literacy Expansion Act of 1994 . This
bill which would place a $300 million library bond act on the
ballot in November, 1994 .
BACKGROUND:
Assemblywoman Alpert has introduced AB 61, to place a $300 million
library bond measure on the ballot. If passed by the voters, the
$300 million would be available to local jurisdictions on a 65%
state, 35% local match basis to construct and/or remodel public
library facilities . . In 1988, statewide voters approved Proposition
85, which authorized $75 million in bonds for public library
construction. From that round of bond funding the City of Clayton
was successful in obtaining $2 . 7 million in state matching funds to
construct a new 15,000 square foot branch library scheduled to open
in late 1994 . In 1991, the Board of Supervisors took a support
position on SB 1230 which was essentially similar to AB 61;
however, SB 1230 died at the end of the 1992 legislative session.
The California Library Association has taken an active support
position on AB 61 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _X—YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON -- February 23, 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 7� OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS O THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED
Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OFr.HE BOARD OF
CC: County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Librarian
Les Spahnn, SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates �
BY -/ ��A DEPUTY
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The Contra Costa County Library Draft Master Plan has proposed
facility standards of a minimum level of . 3 square feet per capita
and an enhanced level of .5 square feet per capita. Implementation
of these standards would require approximately 20 capital projects
to be completed to meet the twenty year population projections in
the County. The projects include additional branch libraries in
Antioch, East County/Brentwood and San Ramon, new replacement
facilities in Concord, Danville, E1 Cerrito, Martinez, Oakley,
Pittsburg, San Pablo and Walnut Creek, new branch libraries in
Alamo, Dougherty Valley, Hercules, and West Pittsburg, and addition
to existing facilities in Brentwood, E1 Sobrante, Lafayette,
Pleasant Hill, and Ygnacio Valley (Walnut Creek) .
The total cost of these capital projects would be $68 million to
$120 million, depending on the square footage constructed. If
state bond funds were available for all of these projects, only $23
million to $40 million would be required in local funds . Obviously
this is an ambitious capital project scenario; however, in order
to meet the growing information needs of the citizens of this
County, it will be crucial to upgrade the physical facilities
within which library service is provided.
We are, therefore, recommending that the Board of Supervisors adopt
a support position on AB 61 .
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY
INTER-OFFICE MEMO
DATE: January 21, 1993
TO: Claude L. Van Marter, Assistant County Administrator
FROM: Anne Marie Gold, County Librarian Plllb
SUBJECT: AB 61
I would like to request the support of the Board of Supervisors for AB 61, the Public Library
Learning and Literacy Expansion Act of 1994. AB 61 would place a $300 million library bond
act on the ballot in November 1994. If passed by the voters, that $300 million would be
available to local jurisdictions on a 2/3 state, 1/3 local match basis to construct and/or remodel
public library facilities. In 1988 statewide voters approved Proposition 85 which authorized $75
million in bonds for public library construction. From that round of bond funding the City of
Clayton was successful in obtaining $2.7 million in state matching funds to construct a new
15,000 square foot branch library scheduled to open in late 1994. In 1991 the Board of
Supervisors took a support position on SB 1230 which was essentially similar to AB 61;
however, SB 1230 died at the end of the 1992 legislative session. The California Library
Association has taken an active support position on AB 61.
The Contra Costa County Library Draft Master Plan has proposed facility standards of a
Minimum level of .3 square feet per capita and an Enhanced level of .5 square feet per capita.
Implementation of these standards would require approximately 20 capital projects to be
completed to meet the twenty year population projections in the county. The projects include
additional branch libraries in Antioch, East County/Brentwood and San Ramon, new replacement
facilities in Concord, Danville, El Cerrito, Martinez, Oakley, Pittsburg, San Pablo, and Walnut
Creek, new branch libraries in Alamo, Dougherty Valley, Hercules, and West Pittsburg, and
addition to existing facilities in Brentwood, El Sobrante, Lafayette, Pleasant Hill, and Ygnacio
Valley (Walnut Creek).
