Chief Patron: Lucas
CO - Burial Vaults (Language) (language only)
Item C-43.5 #1s
Item C-43.5 #1s | | | |
| Veterans and Defense Affairs |
| Department of Veterans Services |
Language
Page 500, after line 36, insert:
Page 500, following line 36, insert:
"OFFICE OF VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS
Department of Veterans Services
C-43.5 Improvements: Construction of Additional Burial Sites, Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery (xxxxx).
The Governor is authorized to request federal funds to expand the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk. Upon confirmation of eligibility for federal grant funding for phased construction of additional burial sites and associated landscaping and infrastructure work at the Horton cemetery, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall approve a short-term, interest-free treasury loan in the amount of $1,000,000 to the Department of Veterans Services for the design phase of the project. The loan shall be repaid by the Department of Veterans Services upon receipt of the federal funds. Upon the availability of federal funds, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall approve a short-term, interest-free treasury loan in the amount of $9,000,000 to the Department of Veterans Services for construction and other project costs. The loan shall be repaid by the Department of Veterans Services upon receipt of the federal funds."
Explanation
(This amendment authorizes the Governor to request federal funds for construction of additional burial sites at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, and provides for treasury loans for the planning and construction phases of the project, to be repaid upon receipt of the federal funds.)