| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and | allocations are made. |
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| Area Reference and Resource Centers |
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| Initiative: Provides funds for area reference and resource | centers designated by the State Librarian under the | direction of the Maine Library Commission to achieve goals | such as direct free access to district residents, | interlibrary loan service, reference service and | telecommunications services and such other cooperative | activities as member libraries may need. |
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| General Fund | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
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| All Other | $200,000 | $200,000 |
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| | This bill appropriates $200,000 in each of the next 2 fiscal | years to offset increasing costs at the area reference and | resource centers for the provision of Regional Library System | activities. |
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