The total cost of these capital projects would be $68 million to $120 million depending on the
square footage constructed. If state bond funds were available for all of these projects only $23
million to $40 million would be required in local funds. Obviously this is an ambitious capital
project scenario; however, in order to meet the growing information needs of the citizens of this
county it will crucial to upgrade the physical facilities within which library service is provided.
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE-1993-94 REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLY BILL No. 61
Introduced by Assembly Member Alpert
(Principal coauthor: Senator Killea)
December 23, 1992
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An act to add Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 19985)
to Part 11 of the Education Code, relating to financing a
library construction and renovation program by providing
the funds necessary therefor through the issuance and sale of
bonds of the State of California and by providing for the
handling and disposition of those funds.
LEGISLATIVE COUN'SEL'S DIGEST
AB 61, as introduced, Alpert. Public Library Learning and
Literacy Expansion Act of 1994.
Existing law provides, under the California Library
Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 1988, for the
issuance of $75,000,000 in state general obligation bonds to
provide funds for grants to any city, county, city and county,
or district for the acquisition, construction, remodeling, or
rehabilitation of facilities for public library services.
This bill would enact the Public Library Learning and
Literacy Expansion Act of 1994 which, if adopted, would
authorize the issuance,. pursuant to the State General
Obligation Bond Law, of bonds in the amount of$300,000,000,
exclusive of refunding bonds, as specified, for the purpose of
financing a similar library construction and renovation
program. The bill would authorize the use of proceeds from
those bonds to fund certain project applications that were
submitted under the California Library Construction and
Renovation Bond Act of 19882 but did not receive funding
under that act.
The bill would provide for the submission of the bond act
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to the voters at the November 1, 1994, general election in
accordance with specified law.
Vote: 2/s. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows.
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 12 (commencing with Section
2 19985.) is added to Part 11 of the Education Code, to read:
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4 CHAP'T'ER 12. PUBLIC LIBRARY LEARNING AND
5 LITERACY EXPANSION ACT OF 1994
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7 Article 1. General Provisions
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9 19985. This chapter shall be known and may be cited
10 as the Public Library Learning and Literacy Expansion
11 Act of 1994.
12 19986. As used in this chapter, the following terms
13 have the following meanings:
14 (a) "Committee" means the California Library
15 Construction and Renovation Finance Committee
16 created pursuant to Section 19972.
17 (b) "Fund" means the California Library
18 Construction and Renovation Fund created pursuant to
19 Section 19955.
20 (c) "Board" means the California Library
21 Construction and Renovation Board created pursuant to
22 Section 19952.
23
24 Article 2. Program Provisions
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26 19987. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold
27 pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the fund.
28 19988. All moneys deposited in the fund shall be
29 -available for grants to any city, county, city and county,
30 or district that is authorized at the time of the project
31 application to :awn and maintain a facility for the
32 acquisition, constri_yctJon, remodeling, or .rehabilitation of
33 facilities for pu°Jlic library services.
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:ion in 1 19989. The grant funds authorized pursuant to
2 Section 19988, and the matching funds provided pursuant
: yes. 3 to Section 19994, shall be used by the recipient for any of
4 the following purposes:
5 (a) Acquisition or construction of new facilities or
Iws: 6 additions to existing facilities.
7 (b) Acquisition of land necessary for purposes of
lection 8 subdivision (a) .
read: 9 (c) Remodeling of existing public library facilities, or
10 of other facilities for the purpose .of their conversion to
STD 11 public library facilities.
12 (d) Procurement or installation, or both, of furnishings
13 and equipment required to make a facility fully operable,
14 if the procurement or installation is part of a construction
15 or remodeling project funded pursuant to this section.
cited 16 (e) Payment of fees charged by architects, engineers,
ansion 17 and other professionals, whose services are required to
1 18 plan or execute a project authorized pursuant to this
terms 19 chapter.
