(1) Public records of the district required to be disclosed by chapter 1, Laws of 1973, shall be provided for inspection and copying by those requesting such records by the records officer. Persons requesting such records may not remove them from the premises.

(2) No fee shall be charged for inspection of public records. The district may impose a charge for providing copies of public records; such charges shall not exceed the amount necessary to reimburse the district for its actual costs incident to such copying.

(3) No person shall be provided a copy of a public record which has been copied by the district at the request of such person until and unless such person has tendered payment for providing such copy.