REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; military; discharge; tribal ceremonies

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019

HB 2625

Introduced by Representatives Tsosie: Blackman, Bolding, Cano, Fernandez, Friese, Hernandez A, Jermaine, Lawrence, Longdon, Meza, Pawlik, Salman, Teller, Terán, Senators Mendez, Peshlakai, Steele

 

AN ACT

 

appropriating monies to the department of veterans' services.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Appropriation; department of veterans' services; tribal ceremonies; exemption

A.  The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the department of veterans' services to distribute to Indian tribes located in this state to conduct tribal ceremonies for tribal members who are discharged from the military.

B.  The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.