There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Libraries to be designated the "Oklahoma Local Library Capital Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations and shall consist of monies received by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries from state appropriations, federal funds or from any other appropriate sources. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries for the purpose of providing capital grants to public libraries within the state. Capital grants made pursuant to this section shall not be made to systems within counties with a population of five hundred thousand (500,000) or more. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as provided by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries shall establish guidelines for the equitable apportionment of monies to public libraries applying for such grants.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 124, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 529.