FINAL BILL REPORT

                 ESHB 1527

                         C 348 L 95

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Recognizing veterans of World War II.

Sponsors: House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Benton, Clements, Koster, Dellwo, Campbell, Boldt, Kessler, Wolfe, Mielke, Thompson, Delvin, Carlson, Pelesky, D. Schmidt, Chopp, Van Luven, R. Fisher, Hickel, Sehlin, Costa, Ballasiotes, Pennington, Radcliff, Carrell, Hatfield, Romero, B. Thomas, Beeksma, Cody, Cooke, Dickerson, Conway, Jacobsen, Basich, Hargrove, L. Thomas, Chandler, Kremen, Robertson, Johnson, K. Schmidt, Smith, Dyer, Elliot, Blanton, Goldsmith, Mulliken, Schoesler and Brumsickle).

House Committee on Appropriations

Senate Committee on Government Operations

Background:  Current law establishes two veterans' memorials, one for state residents who died or are missing-in-action in Southeast Asia (the Vietnam War memorial), and one for state residents who died or are missing-in-action in the Korean conflict (The Korean memorial).

The Secretary of State was directed to coordinate the design, construction, and placement of the Vietnam War memorial.  The director of the Department of Veterans' Affairs was directed to coordinate the design, construction, and placement of the Korean memorial.

Summary:  The Department of Veterans Affairs is to convene an advisory committee to make recommendations to the department on a memorial to the men and women of Washington State who served in World War II.

The amount of $50,000 is appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of erecting the monument on the state capitol campus. 

Votes on Final Passage:

House    97 0

Senate    44 0 (Senate amended)

House     93 0 (House concurred)

Effective:  July 23, 1995