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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 119th

PART II

     Sec. II-1. 37-B MRSA §504, as amended by PL 1997, c. 783, §2, is further amended to read:

§504. Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System

     1. Land acquisition. The director may acquire by eminent domain in accordance with Title 35-A, chapter 65 and with approval of the Governor, or by purchase, gift or otherwise, real estate in fee simple, or any interest therein, for use as a Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System. The land for at least one cemetery must be located near the center of population of the State.

     2. Superintendent. The director, with approval of the appointing authority, shall appoint a competent and trustworthy cemetery superintendent and shall arrange for personnel, material and equipment necessary for adequate maintenance of the cemetery cemeteries. The superintendent must be an honorably discharged war veteran or a war veteran currently a member of the armed services in nonactive or reserve status.

     3. Monuments, buildings and markers. The director shall erect a suitable monument in the center of the each cemetery.

     4. Burials. Burials in the cemetery shall cemeteries must be as follows.

     5. Weekend visitation. The superintendent shall arrange visiting hours to provide public access to the cemetery cemeteries at least one Saturday or Sunday each month. Regularly scheduled weekly visiting hours may be adjusted to provide for the weekend hours.

     Sec. II-2. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.

1999-00

DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Veterans Services

Veterans Services

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ____________
TOTAL $315,000

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