> 20 (f) Appropriate works of art to enhance a public
,ibrary 21 library facility, for which purpose an amount not to
mittee l 22 exceed 1 percent of the cost of construction of the project
23 may be expended.
Ibrary 24 19989.5. (a) An applicant for a grant for the
Cant to 25 acquisition, construction, remodeling, or rehabilitation of
26 public library facilities under this chapter on land not
,ibrary I 27 currently possessed by that applicant, for a project that
cant to 28 does not include an application for a grant to acquire that
29 land pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19989,.shall be
30 deemed to comply with any administrative condition
31 adopted pursuant to this chapter that the applicant own
32 the land,.if the application is accompanied by a copy of
1 sold 33 a court order issued in an eminent domain action
fiend. 34 pursuant to Section 1255.410 of the Code of Civil
tall be 35 Procedure that entitles the applicant to possession of the
-ounty, 36 land.
:)roject 37 (b) The terms "purchase of land" and "acquisitionof
-)r the 38 land," as used in this chapter, or in any rule, regulation,
tion of ; 39 or policy adopted by the State Librarian pursuant to
40 Section 19992, include, but are not limited to, the
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1 acquisition of land by eminent domain. For that purpose,
2 the eligible cost .of acquisition shall be the fair market
3 value of the property as defined by Article 4
4 (commencing with Section 1263.310) of Chapter 9 of
5 Title 7 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. However,
6 if title to the land will not be transferred until after the
7 application is submitted for a grant for the acquisition of fes'
8 the land, the eligible cost of acquisition shall not exceed
9 the appraised value of the land.
10 19990. No grant funds authorized pursuant to Section
11 19988, or matching funds provided pursuant to Section
12 19994, shall be used by a recipient for any of the following
13 purposes:
14 (a.) Books and other library materials.
15 (b) Administrative costs of the project, including, but
16 not limited to, the costs of any of the following:
17 (1) Preparation of the grant application.
18 (2) Procurement of.matching funds.
19 (3) Conducting an election for obtaining voter
20 approval of the project.
21 (4) Plan checking and code compliance inspections.
22 (c) Interest or other carrying charges for financing the
23 project, including, but not limited to, costs of loans or ;
24 lease-purchase agreements in excess of the direct costs of
25 any of the authorized purposes specified in Section 19989.
26 (d) Any ongoing operating expenses for the facility,its
.27 personnel, supplies, or any other library operations. ;
28 19991. All construction contracts for projects funded
29 in part through grants awarded pursuant to this chapter
30 shall be awarded through competitive bidding pursuant
31 to Part 3 (commencing with Section 20100) of Division 2 ;
32 of the Public Contract Code. ;
33 19992. This chapter shall be administered by the State
34 Librarian, who shall adopt rules, regulations, and policies I ;
35 for the implementation of the chapter. ;
36 19993. A city, county, city and county, or district may
37 apply to the State Librarian for a grant pursuant to this ;
38 chapter, as follows:
39 (a) Each application shall be for a project for a ;
40 purpose authorized by Section 19989.
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.)urpose, 1 (b) The applicant shall request not less than one
market 2 hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per project.
-ticle 4 3 (c) No application shall be submitted for a project for
ter .9 . of 4 which construction bids already have been advertised.
.owever, 5 19994. (a) Each grant recipient shall provide
ifter the 6 matching funds from any available source in an amount
.sition of 1171 _;` " 7 equal to 35 percent of the costs of the project. . The
exceed 8 remaining 65 percent of the costs of the project shall be
9 provided through allocations from the fund.
Section 10 (b). Qualifying matching funds shall be cash
Section 11 expenditures in the categories specified in Section 19989
711owing 12 which are made not earlier than five years prior to the
13 submission of the application to the State Librarian.
14 Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), in-kind`
ling, but. 15 expenditures shall not qualify as matching funds.
