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HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 1

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HJM001.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
NATIONAL VETERANS CEMETERY - Stating findings of the Legislature and
petitioning Congress to support funding for a national veterans cemetery in
Idaho to serve veterans in the northwestern states.

02/02    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/03    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/04    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/05    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Title apvd - to House
02/08    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
02/11    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
02/12    10th ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Title apvd - to House
02/15    To enrol
02/16    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/17    Pres signed
02/18    To Secretary of State

Bill Text

HJM001


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 1

                                BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 1                                   A JOINT MEMORIAL
 2    TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED  STATES  IN  CONGRESS
 3        ASSEMBLED,  AND  TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
 4        IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.

 5        We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of  the
 6    State of Idaho assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho
 7    Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:

 8        WHEREAS,  Idaho  is the only state in the nation without either a national
 9    veterans cemetery or a state veterans cemetery; and
10        WHEREAS, the majority of  the  states  without  a  national  cemetery  are
11    located in the Northwest; and
12        WHEREAS,  only  one of the six states bordering Idaho has a national ceme-
13    tery; and
14        WHEREAS, Idaho is centrally located for a regional cemetery in the  North-
15    west; and
16        WHEREAS,  it is fitting and proper that a grateful nation should provide a
17    burial site within a reasonable distance from the homes of those Idahoans  and
18    others  residing in the northwestern states who honorably served their country
19    in a time of emergency.
20        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
21    of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House  of  Representatives  and  the
22    Senate  concurring  therein, that we respectfully and urgently request members
23    of Idaho's congressional delegation to support funding for a national veterans
24    cemetery in Idaho to serve veterans in the northwestern states.
25        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the  House  of  Representa-
26    tives  be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
27    Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
28    sentatives of Congress, and  the  congressional  delegation  representing  the
29    State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                         STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                RS08761
                                    
 The purpose of this joint memorial is to encourage members of the
 United States Senate and House of Representatives to support the
 construction, maintenance, and operation of a national veterans|
 cemetery in Idaho to serve veterans residing in the northwestern
 states, and to support the members of Idaho's congressional
 delegation in their efforts to secure funding for this cemetery.
 
 
 
 
                              FISCAL NOTE
                                    
 No fiscal impact is expected.
 
 CONTACT:                        Gary Bermeosolo - (208)334-3513
                                      Idaho Division of Veterans Services
                                      320 Collins Road
                                      Boise, ID 83702
                                      FAX: (208) 334-2607
 
 
 
                                  STATEMENT OE PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE   Bill No.  HJM l