Researcher: JS Page 1 5/19/21
OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5737 (as amended by House "A")*
AN ACT CREATING A VETERANS AND MILITARY TOURISM
TRAIL.
SUMMARY
This bill allows the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), in
consultation with the Department of Economic and Community
Development (DECD), to establish a Veterans and Military Tourism
Trail that links museums, memorials, battleground sites, and other
historic sites related to veterans and the U.S. Armed Forces. It
additionally allows DVA to establish a program to publicize the trail
and publish an informational brochure on the trail sites’ locations and
histories, provided the DVA commissioner solicits private donations to
cover their costs.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2021
*House Amendment A makes DVA, rather than DECD, the agency
primarily responsible for establishing the trail and its promotional
materials and allows it to do so, rather than requiring it. Additionally,
it specifies that DVA’s authority to provide a promotional program
and brochure is contingent upon the commissioner’s solicitation of
sufficient private funding.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 17 Nay 0 (03/18/2021)