CHAPTER 188
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CHAPTER 188
( HB 29 )
AN ACT relating to veteran cemeteries.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
ď˘Section 1. KRS 40.315 is amended to read as follows:
(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 [Kentucky ]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 Veterans' 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.
Signed by Governor April 7, 2023.