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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 29 - Libraries » Chapter 29-5 - Interstate Library Compact

Section 29-5-1. – Compact.

§ 29-5-1. Compact. The Interstate Library Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. Because the desire for the services provided by libraries transcends governmental boundaries and can most effectively be satisfied by giving such services to […]

Section 29-5-2. – Compliance with local laws.

§ 29-5-2. Compliance with local laws. No city, town, or library district of this state, hereinafter to be created, shall be party to a library agreement that provides for the construction or maintenance of a library pursuant to article III(c)7 of § 29-5-1, nor pledge its credit in support of that library, or contribute to […]

Section 29-5-3. – “State library agency” defined.

§ 29-5-3. “State library agency” defined. As used in § 29-5-1, “state library agency”, with reference to this state, means the chief of library services or his or her designated agent. History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 144, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 25.

Section 29-5-4. – Appropriations.

§ 29-5-4. Appropriations. An interstate library district lying partly within this state may claim and be entitled to receive state aid in support of any of its functions to the same extent and in the same manner as these functions are eligible for support when carried on by entities wholly within this state. For the […]

Section 29-5-5. – Compact administrator.

§ 29-5-5. Compact administrator. The chief of library services shall be the compact administrator pursuant to article X of § 29-5-1. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 29-5-5; P.L. 1963, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 51, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 25.

Section 29-5-6. – Notices of withdrawal.

§ 29-5-6. Notices of withdrawal. In the event of withdrawal from the compact, the chief of library services shall send and receive any notices required by article XI(b) of § 29-5-1. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 29-5-6; P.L. 1963, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 144, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, […]