Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-81-112. State veterans' cemetery system

(1) Employ staff to operate the cemetery system;

(2) Charge a fee for each interment of an eligible spouse or dependent of a veteran not to exceed the current United States Department of Veterans Affairs interment benefit allowance under 38 U.S.C. § 2303(b)(1), as existing on February 1, 2021; and

(3) At the request of a family member, charge a fee for each disinterment of a veteran, eligible spouse, or dependent of a veteran not to exceed the current United States Department of Veterans Affairs interment benefit allowance under 38 U.S.C. § 2303(b)(1), as existing on February 1, 2021.

(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.