Chief Patron: Carrico
Burial Vaults

Item 414 #1h

Language
Page 275, line 37, strike "$1,070,757" and insert "$1,106,757".
Page 276, before line 1, 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 the Amelia Veterans Cemetery 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 general fund support 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. The funding includes $20,000 for the purchase of burial vaults and $16,000 for the purchase of a burial cart, which is necessary for the installation of the burial vaults. The Amelia Veterans Cemetery does not have a burial cart. Only one time funding is needed, because as veterans and their families purchase the burial vaults, the proceeds from the sale of those burial vaults will be used by the agency to purchase additional burial vaults.)