123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 793 LR 490(01)
An Act To Provide Essential Library Resources to All Maine Communities
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: President Edmonds of Cumberland
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
2007-08 2008-09 Projections 2009-10 Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $2,825,008 $2,832,117 $2,836,186 $2,840,381
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $2,825,008 $2,832,117 $2,836,186 $2,840,381
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $2,825,008 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $2,832,117 in fiscal year 2008-09 to the Maine State Library to support essential library resources to all communities in Maine.  
These appropriations include $125,008 and $132,117 in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively, for one Librarian II position and one Librarian III position to provide ongoing training for Minerva consortium member libraries as well as to manage and train staff in ensuring database quality and cataloguing standards.  These appropriations also include $2,700,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2007-08 to be used as grants to improve library collections, to support interlibrary deliveries, to digitize materials for preservation and statewide access and to improve area reference and resource centers.