CHAPTER 98
S.P. 353 - L.D. 1172
An Act Regarding the Funded Depreciation Accounts of the Maine Veterans' Homes
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §601, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 680, Pt. A, §34, is amended to read:
§601. Home established; purpose
There must be public homes for veterans in Maine known as "Maine Veterans' Homes." In addition to the existing home located in Augusta, a 120-bed home located in southern Maine, a home not to exceed 60 beds located in Aroostook County, a home located in Bangor not to exceed 120 beds and a home located in South Paris not to exceed 90 beds may be constructed if federal Veterans' Administration funds are available to meet part of the costs of each facility for construction or operation. In addition, a home located in Machias not to exceed 60 beds may be constructed if federal Veterans' Administration funds or funds from any other state, federal or private source are available to meet part of the costs of the facility for construction or operation, except that the Machias home may not begin operation prior to July 1, 1995 and the construction and funding of the Machias home may not in any way jeopardize the construction, funding or financial viability of any other home. The Board of Trustees of the Maine Veterans' Homes shall plan and develop these additional homes and may use any funds available for those purposes, except for the Augusta facility's funded depreciation account. Any funds loaned to the Maine Veterans' Homes for operating purposes from the funded depreciation accounts of the Maine Veterans' Homes must be reimbursed from any funds received by the Maine Veterans' Homes and available for that purpose. The primary purpose of the homes is to provide support and care for honorably discharged veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces during wartime, including the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War.
See title page for effective date.
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