Burial Vaults

Item 414 #1h

Language
Page 275, line 37, strike "$1,070,757" and insert "$1,106,757".
Page 276, line 1, before "The" insert "A."
Page 276, after line 3, insert:
"B.  Out of the amounts appropriated for this item, $36,000 the first year from the general fund is provided for the department to purchase burial vaults for resale at cost to veterans and their families for use in burials performed at state-operated veterans cemeteries and necessary equipment for the installation of these burial vaults.  The department shall use the proceeds from the resale of the burial vaults to purchase additional vaults as needed."

Explanation
(This amendment provides general fund support for the Department of Veterans Services to purchase burial vaults for resale to veterans and their families for burials performed at the Amelia Veterans Cemetery and the currently operating portion of the Horton Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk. The funding includes $20,000 for the purchase of the burial vaults and $16,000 for the purchase of a burial cart, which is necessary for the installation of burial vaults at the Amelia Veterans Cemetery. Only one-time funding is needed, because as veterans and their families purchase burial vaults from the agency, the proceeds from the sale of those burial vaults will be used by the Department of Veterans Services to purchase additional burial vaults.)