Sec. 16. (a) The treasurer of state may require an investigation to determine the true number of members in the home at any time.

     (b) Twenty percent (20%) of the money annually allowed by the government of the United States for a military veteran maintained in the home shall be deposited in the state general fund to the credit of the veterans’ home building fund. Money deposited in the state general fund may be invested in securities of the United States government. The money in the building fund shall be used only for the maintenance, remodeling, or repair of buildings at the Indiana Veterans’ Home. Money deposited in the building fund is appropriated and subject to allocation by the budget committee. The remaining eighty percent (80%) of the money annually allowed by the government of the United States for a military veteran maintained in the home shall be deposited in the state general fund as a reimbursement to the general fund for operating expenses of the home.

[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-6-1-20.]

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-17-9-16

  • home: refers to the Indiana Veterans' Home. See Indiana Code 10-17-9-0.5
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5