Stating findings of the Legislature and endorsing the need for the Idaho Division of Veterans Services to request federal grants to expand the Boise Veterans Cemetery and to fund the renovation of safety projects at the State Veterans Homes in Lewiston and Pocatello.

This legislation establishes the State of Idaho's commitment to request federal grants to expand the Boise Veterans Cemetery and fund the renovation of multiple categorized life safety projects at the Lewiston and Pocatello Veterans Homes. The Veterans Cemetery Grant projects include construction of Memorial Walls in the upper portion of the cemetery; survey of available sections for in-ground urn burial plots; and survey, design and construction of two additional Columbarium Walls. The State Home Construction Grant projects include a dining room expansion at the Lewiston Veterans Home; doors and hardware replacement at the Pocatello Home; replacement of the residents' rooms and shared bathrooms flooring in Lewiston; and installing an electric name badge and door security system at both veterans homes in Lewiston and Pocatello. Depending on cost estimates, the Home Construction Grant Program may also include a handrail for the Pocatello Home and upgrading the nurse call system in Lewiston and Pocatello. This resolution is necessary for the Idaho Division of Veterans Services (IDVS) to proceed with the application for the federal grant funds to provide 100% of the allowable expansion costs at the Veterans Cemetery and 65% of the allowable costs for the life safety projects at the Veterans Homes in Lewiston and Pocatello.