The department of veterans services shall provide for Tennessee veterans’ cemeteries. It is the legislative intent that the department, in consultation with the department of finance and administration and other appropriate state departments and agencies, shall, within existing state resources, identify any available state-owned real property and other available financial resources to establish a veterans’ […]
The department of veterans services is authorized to accept any private or public funds, including appropriations, to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The department is further authorized to use any funds or other assistance made available to the department to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. Any person working for or representing the department […]
In establishing Tennessee veterans’ memorial cemeteries, it is the intention of the general assembly that the state shall apply for a grant from the United States administrator of veterans’ affairs pursuant to Public Law 95-476, 92 Stat. 1504, and the department of veterans services is authorized to submit the application on behalf of the state.
This chapter shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds and no funds shall be obligated or expended pursuant to this chapter unless the funds are specifically appropriated by the general appropriations act or otherwise made available in accordance with § 46-6-101.
Eligibility for interment in a state veterans’ cemetery shall be determined under 38 U.S.C. § 2402.
The commissioner of veterans services is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
The department of veterans services shall not charge a fee for the interment of a veteran who is eligible for interment in a Tennessee veterans’ cemetery under the department’s guidelines. The department may charge a fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) for the interment of an eligible veteran’s spouse; provided, that the department […]
