California Military and Veterans Code — CHAPTER 4. Capitol Park Veterans Memorials 1300-1303

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There is hereby created within the State Treasury the Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund for the purpose of the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing memorials in the State Capitol to veterans of the United States Armed Forces and for receipt of private donations for that purpose.

(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 80, Sec. 101. (SB 1525) Effective January 1, 2025.)

The Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing memorials in the State Capitol to veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 684, Sec. 2. (AB 1350) Effective January 1, 2024.)

The Department of Veterans Affairs shall administer the Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of General Services shall work collaboratively pursuant to a memorandum of agreement to carry out the duties and functions of this chapter.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 684, Sec. 2. (AB 1350) Effective January 1, 2024.)

When administering the Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall prioritize, in consultation with the California Veterans Board, those memorials that do not have formal support from another body, public or private, for their maintenance, including, but not limited to, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 684, Sec. 2. (AB 1350) Effective January 1, 2024.)