129th MAINE LEGISLATURE FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2019

Legislative Document No. 510 H.P. 367 House of Representatives, January 31, 2019

An Act To Authorize Funding for Transitional Housing for Women Veterans and Their Families

Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.

ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk

Presented by Representative SHEATS of Auburn. Cosponsored by Senator HERBIG of Waldo and Representatives: ALLEY of Beals, ARATA of New Gloucester, DOUDERA of Camden, FECTEAU of Augusta, HANINGTON of Lincoln, HICKMAN of Winthrop, SCHNECK of Bangor.

Printed on recycled paper 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

2 Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 3 allocations are made. 4 DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT 5 OF 6 Veterans Services 0110 7 Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope for women 8 veterans in transition and their families. 9 10 GENERAL FUND 2019-20 2020-21 11 All Other $150,000 $0 12 13 GENERAL FUND TOTAL $150,000 $0

14 SUMMARY 15 This bill provides a one-time General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2019-20 to the 16 Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management for the Betsy Ann Ross 17 House of Hope to provide suitable housing for women veterans in transition and their 18 families.

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