Section 148. Distribution and fees

1. a. The department of state shall mail
  or  otherwise  deliver a copy of each issue of the state register to the
  office of the clerk of every county, to every library designated by  the
  commissioner  of  education,  and upon written request, to the office of
  the clerk of any city, town  or  village.  Such  copies  shall  be  made
  available  for  public  inspection by such offices and libraries for not
  less than one year.
    b. On or before September first, nineteen  hundred  eighty-three,  and
  annually  thereafter,  the  commissioner  of education shall designate a
  sufficient number of libraries, not to exceed three hundred, to  provide
  a  uniform,  statewide distribution of copies of each issue of the state
  register, and shall provide the department of state with a list of  such
  designated libraries.
    c.  On  or  before September first, nineteen hundred eighty-three, and
  annually thereafter, the secretary of state shall make written notice to
  the office of the clerk of every city, town, and village  stating  that,
  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of this subdivision, they may receive the
  state register upon written request of the governing body thereof.  Such
  notice shall also contain a form upon which such request can be made.
    2.  The  department of state shall mail or otherwise deliver a copy of
  each regular issue and the quarterly index required by subdivision three
  of section one hundred forty-seven of this article to  each  agency  and
  every  state  legislator,  and  shall  provide  notice  and indicate the
  availability upon request of any special  issue  published  pursuant  to
  subdivision  two  of  section one hundred forty-seven of this article by
  placing said notice in the regular issue appearing two  weeks  prior  to
  the  publication  date  of  any  such special issue. Such special issues
  shall be available to each agency and state legislator at no charge.
    3. Subscriptions to the state register shall be made available to  the
  public  by  either  first  or  second  class mail at the election of the
  subscriber. A reasonable rate for a subscription to  the  regular  issue
  and quarterly index required by subdivision three of section one hundred
  forty-seven of this article, to be not more than eighty dollars per year
  for  first  class mail delivery and not more than forty dollars per year
  for second class mail delivery, shall be set by the secretary of  state.
  The  secretary  of  state  may  charge no more than one dollar and fifty
  cents per single copy of a regular issue or quarterly index of the state
  register. Rates shall not be set at such a level  that  the  anticipated
  total subscription revenues exceed the total cost of producing, printing
  and distributing the state register.
    4. Special issues published pursuant to subdivision two of section one
  hundred  forty-seven  of  this  article  shall  be made available to the
  public at prices set by the secretary of state to reflect  the  cost  of
  producing,  printing  and  distributing  the  special issues. The notice
  provided in subdivision two of this section shall indicate the prices of
  the special issues.
    5. The secretary of state shall be entitled to charge  and  receive  a
  reasonable  sum  from  any  person  required by state statute to cause a
  notice to be published in the state register.
    6. All fees set by the secretary of state pursuant to this section are
  subject to the approval of the director of the budget.