General Assembly Raised Bill No. 200 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1425 *01425_______VA_* Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS Introduced by: (VA) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 200 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1425 *01425_______VA_* Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS Introduced by: (VA) AN ACT CONCERNING A CAPITOL MEMORIAL FOR WORLD WAR II MERCHANT MARINES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) The sum of ____ dollars is appropriated to the Department of Veterans' Affairs, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, for the establishment of a memorial to honor the members of the Merchant Marine of the United States during the Second World War, and for the placing of such memorial in a suitable location on the State Capitol grounds. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose: To establish and place on the State Capitol grounds a memorial honoring the service of members of the Merchant Marine of the United States during the Second World War. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]