Sponsored by:
Senator NILSA I. CRUZ-PEREZ
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Senator ANTHONY M. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Somerset)
SYNOPSIS
Makes supplemental appropriation of $15 million to DMVA for New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation for facilities expansion.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Supplement to the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, P.L.2022, c.49.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2022, c.49, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, there is appropriated from the General Fund the following amount for the purpose specified:
67 DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND
VETERANS AFFAIRS
80 Special Government Services
83 Services to Veterans
3610 Veterans’ Program Support
GRANTS-IN-AID
50-3610 Veterans’ Outreach and Assistance .................. $15,000,000
Total Grants-in-Aid appropriation,
Veterans’ Program Support ........................... $15,000,000
Grants-in-Aid:
50 New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation ($15,000,000)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides a supplemental appropriation of $15 million from the General Fund to the Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs for the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation for the purpose of providing financial assistance to complete facilities expansion, consisting of an additional 11,850 square feet for the Vietnam Era Museum. The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation commemorates New Jersey service members who served in Vietnam and their families through storytelling that enhances public understanding of the Vietnam War Era.
The Foundation serves over 10,000 New Jersey students annually. The expansion would help the Foundation obtain critical accreditation and recognition from national bodies and public audiences, acquire State-of-the-art equipment to care for museum artifacts, and deliver a premier educational experience that would attract volunteers, tourists, and revenues to the museum and the State.