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7000-9401 - Regional Public Libraries Local Aid

Account	Description	FY2009 GAA	FY2010 House 1
7000-9401	Regional Public Libraries Local Aid For aid to regional public libraries; provided, that the board of library commissioners may provide quarterly advances of funds for purposes authorized by clauses (1) and (2) of section 19C of chapter 78 of the General Laws that it considers proper to regional public library systems throughout the fiscal year, in compliance with the office of the comptroller's regulations on state grants, 815 CMR 2.00; provided further, that notwithstanding section 19C of chapter 78 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Boston public library shall, as the library of last recourse for reference and research services for the commonwealth, be paid from this item an amount equal to $0.985 per resident in the commonwealth; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in calculating the fiscal year 2010 distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board of library commissioners shall employ the same population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2009 distribution	17,166,071	14,705,068