House Bill 0299

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                 HB 299

        By Representative Maygarden






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to a supplemental

  3         appropriation; providing an appropriation to

  4         help fund the construction of the National

  5         World War II Memorial; providing an effective

  6         date.

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  8         WHEREAS, the American Battle Monuments Commission was

  9  authorized by Public Law 103-32 to establish a National World

10  War II Memorial in our nation's capital, and

11         WHEREAS, the memorial will honor the 16 million men and

12  women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States

13  during World War II, the 406,000 who died, and the millions

14  who supported the war effort from home, and

15         WHEREAS, the memorial will be a monument to the spirit,

16  sacrifice, and commitment of the American people to the common

17  defense of the nation and to the broader causes of peace and

18  freedom from tyranny throughout the world, and

19         WHEREAS, the memorial will inspire future generations

20  of Americans, deepening their appreciation of the

21  accomplishments of the World War II generation in securing

22  freedom and democracy, and

23         WHEREAS, the American Battle Monuments Commission is

24  seeking contributions from all fifty states in an amount equal

25  to $1 for each resident of the state who served in the Armed

26  Forces during World War II, and

27         WHEREAS, most states have already introduced

28  legislation to participate in this dollar-per-veteran

29  campaign, and an ever-increasing number of states have

30  subsequently passed that legislation to provide for their

31  portion of the funds sought under the campaign, and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                 HB 299

    555-139-00






  1         WHEREAS, it is estimated that the State of Florida had

  2  248,000 residents who served in the Armed Forces during World

  3  War II, and, of those, 3,174 paid the ultimate sacrifice,

  4  giving their lives defending freedom, and

  5         WHEREAS, today almost 600,000 World War II veterans

  6  proudly call Florida home, and

  7         WHEREAS, it is fitting, proper, and an honor for the

  8  State of Florida to contribute its portion to the National

  9  World War II Memorial as a way of honoring our World War II

10  veterans and our citizens who supported the war effort from

11  home, NOW, THEREFORE,

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General

16  Revenue Fund to the American Battle Monuments Commission the

17  sum of $248,000, an amount equal to $1 for each resident of

18  the State of Florida who served in the Armed Forces of the

19  United States during World War II, such sum to be deposited

20  into the National World War II Memorial Fund as Florida's

21  contribution toward the construction of the National World War

22  II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

23         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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26                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Appropriates a sum from the General Revenue Fund to the
28    American Battle Monuments Commission as the state's
      contribution toward the construction of the National
29    World War II Memorial. See bill for details.

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