Veterans Cemetery

Final Bill:

SB 2265

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:

Removes annual fee from Veteran License plates.

AN ACT to create an enact a new section to chapter 37-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of a state veterans' cemetery; and to provide an appropriation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:

SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 37-03 of the North Dakota Century Code is hereby created and enacted to read as follows:

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to issuance of distinctive motor vehicle license plates to individuals eligible for interment in the North Dakota veterans' cemetery.

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the adjutant general. 

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the adjutant general for the operation of the North Dakota veterans' cemetery.

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 39-04-10.10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to interest earned from the sale of veterans' cemetery license plates.

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 39-04-10.10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to veterans' cemetery number plates.

Adjutant Generals Office Budget (NDNG)

• Added:$600,000 additional for Veterans Bonus Program
• Added additional $44,098 for Civil Air Patrol
• Added additional $110,000 for Tuition Assistance
• Added additional $70,089 for Veterans Cemetery ($647,006 total)
• Added additional $9,531 for Reintegration program

Interment at Veterans’ Cemetery Eligibility

• Add: "a child who is without any sibling and who survives the veteran" to eligibility for internment at ND State Veterans Cemetary
• Fiscal note: $350,000. Federal VA Cemetery Grants