GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 420*

Short Title:  Veterans Cemeteries Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Greenwood, Colton, N. Crawford, Hurley, Jeralds, Mills, Nesbitt; Abernethy, Albertson, Anderson, Arnold, Balmer, Barbee, Barnes, Barnhill, Beall, Beard, Blue, Bowen, Bowie, Bowman, Brawley, Brown, Brubaker, Buchanan, Burke, Chapin, Church, Cooper, Craven, J. Crawford, Creech, Cromer, Culp, Cunningham, Dawkins, Decker, DeVane, Diamont, Dickson, Diggs, Duncan, Easterling, Edwards, Esposito, L. Etheridge, B. Ethridge, Fitch, Flaherty, Fletcher, Foster, Fussell, Gardner, Gibson, Gist, Grady, Grimmer, Hackney, Hall, Hardaway, Hasty, Hege, Holmes, Holt, Howard, Huffman, Jack Hunt, Judy Hunt, S. Hunt, H. Hunter, R. Hunter, Isenhower, James, Jones, Justus, Kennedy, Kerr, Kimsey, Lail, Ligon, Lilley, Lineberry, Locks, Loflin, Lutz, McLaughlin, Mercer, Michaux, Miller, Nye, Payne, Perdue, Pope, Privette, Ramsey, Redwine, Rhodes, Rhyne, Robinson, Rogers, Sizemore, Stam, Stamey, Stewart, Tallent, Tart, R. Thompson, S. Thompson, Walker, Warner, Warren, Watkins, Weatherly, Wicker, P. Wilson, W. Wilson, Wiser, Wood, and Woodard.
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Referred to:  Government.
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March 2, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TWO VETERANS CEMETERIES TO BE ESTABLISHED IN THE THIRD AND ELEVENTH UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AND TO ALLOW ANY UNEXPENDED FUNDS TO GO TOWARD THE COSTS OF THE THIRD VETERANS CEMETERY.
Whereas, North Carolina has more than 680,000 veterans of military service; and
Whereas, those veterans deserve the opportunity to be buried in a veterans cemetery in recognition of their service to our country; and
Whereas, by 1992, all of the four national cemeteries in North Carolina will be filled, the Wilmington cemetery having filled and closed at the end of 1986; and
Whereas, the Veterans Administration has gone to a regional concept for national cemeteries, with the nearest such facility being in the State of Alabama; and
Whereas, veterans deserve burial in close proximity to their families and friends and deserve not to be transported to Alabama for burial; and
Whereas, the Veterans Administration matches state funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis to encourage states to build veterans cemeteries; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Veterans Affairs, Department of Administration, the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) for the 1989-90 fiscal year for fees, advanced planning, site improvements, and construction costs of the two veterans cemeteries to be established in the 3rd and 11th United States Congressional Districts in accordance with Article 8A of Chapter 65 of the General Statutes.
Sec. 2.  Funds appropriated in Section 1 of this act shall provide for the employment of one project manager and administrative expenses.  The project manager shall be a time-limited position of no more than two years at a pay grade 74, subject to the provisions of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes.
Sec. 3.  Funds appropriated in Section 1 of this act that are not expended by the end of the 1989-90 fiscal year may not revert, but shall be used for fees, planning, site improvements, or construction costs for the veterans cemetery to be established in the 7th United States Congressional District in accordance with Article 8A of Chapter 65 of the General Statutes.
Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.