Pennsylvania Act 2002-63 — MILITARY AND VETERANS CODE (51 PA.C.S.) - AMEND PENNSYLVANIA VETERANS' MEMORIAL TRUST FUND

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MILITARY AND VETERANS CODE (51 PA.C.S.) - AMEND PENNSYLVANIA VETERANS'
                           MEMORIAL TRUST FUND
                  Act of Jun. 19, 2002, P.L. 433, No. 63              Cl. 51
                             Session of 2002
                               No. 2002-63

     HB 1356

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
        Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the composition
        of the State Armory Board and for the Pennsylvania Veterans'
        Memorial Trust Fund.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 1501 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
     Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
      § 1501.  Composition and general functions.
        The State Armory Board shall consist of the Adjutant General,
     who shall act as chairman, and [five] eight members appointed by
     the Adjutant General. Three of the members of the State Armory
     Board appointed by the Adjutant General shall be members of the
     Pennsylvania National Guard. The State Armory Board shall
     exercise the powers, duties and provisions of this chapter. The
     board shall appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the
     board. It shall provide, equip, maintain, manage and regulate
     armories for the use of the Pennsylvania military forces. It
     may, with the approval of the Governor, accept gifts of land,
     with or without buildings thereon, to be used for military
     purposes. The title to all such land shall be taken in the name
     of the Commonwealth. It may also employ funds appropriated to it
     to purchase, for armory purposes, any suitable buildings or
     sites.
        Section 2.  Section 1905(b) of Title 51 is amended to read:
      § 1905.  Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial Trust Fund.
        * * *
        (b)  Purpose.--The moneys in the fund shall be used for the
     selection, design [and], construction, operation and maintenance
     of an appropriate physical monument on the grounds of the
     Indiantown Gap National Cemetery and other costs incidental
     thereto.
        * * *
        Section 3.  This act shall take effect as follows:
            (1)  The amendment of 51 Pa.C.S. § 1501 shall take effect
        in 60 days.
            (2)  The remainder of this act shall take effect
        immediately.

     APPROVED--The 19th day of June, A. D. 2002.

     MARK S. SCHWEIKER