SENATE BILL No.
817



   October 19, 1999, Introduced by Senator KOIVISTO and referred to the Committee on
        Appropriations.



        A bill to make an appropriation for the national memorial

   for World War II veterans; and to prescribe duties of certain

   state officials.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 1.  (1) There is appropriated $630,000.00, which is

 2    equal to $1.00 for each Michigan resident who served in the armed

 3    forces during World War II, to "The American Battle Monuments

 4    Commission" for deposit into the fund created in the United

 5    States treasury for construction of the memorial authorized under

 6    Public Law 103-32, 40 U.S.C. 1003nt.

 7         (2) The state treasurer shall take the necessary action to

 8    implement this section.

 9         Sec. 2.  The department of military and veterans affairs

10    shall cooperate with the department of treasury in carrying out

11    the purposes of this act.


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