September 20, 2005, Introduced by Senators ALLEN, GOSCHKA, BARCIA, CROPSEY, BIRKHOLZ, KUIPERS, BISHOP, CASSIS, GEORGE, TOY, VAN WOERKOM, PATTERSON, GILBERT, SANBORN, GARCIA, HARDIMAN, BROWN, STAMAS, JELINEK, McMANUS, OLSHOVE, CLARK-COLEMAN and SCOTT and referred to the Committee on Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs.
A bill to establish a monument to honor citizens of this state
who have received the purple heart medal.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"purple heart recognition act".
Sec. 2. A monument to honor Michigan citizens who have
received the purple heart medal shall be erected in veterans
memorial park.
Sec. 3. The monument and all expenses associated with its
erection shall be paid for at the expense of the Michigan chapter
of the military order of the purple heart. The monument shall
conform to the style and design that has been established by the
military order of the purple heart of the United States of America.
Sec. 4. As used in this act, "veterans memorial park" means
the 2.5-acre parcel of land established and legally described in
section 5a of 1988 PA 234, MCL 35.1055a.