Chapter
508
2007 -- S 0575 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 10/30/07
A N A C T
STATE AFFAIRS AND
GOVERNMENT - STATE ARCHIVES
Introduced By: Senator Daniel J. Issa
Date Introduced: February
15, 2007
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 42-8.1-20 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-8.1 entitled "State
Archives"
is hereby amended to read as follows:
42-8.1-20.
Rhode Island Historical Records Trust established. -- (a) There is
hereby
established
a special fund to be known as the Rhode Island Historical Records Trust
(hereinafter
called
Trust).
(b) There is hereby imposed an additional assessment of two dollars ($2.00)
four dollars
($4.00) for every instrument filed for recording pursuant to
sections 33-22-21 and 34-13-7.
(c) On the first of every month, the municipal clerk shall transmit to the
State Archives
one
half three dollars ($3.00) of
the additional assessment collected under subsection (b) of this
section
for deposit in the Rhode Island Historical Records Trust. The remaining one
half one
dollar
($1.00) of each such additional
assessment shall remain with the local government and be
deposited
in a local Historical Records Trust.
(d) All monies retained by a local government shall be placed in a Historical
Record
Trust
Fund maintained by the local government. The expenditure of these monies shall
be
restricted
solely to the preservation of public records of historical value maintained by
the
municipal
clerk or by a municipal archives.
(e) Use of these funds by the State Archives shall be for the development and
ongoing
maintenance
of a full-time local government records management program component and the
state
archives and records program. Such program shall be responsible for providing
aid, advice,
and
assistance to all local governments of this State concerning the proper
management and
preservation
of the public records in their custody or care, as required by other provisions
of
statute.
Funds shall be expended to support administrative and other costs associated
with the
provision
of consultative and technical services including, but not limited to,
educational
programming,
micrographics services, and ongoing storage and preservation of local government
records.
(f) All monies received by the General Treasurer and other moneys appropriated
or
received
for the purposes stated in subsection (b) above shall be deposited in a
restricted account
which
shall be administered by the State Archives.
(g) Each year the State Archives shall review and make recommendations on a
proposed
operational
and expenditure plan for the RI Historical Records Trust.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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