A. The state homes for veterans trust fund is established. The director shall administer the fund for the sole purpose of operating and maintaining state-operated nursing and domiciliary homes for Arizona veterans.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-608.01

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Director: means the director of the department of veterans' services. See Arizona Laws 41-601
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

B. The fund consists of monies deposited by the director from monies generated by operating the Arizona veterans’ homes and monies deposited pursuant to Section 41-603.01.

C. Monies in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the legislature. The fund is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. Any monies in the fund remaining unexpended or unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year do not revert to the state general fund.

D. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.