Resolve, Creating an Honorable Service Plaque To Honor Maine Veterans
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1871
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: COTTA, SAVIELLO, AYOTTE, BEAVERS, BOLAND, BRIGGS, BURNS, CLARKE, CURTIS, DAMON, DUNPHY, ESPLING, FITZPATRICK, GIFFORD, GILLWAY, GUERIN, HANLEY, HARMON, HARVELL, HAYES, JOHNSON, KAENRATH, KESCHL, KNAPP, KNIGHT, LIBBY, LONG, LONGSTAFF, MAKER, MALABY, MALONEY, MITCHELL, MONAGHAN-DERRIG, MORISSETTE, MOULTON, NEWENDYKE, NUTTING, O'CONNOR, OLSEN, PARKER, PARRY, PLUMMER, SANDERSON, SARTY, SIROCKI, THERIAULT, TURNER, WATERHOUSE, McCORMICK, RAYE

Legislative Document 
No. 1871 
H.P. 1385 
House of Representatives, March 13, 2012 
Resolve, Creating an Honorable Service Plaque To Honor Maine 
Veterans 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative COTTA of China.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin and 
Representatives: AYOTTE of Caswell, BEAVERS of South Berwick, BOLAND of Sanford, 
BRIGGS of Mexico, BURNS of Whiting, CLARKE of Bath, CORNELL du HOUX of 
Brunswick, CURTIS of Madison, DAMON of Bangor, DUNPHY of Embden, ESPLING of 
New Gloucester, FITZPATRICK of Houlton, GIFFORD of Lincoln, GILLWAY of Searsport, 
GUERIN of Glenburn, HANLEY of Gardiner, HARMON of Palermo, HARVELL of 
Farmington, HAYES of Buckfield, JOHNSON of Eddington, JOHNSON of Greenville, 
KAENRATH of South Portland, KESCHL of Belgrade, KNAPP of Gorham, KNIGHT of 
Livermore Falls, LIBBY of Waterboro, LONG of Sherman, LONGSTAFF of Waterville, 
MAKER of Calais, MALABY of Hancock, MALONEY of Augusta, McCLELLAN of 
Raymond, McFADDEN of Dennysville, McKANE of Newcastle, MITCHELL of the 
Penobscot Nation, MONAGHAN-DERRIG of Cape Elizabeth, MORISSETTE of Winslow, 
MOULTON of York, NEWENDYKE of Litchfield, Speaker NUTTING of Oakland, 
O'CONNOR of Berwick, OLSEN of Phippsburg, PARKER of Veazie, PARRY of Arundel, 
PLUMMER of Windham, SANDERSON of Chelsea, SARTY of Denmark, SIROCKI of 
Scarborough, THERIAULT of Madawaska, TURNER of Burlington, WATERHOUSE of 
Bridgton, Senators: McCORMICK of Kennebec, President RAYE of Washington. 
Sec. 1.  Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, 
Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to develop Maine Honorable Service 
Plaque. Resolved:  That the Director of the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services within 
the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management shall create a plaque 
to be displayed in the Hall of Flags in the State House to honor veterans of the State who 
have participated in military campaigns and operations and who are not honored by 
existing plaques.  The design of the plaque must be based upon the design of the State of 
Maine Gold Star Honorable Service Medal; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Funding.  Resolved:  That the Director of the Bureau of Maine Veterans' 
Services may accept outside sources of funding to contract for the design and 
construction of the plaque pursuant to section 1.  The director shall provide prompt notice 
of solicitation and acceptance of funds to the Legislative Council. All funds accepted 
must be forwarded to the Executive Director of the Legislative Council along with an 
accounting record that includes the amount of funds, the date the funds were received, 
from whom the funds were received and the purpose of and any limitation on the use of 
the funds.  The Executive Director of the Legislative Council shall administer any funds 
received; and be it further 
Sec. 3.  Report; final authorization. Resolved:  That the Director of the Bureau 
of Maine Veterans' Services shall submit a report regarding the proposed design and 
location of the plaque pursuant to section 1 to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over legal and veterans affairs and the Legislative Council 
through the office of the Executive Director of the Legislative Council when all necessary 
funds are raised.  The final authorization for the placement of the plaque in the State 
House Hall of Flags must be made by the Legislative Council; and be it further 
Sec. 4.  Appropriations and allocations.  Resolved:  That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
LEGISLATURE 
State House and Capitol Park Commission  0615 
Initiative: Provides a base allocation to authorize expenditures of any funds received by 
the Director of the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services within the Department of 
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to contract for the design and 
construction of a plaque to honor veterans of the State. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$500
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$500
$0
SUMMARY 
The resolve directs the Director of the Bureau of Veterans' Services within the 
Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to create a plaque for 
display in the Hall of Flags in the State House honoring veterans not otherwise honored 
by existing plaques.  It authorizes the bureau to accept private funds for the creation and 
installation of the plaque.