Section 1451 Of Chapter 10. Central Coast Veterans Cemetery From California Military And Veterans Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 10.
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. (a) The California Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery at
Fort Ord Endowment Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
Moneys in the Endowment Fund shall be allocated, upon appropriation
by the Legislature, to the department for the nonreimbursable costs
of design and construction and the annual operations and maintenance
costs of the veterans cemetery for the next 10 years.
(b) Moneys in the fund may be invested to generate earnings to
offset annual operations and maintenance costs associated with the
veterans cemetery.
(c) (1) The Endowment Fund may consist of donations from public
and private entities, partnerships between public and private
entities, fees, cash advances, and transfers from the state General
Fund as may be specified by law.
(2) The department may enter into any financial agreement to
receive cash advances in the Endowment Fund, provided that the
agreement does not require the state to repay or make payments on
cash advances and the agreement is reviewed and approved by the
Department of Finance.
(d) To the extent possible, donations made in-kind to the
Endowment Fund shall be monetized so as to offset the ongoing
operations and maintenance costs under Sections 1452 and 1453.
(e) Earnings generated by the Endowment Fund shall be retained by
the fund.
(f) Moneys deposited in the Endowment Fund are exempt from the
requirements of Sections 11270 through 11277 of the Government Code.
(g) Moneys in the Endowment Fund shall be invested by the
Treasurer, after consultation with the department, in a manner that
best meets the goals of the fund.
(h) If, through changes in state or federal law, additional
revenues are identified for the operations and maintenance of the
cemetery, including increases in federal burial allowances, so that
the amount of annual revenue exceeds the annual operations and
maintenance costs, the excess revenues shall be deposited in the
Endowment Fund.