Okla. Stat. tit. 72, § 72-35
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K-I-A Reinterment Fund
Official statutory text
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the
Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated the "K-I-A
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors Page 12
Reinterment Fund". The fund balance shall not exceed Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) and shall consist of:
1. All monies apportioned or allocated to the fund pursuant to
law;
2. Any amounts appropriated by the Legislature to the fund; and
3. Gifts, grants, and other donations received for the fund.
B. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby
appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of
Veterans Affairs for the purposes of disinterring those who were
killed in action while in combat with a hostile force and
reinterment in a State Veterans Cemetery. Expenditures from the
fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and
payment.
C. The Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall
establish the application procedure and the criteria for awarding
financial assistance.
D. All applications for reinterment shall be approved by the
Oklahoma Veterans Commission.
Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated the "K-I-A
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors Page 12
Reinterment Fund". The fund balance shall not exceed Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) and shall consist of:
1. All monies apportioned or allocated to the fund pursuant to
law;
2. Any amounts appropriated by the Legislature to the fund; and
3. Gifts, grants, and other donations received for the fund.
B. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby
appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of
Veterans Affairs for the purposes of disinterring those who were
killed in action while in combat with a hostile force and
reinterment in a State Veterans Cemetery. Expenditures from the
fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and
payment.
C. The Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall
establish the application procedure and the criteria for awarding
financial assistance.
D. All applications for reinterment shall be approved by the
Oklahoma Veterans Commission.
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