Burial Vaults

Item 414 #3c

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 purchase at cost by veterans and their families for use in burials performed at state-operated veterans cemeteries, and the necessary equipment for installation of burial vaults.  The department shall use the proceeds from the sale of the burial vaults to purchase additional vaults as needed."

Explanation
(This amendment provides $36,000 the first year from the general fund for the provision of burial vaults that may be purchased at cost by veterans and their families for burials performed at the Amelia Veterans Cemetery and the Horton Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk.)