CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 409Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-SilvaFebruary 09, 2017 An act to amend Section 1410 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans cemeteries. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 409, as introduced, Quirk-Silva. Southern California Veterans Cemetery.Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs. Existing law requires the department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in Orange County, to design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery, located at the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1410 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:1410. (a) (1) The department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in Orange County pursuant to Section 1412, shall design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery, which shall be located at the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Toro on 125 acres known as the Amended and Restated Development Agreement Site in the Great Park in the City of Irvine.(2) The department shall oversee and coordinate the design, development, and construction of the cemetery.(3) For purposes of this chapter, department means the Department of Veterans Affairs.(b) (1) Subject to the eligibility requirements described in Section 2402 of Title 38 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children are eligible for interment in the cemetery. The department shall establish a fee to be charged for interment of veteran spouses and eligible dependent children. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the reasonable costs to the department for interment in the cemetery.(2) Subject to Section 1418, for the purposes of this subdivision, the department shall adopt regulations to specify the eligibility requirements for interment in the cemetery.(3) All fees received pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Southern California Veterans Cemetery Perpetual Maintenance Fund created pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1412. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 409Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-SilvaFebruary 09, 2017 An act to amend Section 1410 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans cemeteries. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 409, as introduced, Quirk-Silva. Southern California Veterans Cemetery.Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs. Existing law requires the department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in Orange County, to design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery, located at the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 409 Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-SilvaFebruary 09, 2017 Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva February 09, 2017 An act to amend Section 1410 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans cemeteries. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 409, as introduced, Quirk-Silva. Southern California Veterans Cemetery. Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs. Existing law requires the department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in Orange County, to design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery, located at the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs. Existing law requires the department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in Orange County, to design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery, located at the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1410 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:1410. (a) (1) The department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in Orange County pursuant to Section 1412, shall design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery, which shall be located at the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Toro on 125 acres known as the Amended and Restated Development Agreement Site in the Great Park in the City of Irvine.(2) The department shall oversee and coordinate the design, development, and construction of the cemetery.(3) For purposes of this chapter, department means the Department of Veterans Affairs.(b) (1) Subject to the eligibility requirements described in Section 2402 of Title 38 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children are eligible for interment in the cemetery. The department shall establish a fee to be charged for interment of veteran spouses and eligible dependent children. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the reasonable costs to the department for interment in the cemetery.(2) Subject to Section 1418, for the purposes of this subdivision, the department shall adopt regulations to specify the eligibility requirements for interment in the cemetery.(3) All fees received pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Southern California Veterans Cemetery Perpetual Maintenance Fund created pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1412. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1410 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:1410. (a) (1) The department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in Orange County pursuant to Section 1412, shall design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery, which shall be located at the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Toro on 125 acres known as the Amended and Restated Development Agreement Site in the Great Park in the City of Irvine.(2) The department shall oversee and coordinate the design, development, and construction of the cemetery.(3) For purposes of this chapter, department means the Department of Veterans Affairs.(b) (1) Subject to the eligibility requirements described in Section 2402 of Title 38 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children are eligible for interment in the cemetery. The department shall establish a fee to be charged for interment of veteran spouses and eligible dependent children. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the reasonable costs to the department for interment in the cemetery.(2) Subject to Section 1418, for the purposes of this subdivision, the department shall adopt regulations to specify the eligibility requirements for interment in the cemetery.(3) All fees received pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Southern California Veterans Cemetery Perpetual Maintenance Fund created pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1412. SECTION 1. Section 1410 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 1410. (a) (1) The department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in Orange County pursuant to Section 1412, shall design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery, which shall be located at the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Toro on 125 acres known as the Amended and Restated Development Agreement Site in the Great Park in the City of Irvine.(2) The department shall oversee and coordinate the design, development, and construction of the cemetery.(3) For purposes of this chapter, department means the Department of Veterans Affairs.(b) (1) Subject to the eligibility requirements described in Section 2402 of Title 38 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children are eligible for interment in the cemetery. The department shall establish a fee to be charged for interment of veteran spouses and eligible dependent children. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the reasonable costs to the department for interment in the cemetery.(2) Subject to Section 1418, for the purposes of this subdivision, the department shall adopt regulations to specify the eligibility requirements for interment in the cemetery.(3) All fees received pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Southern California Veterans Cemetery Perpetual Maintenance Fund created pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1412. 1410. (a) (1) The department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in Orange County pursuant to Section 1412, shall design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery, which shall be located at the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Toro on 125 acres known as the Amended and Restated Development Agreement Site in the Great Park in the City of Irvine.(2) The department shall oversee and coordinate the design, development, and construction of the cemetery.(3) For purposes of this chapter, department means the Department of Veterans Affairs.(b) (1) Subject to the eligibility requirements described in Section 2402 of Title 38 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children are eligible for interment in the cemetery. The department shall establish a fee to be charged for interment of veteran spouses and eligible dependent children. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the reasonable costs to the department for interment in the cemetery.(2) Subject to Section 1418, for the purposes of this subdivision, the department shall adopt regulations to specify the eligibility requirements for interment in the cemetery.(3) All fees received pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Southern California Veterans Cemetery Perpetual Maintenance Fund created pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1412. 1410. (a) (1) The department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in Orange County pursuant to Section 1412, shall design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery, which shall be located at the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Toro on 125 acres known as the Amended and Restated Development Agreement Site in the Great Park in the City of Irvine.(2) The department shall oversee and coordinate the design, development, and construction of the cemetery.(3) For purposes of this chapter, department means the Department of Veterans Affairs.(b) (1) Subject to the eligibility requirements described in Section 2402 of Title 38 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children are eligible for interment in the cemetery. The department shall establish a fee to be charged for interment of veteran spouses and eligible dependent children. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the reasonable costs to the department for interment in the cemetery.(2) Subject to Section 1418, for the purposes of this subdivision, the department shall adopt regulations to specify the eligibility requirements for interment in the cemetery.(3) All fees received pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Southern California Veterans Cemetery Perpetual Maintenance Fund created pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1412. 1410. (a) (1) The department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in Orange County pursuant to Section 1412, shall design, develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state-operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery, which shall be located at the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Toro on 125 acres known as the Amended and Restated Development Agreement Site in the Great Park in the City of Irvine. (2) The department shall oversee and coordinate the design, development, and construction of the cemetery. (3) For purposes of this chapter, department means the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) (1) Subject to the eligibility requirements described in Section 2402 of Title 38 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children are eligible for interment in the cemetery. The department shall establish a fee to be charged for interment of veteran spouses and eligible dependent children. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the reasonable costs to the department for interment in the cemetery. (2) Subject to Section 1418, for the purposes of this subdivision, the department shall adopt regulations to specify the eligibility requirements for interment in the cemetery. (3) All fees received pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Southern California Veterans Cemetery Perpetual Maintenance Fund created pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1412.