Establishes county veteran transportation grant program; removes certain restrictions to the current veterans transportation assistance program; appropriates $2 million.

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This bill creates a grant program to help counties pay for transporting disabled veterans to medical appointments at VA facilities in New Jersey or nearby states. It also removes a restriction on the existing veterans transportation program, allowing it to cover travel to any VA healthcare appointment, not just those for service-connected conditions. The state is allocating $2 million for the new county grant program.

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