16 (c) Land donated or otherwise acquired for use as a
17 site for the facility, including, but not limited to, land
18 purchased more than five years prior to the submission of
voter 19 the application to the State Librarian, may be credited
(43,11111
`(0 20 towards the 35 percent matching funds requirement at its
actions. 21 appraised value as of the date of the application.
acing the 22 (d) Architect fees for plans and drawings for library
loans or 23 renovation and new construction, including plans and
t. costs of24 drawings purchased more than five years prior to the
-)n 19989. 'f 25 submission of the application to the State Librarian, may
;.cility, its . 26 be credited towards the 35 percent matching funds
ions. 27 requirement.
-s funded 28 19995. (a) The estimated costs of a project for which
chapter 29 an application is submitted shall be consistent with
pursuant 30 normal public construction costs in the applicant's area.
)ivision 2 31 (b) An applicant wishing to construct a project having
32 costs that exceed normal public construction costs in the
the State :fesCi33 applicant's area may apply for a grant in an amount not
I policies 34 to exceed 65 percent of the normal costs if the applicant
35 certifies that it is capable of financing the remainder of
trict may 36 the project costs from other sources.
nt to this 37 19996. Once an application has been approved by the
38 board and included in the State Librarian's request to the
rct for a 39 committee, the amount of funding to be provided to the
x.40 applicant shall not be increased. Any actual changes in
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e1 project costs. shall be the full responsibility of the
2 applicant. If the amount of funding that is provided .is
3 greater than the cost.of the project, the applicant shall.
4 return that portion.of the funding that exceeds the cost
5 of the project to the State Librarian.
6 19997. In reviewing applications, the board shall
7 consider all of the following factors:
8 (a) Needs of urban and rural areas.
9 (b) Population growth.
10 (c) Changing concepts of public library service.
11 (d) Distance of the proposed project from other
12 existing and proposed facilities.
13 (e) Age and condition of the facility.
14 If,- after an application has been submitted, material 3
15 changes occur that would alter the evaluation of an i
16 application, the State Librarian may accept an additional l
17 written statement from the applicant for the board's 1
18 consideration. 1
19 19998. (a) A facility, or the part thereof, acquired, :;( 1
20 constructed, remodeled, or rehabilitated with grants 2
21 . received pursuant to this chapter shall be dedicated to � 2
22 public library direct service use for a period of not less 12
23 than. 20 years following completion of the project. 2
24 (b) The interest of the state in land or a facility, or2
25 both, pursuant to the funding of a project under this 2
26 chapter, as described in subdivision (a) , may be 2
27 transferred by the State Librarian from the land or 2'
28 facility, or both, for which that funding was granted to a 2(
29 replacement site and facility acquired or constructed for 2`
30 the purpose of providing public library direct service. 31
31 (c) If the facility, or any part thereof, acquired, 3:
32 constructed, remodeled, or rehabilitated with grants 319
33 received pursuant to this chapter ceases to be used for X
34 public library direct service prior to the expiration of the 3.
35 period specified in subdivision (a) , the board shall be 30L.
36 entitled to recover, from the grant recipient or the 3¢
37 recipient's successor in the maintenance of the facility, an 31
38 amount that bears the same ratio to the value of the 3�
39 facility, or the appropriate part thereof, at the time it 3S
40 ceased to be used for public library direct service as the 4C
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of the 1 amount of the grant bore to the cost of the facility or the
,rided is 2 appropriate part thereof. For purposes of this subdivision,
tit shall 3 the value of the facility, or the appropriate part thereof,
:he cost 4 shall be determined. by the mutual agreement of the
5 board and the grant.recipient or its successor, or through
d shall ( 6 an action brought for that purpose in the superior court.
�® 7 (d) The board may release the grant recipient or the
8 recipient's successor in the maintenance of the facility
9. from its obligation under subdivision (a), and. waive the
:e. 10 requirements of subdivision (c), if the board determines
other 11 that so doing would not diminish the quality of public
12 library service in the community served by the facility.
