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2006 SESSION

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SENATE BILL NO. 359
Offered January 11, 2006
Prefiled January 11, 2006
A BILL to authorize the Department of Veterans Services to accept donated property in the southwestern region of Virginia for the purpose of constructing the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery.
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Patrons-- Edwards and Bell
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Department of Veterans Services is authorized to accept donated property in the southwestern region of Virginia for the purpose of constructing the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery. Upon the availability of federal funds, (i) the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget shall establish a capital project for the purpose of cemetery construction, and (ii) the Treasurer shall advance $6,939,000 to the Department of Veterans Services in the form of a short-term, interest free treasury loan for the purpose of matching such federal funds. The loan shall be repaid by the Department of Veterans Services upon receipt of the federal funds.