55-15-59 - Veterans Monument Trust Fund [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
§ 55-15-59. Veterans Monument Trust Fund [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
The Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission is hereby authorized to accept gifts, grants and donations from individuals and organizations, to be deposited in the Veterans Monument Trust Fund which is hereby created in the State Treasury. The State Treasurer shall invest all monies in the Veterans Monument Trust Fund and any interest earned shall be deposited into the fund. All appropriated funds and funds deposited in the Veterans Monument Trust Fund shall be used exclusively for the purpose of designing, erecting, maintaining and dedication of the veterans monument, except that not more than Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) may be expended annually to pay the administrative costs of the commission. Costs associated with the designing, erecting, maintaining and dedication of the veterans monument are not considered commission administrative costs for purposes of this section. Upon completion of the monument, money in the trust fund shall be utilized by the Mississippi War Veterans Memorial Commission for maintenance of the veterans monument and memorials.
Sources: Laws, 1986, ch. 342, § 5; Laws, 1991, ch. 392, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 1998, ch. 474, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2000, ch. 455, § 5; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2001, ch. 455, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 480, § 5; Laws, 2003, ch. 529, § 24; reenacted without change, Laws, 2004, ch. 545, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 378, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 2006.