Ch. 298                           MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                              695

(A)   EVERY LIBRARY AGREEMENT MADE PURSUANT TO THIS
COMPACT SHALL, PRIOR TO AND AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO
ITS ENTRY INTO FORCE, BE SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF EACH STATE IN WHICH A PUBLIC LIBRARY AGENCY
PARTY THERETO IS SITUATED, WHO SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER
THE AGREEMENT IS IN PROPER FORM AND COMPATIBLE WITH
THE LAWS OF HIS STATE. THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL SHALL
APPROVE ANY AGREEMENT SUBMITTED TO THEM UNLESS THEY
SHALL FIND THAT IT DOES NOT MEET THE CONDITIONS SET
FORTH HEREIN AND SHALL DETAIL IN WRITING ADDRESSED TO
THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AGENCIES
CONCERNED THE SPECIFIC RESPECTS IN WHICH THE PROPOSED
AGREEMENT FAILS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW.
FAILURE TO DISAPPROVE AN AGREEMENT SUBMITTED
HEREUNDER WITHIN 90 DAYS OF ITS SUBMISSION SHALL
CONSTITUTE APPROVAL THEREOF.

(B)    IN THE EVENT THAT A LIBRARY AGREEMENT MADE
PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT SHALL DEAL IN WHOLE OR IN PART
WITH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES OR FACILITIES WITH REGARD
TO WHICH AN OFFICER OR AGENCY OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT
HAS CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY POWERS OF CONTROL, THE
AGREEMENT SHALL, AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO ITS ENTRY
INTO FORCE, BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE OFFICER OR AGENCY
HAVING SUCH POWER OF CONTROL AND SHALL BE APPROVED OR
DISAPPROVED BY HIM OR IT AS TO ALL MATTERS WITHIN HIS OR
ITS JURISDICTION IN THE SAME MANNER AND SUBJECT TO THE
SAME REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE ACTION OF THE
ATTORNEYS GENERAL PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
ARTICLE. THIS REQUIREMENT OF SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL
SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO AND NOT IN SUBSTITUTION FOR THE
REQUIREMENT OF SUBMISSION TO AND APPROVAL BY THE
ATTORNEYS GENERAL.

ARTICLE VIII. OTHER LAWS APPLICABLE

NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT OR IN ANY LIBRARY AGREEMENT
SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO SUPERSEDE, ALTER[[,]] OR OTHERWISE
IMPAIR ANY OBLIGATION IMPOSED ON ANY LIBRARY BY
OTHERWISE APPLICABLE LAW, NOR TO AUTHORIZE THE
TRANSFER OR DISPOSITION OF ANY PROPERTY HELD IN TRUST BY
A LIBRARY AGENCY IN A MANNER CONTRARY TO THE TERMS OF
SUCH TRUST.

ARTICLE IX. APPROPRIATIONS AND AID

(A)    ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY AGENCY PARTY TO A LIBRARY
AGREEMENT MAY APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE INTERSTATE
LIBRARY DISTRICT ESTABLISHED THEREBY IN THE SAME
MANNER AND TO THE SAME EXTENT AS TO A LIBRARY WHOLLY
MAINTAINED BY IT AND, SUBJECT TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE IN
WHICH SUCH PUBLIC LIBRARY AGENCY IS SITUATED, MAY
PLEDGE ITS CREDIT IN SUPPORT OF AN INTERSTATE LIBRARY
DISTRICT ESTABLISHED BY THE AGREEMENT.

(B)  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE LIBRARY AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO WHICH IT FUNCTIONS AND THE LAWS OF THE
STATES IN WHICH SUCH DISTRICT IS SITUATED, AN INTERSTATE