Resolve, To Recognize Women Veterans in the State House Hall of Flags

Sec. 1. Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to establish working group. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management shall establish a working group to arrange for a plaque to be displayed in the Hall of Flags in the State House to honor women veterans of the State. The working group shall consult with the State House and Capitol Park Commission and the Legislative Council to develop a design and choose a site for the plaque to be displayed in the State House Hall of Flags; and be it further

Sec. 2. Funding. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services in coordination with the working group established under section 1 may accept outside sources of funding to contract for the design and construction of the plaque. The director shall provide prompt notice of solicitation and acceptance of funds to the Legislative Council. All funds accepted must be forwarded to the Executive Director of the Legislative Council along with an accounting record that includes the amount of funds, date the funds were received, from whom the funds were received and the purpose of and any limitation on the use of the funds. The Executive Director of the Legislative Council shall administer any funds received; and be it further

Sec. 3. Report; final authorization. Resolved: That the working group established under section 1 shall submit a report regarding the proposed location and design of the plaque to the Joint Standing Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs and the Legislative Council through the Office of the Executive Director no later than January 15, 2010. The final authorization for the placement of the plaque in the State House Hall of Flags must be made by the Legislative Council; and be it further

Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following appropriations and allocations are made.

LEGISLATURE

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Initiative: Provides a base allocation to authorize expenditures of any funds received by the Director of the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to contract for the design and construction of a plaque to honor women veterans of the State.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11
All Other	$500	$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$500	$0