Burial & Memorial

Veterans' Cemetery Burial Fees for Dependents of Veterans

A BILL for an Act to provide for an appropriation for veterans' spouses and dependents burial fees at the veterans' cemetery.

• Pay for interring veterans eligible spouse and dependents at ND veterans Cemetery
• Fiscal note: $160,000

House Actions:

• Passed House GVA 14-0
• House appropriations recommended Do NOT Pass 19-2-2
• Failed House

Honor Guard Leave for State Employees

Origination: DOT, Sen. Lyson

Provides 24 hours of paid leave time for classified government employees to participate in honor guard for funerals.

Military Surviving Family Member Special Plates

A BILL for an Act to create and enact section 39-04-10.14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the issuance of special plates for surviving family members of fallen members of the United States military.

Remember Veterans Number Plates

Origination: Sen. Delmore

Creating a "Veterans Remembered License Plate". Proceeds going to Veterans Cemetery. (The plates may be issued as non-profit plates in the future)

Military Service Members Remains Designee

Origination: Adjutant General

If the decedent died while serving in any branch of the United States armed forces, the United States reserve forces, or the National Guard, as provided by 10 U.S.C.

Medal of Honor Memorial Funding

A BILL for an Act to provide for ownership and maintenance for the medal of honor monument; and provide an appropriation for the medal of honor monument.

Maintenance of Veterans' Memorial

A BILL for an Act to provide for inspection and repair recommendations for the veterans' memorial on the capitol grounds.

Main Avenue Bridge

A concurrent resolution designating, in conjunction with the state of Minnesota, the Main Avenue bridge between Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, as the Veterans Memorial Bridge.

US Highway 2

A concurrent resolution designating United States Highway 2 through the state of North Dakota as the 164th Infantry Memorial Highway.

Funeral Honor Coins for Veterans

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the conferment of a veterans commemorative memorial coin; and to provide an appropriation to the department of veterans' affairs.

• Provide $8,500 of general funds for design and purchase of a Veterans Commemorative memorial coin
• Require private matching funds up to $25,500 for purchasing of coins
• Provide that up to $4,000 of the $8,500 in general funds be used to design t