65-704. IDAHO VETERANS RECOGNITION INCOME FUND. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Idaho veterans recognition income fund."
(2) The fund shall consist of moneys transferred from the Idaho veterans recognition fund, and interest generated by such moneys in the fund shall be maintained by the division of veterans services.
(3) The fund shall be used solely to benefit veterans in Idaho, with priority given to activities that serve disabled veterans, and may include the use of matching funds for grants, funding for new construction, replacement, remodel, and life safety projects for the Idaho state veterans homes, state veterans cemeteries, and other available federal grant opportunities that enhance veterans services in the state of Idaho.
(4) Moneys in the Idaho veterans recognition income fund are subject to appropriation by the legislature.
(5) Any fiscal year-end revenue in the division of veterans services budget in excess of the equivalent of the first six (6) months of the fiscal year operation costs may be transferred to the Idaho veterans recognition fund as determined by the division of veterans services.
History:
[65-704, added 2013, ch. 277, sec. 2, p. 717; am. 2019, ch. 155, sec. 1, p. 508; am. 2020, ch. 32, sec. 3, p. 68.]