Michigan Laws 35.1255 – Veterans cemetery fund
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 35.1255
- 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
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Department: means the department of military and veterans affairs. See Michigan Laws 35.1252
- 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.
- Fund: means the veterans cemetery fund created in section 5. See Michigan Laws 35.1252
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The veterans cemetery fund is created in the state treasury.
(2) The treasurer shall deposit money and other assets from any source in the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of money in the fund and credit interest and earnings from the investments to the fund.
(3) The department is the administrator of the fund for audits of the fund. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year does not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The department shall expend money from the fund, on appropriation, for 1 or more of only the following purposes:
(a) For architectural design or engineering plans, or both, and any necessary environmental impact studies prescribed by law.
(b) Necessary expenses to qualify for federal grants under 38 USC 2408.
(c) To prepare land that is acquired or purchased for a veterans cemetery or designated as a veterans cemetery for operational use.
(d) For ongoing expenses related to the operation of a veterans cemetery.