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2025 Senate Bill 52 - SD Legislature Authorize the expansion of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

25.485.14 100th Legislative Session 52

2025 South Dakota Legislature

Senate Bill 52

Introduced by: The Chair of the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs at the request of the Department of Veterans Affairs

An Act to authorize the expansion of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. There is appropriated $75,000 from the general fund, $1,500,000 in federal fund expenditure authority, and $75,000 in other fund expenditure authority, to the Department of Veterans Affairs, for expansion of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery.

Section 2. The administration of the project authorized in this Act shall be under the general charge and supervision of the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration, as provided in chapter 5-14.

Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized in this Act.

Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.

Section 5. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

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