State of South Dakota  
EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2012  

400T0161   SENATE BILL   NO.  4  

Introduced by:    The Committee on Appropriations at the request of the Department of Veterans Affairs
 

        FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to make an appropriation to continue the veterans' bonus program and to declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue payment of the bonuses authorized in §§ 33A-2-10 to 33A-2-33, inclusive.
    Section 2. The secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.
    Section 3. The provisions of § 4-8-21 do not apply to the funds appropriated by this Act.
    Section 4. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

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