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HOUSE BILL NO. 425 – Nat’l WWII Memorial Fund, approp

HOUSE BILL NO. 425

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H0425...............................................................by JUDD
NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL - Appropriates $66,000 for fiscal year 2000
to be remitted to the National World War II Memorial Fund.
                                                                        
01/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
    Rpt prt - to Approp
03/17    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Ret'd to Approp

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 H0425
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 425
                                                                        
                                          BY JUDD
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    STATING LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND PROVIDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION; APPROPRIATING
  3        MONEYS TO THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL FUND FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  2000;
  4        AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION  1.  It  is the intent of the Legislature of the State of Idaho to
  7    join the twenty-three other states in the Union  which  have  already  honored
  8    their  World  War  II  veterans  by participating in the National World War II
  9    Memorial "dollar per veteran" campaign.
 10        The American Battle Monuments Commission was authorized by federal law  in
 11    1993 to establish the World War II Memorial. It will be located on seven acres
 12    on  the  National Mall in Washington, D.C., situated directly between the Lin-
 13    coln Memorial and the Washington Monument. Primary funding for the one hundred
 14    million dollar memorial must be raised from private contributions.
 15        "Millions served in uniform. Millions more served at home.  And  nearly  a
 16    half million gave their lives. They were ordinary people who, during World War
 17    II,  did  nothing  less than help save the world. Yet unbelievably there is no
 18    national memorial to honor their sacrifice. It is time to say thank-you. Dying
 19    for freedom isn't the worst that could happen. Being forgotten is." (Actor Tom
 20    Hanks)
                                                                        
 21        SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
 22    there  is  hereby  appropriated  from  the General Fund for the period July 1,
 23    1999, through June 30, 2000, the sum of $66,000 which amount is equal  to  one
 24    dollar  for each resident of the state of Idaho who served in the Armed Forces
 25    of the United States during World War II and such  funds  shall  be  disbursed
 26    upon  enactment  to  the World War II Memorial Fund, 2300 Clarendon Boulevard,
 27    Suite 501, Arlington, Virginia 22201.
                                                                        
 28        SECTION 3.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
 29    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 30    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact




                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                            RS 09309C1


This legislation, when passed, will add Idaho to the twenty-three
states which have already passed legislation to establish a World
War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.  It will be the first national
memorial dedicated to all who served in World War II and will
acknowledge the commitment and achievement of the entire nation. 
The other states have already introduced legislation, or will be
introducing legislation in the 2000 legislative session, to
appropriate at least one dollar for each resident who served in the
armed forces of the United States during World War II.

Funding sources for constructing the memorial are states,
corporations, veteran's organizations and individuals.


                         FISCAL NOTE  
$66,000 will be expended from the General Fund in Fiscal Year 2001.



CONTACT PERSON:     Representative June Judd
                    332-1130                 

     





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