40.315 State veterans' cemeteries -- Administrative regulations -- Funding. (1) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall establish and maintain state veterans' cemeteries in the Commonwealth for the purpose of providing for the interment of veterans of the United States Armed Forces and for their next of kin, as determined by the department. (2) The Kentucky state veterans' cemeteries shall be under the administrative authority and control of the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Department of Vet erans' Affairs may promulgate administrative regulations necessary to operate the cemeteries in compliance with applicable state and federal statutes and regulations. (3) The Department of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to seek federal and private funding for the construction, renovation, and operation of Kentucky state veterans' cemeteries. Effective: June 29, 2023 History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023. -- Repealed and reenacted 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 4, effective Ju ly 14, 2000. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. Formerly codified as KRS 36.340.
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