General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 53 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 698 *00698* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. SUZIO, 13th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 53 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 698 *00698* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. SUZIO, 13th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY FUNERALS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That three hundred thousand dollars in Department of Transportation moneys for the purpose of participating in a certain federal study on a tax based on vehicle miles traveled be instead appropriated to fund honor guards details, as described in section 27-76 of the general statutes, at their current levels. Statement of Purpose: To reallocate moneys for the purpose of studying a mileage tax to instead pay for honor guard details at funerals of state veterans.