California Military and Veterans Code

§ 1047

MVC § 1047 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 5 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) The Veterans’ Home Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Special Fund (MWR Fund) is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all funds deposited in the MWR Fund as authorized by this section shall be continuously appropriated to the department, without regard to fiscal year. All references in this chapter to the “Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund” or “MWR Fund” are deemed to refer to the fund created by this paragraph.

(2)The department shall distribute moneys in the MWR Fund to the homes to provide for the general welfare of the members of the homes.

(3)For the purposes of this subdivision, providing for the general welfare of the members of a home includes, but is not limited to, operating a canteen, base exchange, hobby shop, theater, library, or band, and payment for newspapers, chapel expenses, entertainment expenses, sports activities, celebrations, or any other function or activity that is related to the morale, welfare, and recreation of the residents that would not otherwise be paid for by the General Fund.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 424, Sec. 3. (SB 543) Effective January 1, 2017.