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S3471
SENATE, No. 3471
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 12, 2026
Sponsored by:
Senator� JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes New Jersey Veteran Gravesite Maintenance
Grant Program in DVA.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act
concerning a veteran gravesite maintenance grant
program and supplementing chapter 3 of Title 38A of the New Jersey Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� There is established in
the Department of Veterans Affairs a veteran gravesite maintenance grant
program.� The purpose of the program shall be to provide grants to qualified
veterans� organizations for veteran gravesite maintenance.
���� a.� As used in this section,
"qualified veterans' organization" means a nonprofit veterans'
organization that is a section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) tax exempt organization
under the Internal Revenue Code, or a federally chartered Veterans' Service
Organization.
���� b.� In establishing the grant
program pursuant to this section, the department shall:
���� (1) develop guidelines and
procedures for the submission of grant applications, and criteria for the
evaluation of such applications;
���� (2) establish terms and
conditions for the awarding of a grant under this section, and monitor grant
recipients� compliance with the terms and conditions;
���� (3) require the recipient of
the grant to report to the department information relating to its use of grant
funds under the program; and
���� (4) submit a report to the
Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), the
Legislature, during each year in which a grant is awarded, on the effectiveness
of the grant program in assisting with the maintenance of veteran gravesites.
���� c.� The department may,
pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410
(C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to establish
and implement the grant program.
���� d. The Commissioner of the
Department of Veterans Affairs shall include with the annual budget request for
the department a request for funds sufficient to carry out the purposes and
intent of this section.
���� 2.� This act shall take effect
immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill would establish a
grant program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) for qualified
veterans� organizations to maintain veteran gravesites across the State.� DVA
would be required to develop guidelines, procedures, and criteria for applications
and awards.� The grant recipients would be required to report grant fund use to
DVA.� Implementation of the grant program would be subject to a future
appropriation by the Legislature.
���� The bill defines �qualified
veterans' organization� as a nonprofit veterans' organization that is a section
501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) tax exempt organization under the Internal Revenue
Code, or a federally chartered Veterans' Service Organization.