13 (e) Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 16724
aaterial 14 ' of the Government Code, any money recovered pursuant
of an 15 to subdivision (c) shall be deposited in the fund, and shall
-litional 16 be available for the purpose of awarding grants for other
board's 17 projects.
18
quiredi 19 Article 3. Fiscal Provisions
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Otted to 21 20000. Bonds in the total amount of three hundred
..ot less 22 million dollars ($300,000,000) , exclusive of refunding
t, 23 bonds, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued
'lity, or 24 and sold to provide a fund to be used in accordance with;
ter this � " 25 and for carrying out the purposes expressed in, this
iay be 26 chapter, including all acts amendatory thereof and
.and or 27 supplementary thereto, and to be used to reimburse the
:ed to a 28 General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund
:ted for 29 pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code.
r.vice. 30 The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and
quired, 31 binding obligation of the State of California, and the full
rants 32 faith and credit of the State of California is hereby
sed for �' 33 pledged for the punctual payment of both principal of,
of the 34 and interest on; the bonds as the principal and interest
hall be 35 become due and payable.
or the 36 20000.5. (a) In addition to the purposes authorized in
ility, an 37 . Section 20000, the board may use proceeds from the sale
of the 38 of bonds pursuant to this chapter to fund a project for
time it r. , 39 which both of the following conditions are met:
as the r..,.
.; 40 (1) The applicant previously applied for funding for
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1 that same project under Chapter 11 (commencing with i
2 Section 19950), and the State Librarian found the project
3 to be eligible for funding under that chapter, but the
4 projec} was not funded under that chapter.
5 (2) Not later than a date 60 days after the effective
6 date of this chapter, the governing body of the applicant
7 certifies to the State Librarian by resolution, supported ' q!
8 by official action taken at an open meeting of the '
9 governing body, that the applicant requests funding for !
10 the application under this section. P
11 (b) Any project that is funded pursuant to this section 1:
12 shall comply with the regulations set forth in Chapter 1 1:
13 (commencing with Section 20410) of Division 2 of Title l;
. 14 5 of, and Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 16-101) 1�
15 of Part.1 of Title 24 of, the California Code of Regulations, 1�
16 and with any additional requirements set forth in Article lE
17 2 (commencing with Section 19955) of Chapter 11, but 1
18 shall be exempt . from Article 2 , (commencing with R
19 Section 19987) .
20 20001. The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be 2(
21 prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as 21
22 provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law 22
23 (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of 23
. 24 Division 4 of Title 2.of the Government Code), and all of � 24
25 the provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this 25
26 chapter and are hereby incorporated in this chapter as 2E
27 though set forth in full in this chapter. 27
28 20002. (a) For . purposes of this chapter, the 28
29 California Library Construction and Renovation Finance 29
30 Committee created pursuant to Section 19972 is the 30
31 "committee" as that term is used in the State General 31
32 Obligation Bond Law. 32
33 (b) For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond 33
34 Law, the California Library Construction and Renovation 34
35 Board is designated the "board." 35
36 20003. The committee shall determine whether or 36
37 not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized 37
38 pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the actions 38
39 specified in this chapter, including all acts amendatory 39
40 thereof and supplementary thereto, and, if so, the 40
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with l 1 amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues
iroject 2 of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those
at the 3 actions progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the
4 bonds authorized to be issued be sold at any one time.
ective 5 20004. There shall be collected.each year and in the
Aicant _ 6 same manner and at the same time as other state revenue
?orted ; � (1 7 is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the
:)f the 8 state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal
.ng for V 9 of, and interest on, the bonds each year. It is the duty of
10 all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the
;ection 11 collection of the revenue to do and perform each and
Lpter 1 12 every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum.
if Title 13 20005. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the
6-101) 14 Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from
[ations, 15 the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes
Article 16 of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of the
11, but a 17 following:
with 18 (a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of,
� 19 and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this
,hall be '11 ' 20 chapter, as the principal and interest become due and
med as 21 payable.
