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CO HB1063

Bill

Status

Passed

5/3/2012

Primary Sponsor

Gail Schwartz

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

HB 12-1063 Summary

  • Establishes the Homelake Military Veterans Cemetery Fund in the state treasury to support capital improvements, operations, and maintenance of the cemetery at the Colorado state veterans center.

  • Authorizes eligible honorably discharged veterans who were Colorado residents at death to be buried in the cemetery, along with their spouses, surviving spouses, and dependent parents.

  • Creates procedures allowing eligible persons to reserve cemetery plots for a fee not exceeding the federal Department of Veterans Affairs burial and memorial benefit amount.

  • Establishes administrative cap limiting cemetery operational costs to no more than 5 percent of annual fund expenditures and authorizes the state department to accept gifts, grants, and donations.

  • Appropriates $2,500 from the cemetery fund to the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2012-2013 to support implementation expenses at the Homelake state veterans nursing home.

Legislative Description

Military Veterans Cemetery At Homelake Expansion

Last Action

Governor Action - Signed

5/3/2012

Committee Referrals

Finance3/21/2012
State, Veterans, and Military Affairs3/13/2012
Finance2/9/2012
State, Veterans, and Military Affairs1/11/2012

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