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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
February 8, 2000 - Introduced by Representatives Musser, Jensen, Hundertmark,
Ryba, Sykora, Plouff, Pettis, Petrowski, Waukau, Huebsch, Huber, Duff,
Sherman, Walker, Porter, Montgomery, Suder, Berceau, Kreibich,
Hasenohrl, Black, Ladwig, Ward, Gronemus, Hahn, Nass, Pocan, Ainsworth,
Staskunas, Balow, Freese, Albers, Lassa, Spillner, Vrakas, Owens, Travis,
Turner, Stone, J. Lehman, Goetsch, Kelso, Miller, F. Lasee and Skindrud,
cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Moen, Drzewiecki, Baumgart, Rosenzweig,
Grobschmidt, Lazich, Cowles, Erpenbach, Welch, Breske, Fitzgerald,
Risser and Farrow. Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
AB720,1,2
1An Act to amend 45.054 of the statutes;
relating to: contributions for a World
2War II memorial in Washington, D.C.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, as enacted in
1999 Wisconsin Act 2, the department of
veterans affairs (DVA) may accept contributions until April 30, 2000, on behalf of
Wisconsin veterans for the construction of a World War II memorial to be located in
Washington, D.C. Current law allows DVA to match those contributions with state
dollars and pay that match amount plus the individual contributions to the
American Battle Monuments Commission by May 15, 2000, for the construction of
the World War II memorial.
This bill allows DVA to accept contributions until May 10, 2000, and to pay
those individual contributions plus the state match to the American Battle
Monuments Commission by May 20, 2000.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB720,2,12
145.054 World War II memorial. The department of veterans affairs may
2accept contributions of money as gifts on behalf of Wisconsin veterans for the
3construction of a World War II memorial to be located in Washington, D.C. The
4moneys received under this section shall be deposited in the general fund and
5credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (2) (gd). The department may
6not accept any contributions under this section after
April 30 May 10, 2000. From
7the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (dm), the department shall match any moneys
8received under this section, up to a maximum of $166,100. The department shall pay
9that match amount plus the moneys credited to the appropriation account under s.
1020.485 (2) (gd) to the American Battle Monuments Commission by May
15 20, 2000,
11for the construction of a memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia to honor
12members of the U.S. armed forces who served in World War II.
