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LD 537 Title Page An Act to Require the State to Pay for Veterans' Obituaries and State Flags ... LD 537 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §508 is enacted to read:

 
§508.__Veterans' obituaries and flags

 
1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context
otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following
meanings.

 
A.__"Eligible veteran" means a person who served in the
Armed Forces of the United States, was honorably discharged
and was a resident of this State at the time of death.

 
2.__Obituary and flag.__The department shall make payment for
the entire cost of the obituary for an eligible veteran to
whomever paid for this notice.__The department shall also provide
a state flag on behalf of the deceased eligible veteran.

 
Sec. 2. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from
the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Act.

 
2001-022002-03

 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND

 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,

 
DEPARTMENT OF

 
Veterans Services

 
All Other$126,000$168,000

 
Appropriates funds to cover the
cost of the obituary and a
state flag for each veteran who
served in the Armed Forces of
the United States, was
honorably discharged and was a
resident of this State at the
time of death.

 
SUMMARY

 
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the cost of the
obituary notices and state flags on behalf of deceased eligible
veterans.


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