PRINTER'S NO. 1307
No. 1105 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY EGOLF, SEMMEL, GOODMAN, ARGALL, BALDWIN, BELARDI,
BUXTON, CAPPELLI, COY, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, GEORGE,
GORDNER, HALUSKA, HARRIS, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY,
LEDERER, LESCOVITZ, McILHATTAN, R. MILLER, NAILOR, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, PISTELLA, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SCHRODER, B. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, STERN, SURRA, J. TAYLOR, TIGUE, WALKO, WATSON, WEBER
AND YUDICHAK, APRIL 9, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, APRIL 9, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for the expiration of the
3 Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial Commission and for the
4 administration of the Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial Trust
5 Fund.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
9 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
10 § 710. Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial Trust Fund.
11 (a) Administration.--The separate fund in the State Treasury
12 known as the Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial Trust Fund shall be
13 administered by the State Veterans' Commission, and all moneys
14 in the fund are appropriated to the State Veterans' Commission
15 on a continuing basis.
16 (b) Purpose.--The moneys in the fund shall be used for the
1 selection, design, construction, operation and maintenance of an
2 appropriate physical monument on the grounds of the Indiantown
3 Gap National Cemetery and other costs incidental thereto.
4 (c) Contributions and solicitation of funds.--
5 (1) The State Veterans' Commission is authorized:
6 (i) To accept, on behalf of the Commonwealth, gifts,
7 donations, legacies and usages of money from individuals,
8 organizations, public or private corporations and other
9 similar entities.
10 (ii) To solicit and raise moneys from public and
11 private sources.
12 (2) All money received or raised under this subsection
13 shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the
14 fund.
15 Section 2. Section 1906 of Title 51 is amended to read:
16 § 1906. Expiration of chapter.
17 This chapter shall expire June 30, [2003] 2005.
18 Section 3. This act shall take effect as follows:
19 (1) The addition of 51 Pa.C.S § 710 shall take effect
20 June 30, 2005.
21 (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect
22 immediately.
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