§ 20-81-112. State veterans' cemetery system.

AR Code § 20-81-112 (2018) (N/A)
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(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to establish and maintain a state veterans' cemetery system to serve the veterans, spouses, and eligible dependents of the veterans of Arkansas.

(b) The department may:

(1) Employ staff to operate the cemetery system; and

(2) Charge a fee for each interment of an eligible spouse or dependent of a veteran not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300).

(c) The department shall:

(1) Promulgate appropriate guidelines for determining eligibility for burial;

(2) Establish accounts as are necessary to the orderly administration of the cemetery system;

(3) Develop plans and programs which will provide for initial establishment of sites to meet the greatest need and provide for their orderly expansion; and

(4) Make applications to federal agencies such as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and receive federal funding as is available to establish and operate this cemetery system.