Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 29 > Chapter 66B - Public Library Technology Act

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Board: means the Delaware Board of Charitable Gaming;

  (2) "Districts" means those districts mentioned in article II, § 17A or § 17B of the state Constitution;

  (3) "Game or games" means bingo, instant or sealed game, and charitable gaming;

  (4) "Members-only game" means any game of chance open for participation only to members of the sponsoring organization;

  (5) "Organization" means a veterans', religious or charitable organization, volunteer fire company or fraternal society as defined in article II, § 17A or § 17B of the state Constitution. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 1502

• charitable gaming: means any game or scheme operated by an organization which has been in existence 2 years or longer in which chance is the dominant factor in the game, a consideration is paid to play and a prize may be won, excluding slot machines, roulette, craps or baccarat games. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 1527
• Library technology: includes , but is not limited to, technologies that support the storage, retrieval, processing and dissemination of information necessary for the efficient and effective operation of libraries in meeting the information needs of their users. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 6602B
• Networked integrated library system: is a computer system that uses a bibliographic database to support multiple library operations and online terminals. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 6602B
• Non-state share: means a sum of money from sources other than state funds. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 6602B
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Total cost: means the maximum sum or sums of money which may be spent for library technology projects, provided that nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any non-state source from increasing said total cost by providing a larger amount from non-state sources than that stated as that non-state share, nor prevent the acceptance and use of any future funds appropriated by the Congress of the United States for these purposes. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 6602B