.d Law a 22 (b) The sum that is necessary to carry out the
'art 3 of 23 provisions of Section 20006, appropriated without regard
A all of 'A r` 24 to fiscal years.
to this 25 20006. For the purposes of carrying out this chapter;
tpter as 26 the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal
27 from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to
!r, the 28 exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been
Finance 29 authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this
is the 30 chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in
seneral 31. the fund. Any money made available under this section
32 shall be returned to the General Fund, with interest at
in Bond , 33 the rate earned by the money in the Pooled Money
novation 34 Investment Account during the time the money was
35 withdrawn from the General Fund pursuant to this
;ther or 36 section, from money received from the sale of bonds for
:horized 37 the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
actions 38 20007. The board may request the Pooled Money
,ndatory Y 39 Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money
so, the ;zi t! 40 Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312 of
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10 -1 the Government Code, for the purposes of carrying out. '
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2 this chapter. The amount of the request shall not exceed
3 the amount of the unsold bonds which the committee has,
4 by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose of
5 carrying out this chapter. The board shall execute any
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6 documents required by the Pooled Money Investment '
7 Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned
8 shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board
9 in accordance with this chapter.
10 20008. Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this 1t
11 chapter may be refunded by the issuance of refunding 1
12 bonds in accordance with Article. 6 (commencing with 1�
1�3 Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part. 3 of Division 2 of Title 1�
14 2 of:the Government Code. Approval by the electors of
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15 the state for the issuance of bonds under this chapter shall 1�
16 include the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued P
17 to refund any bonds originally issued or any previously 1
18 issued refunding bonds. V
19 20009. All money deposited in the fund that is derived ! 1(
20 from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold ' 2(
21 pursuant to this chapter shall be reserved in the fund and 2i
22 shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a Z
23 credit to expenditures for bond interest.
24 20010. The Legislature hereby finds and declares
25 that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds
26 authorized by this chapter are not "proceeds of taxes" as
27 that term is used in Article XIII B of the California
28 Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not
29 subject, to the limitations imposed by that article.
30 20011. Amounts deposited in the fund pursuant to this
31 chapter may be appropriated in the annual Budget Act
32 to the State Librarian for the actual amount of office,
33 personnel, and other customary and usual expenses
34 incurred in the direct administration of grant projects
35 pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to,
36 expenses incurred by the State Librarian .in providing
37 technical assistance to an applicant for a grant under this
38 chapter.
39 SEC. 2. Section 1 of this act shall take effect upon the
40 adoption by the voters of the Public Library Learning
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g out 1 and Literacy Expansion Act of 1994, as set forth in Section
:ceed 2 1 of this act.
has, 3 SEC. 3. Section 1 of this act shall be submitted to the
Se of 4 voters at the November 1, 1994, general election in
any 5 accordance with provisions of the Government Code and
any 6 the Elections Code governing submission of statewide
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7 measures to the voters.
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►oard 8 . SEC. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
9 all ballots of the election shall have printed thereon and
this . 10 in a square thereof, the words: "Public Library Learning
ding 11 and Literacy Expansion Act of 1994," and in the same
with 12 square under those words, the following in 8-point type:
Title 13 "This act provides for a. bond issue of three hundred
►rs of 14 million dollars ($300,000,000) to provide funds for a
shall 15 library construction and renovation program." Opposite
,sued 16 the square, there shall be left spaces in which the voters
:)usly h 17 may place a cross in the manner required by law to
18 indicate whether they vote for or against the act.
-ived <' ' I 19 Where the voting in the election is done by means of
sold 20 voting machines used pursuant to law in the manner that
1 and 21 carries out the intent of this section, the use of the voting
as a 22 machines and the expression of the. voters' choice by
23 means thereof are in compliance with this. section.
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