The Cemetery Board shall have authority to:

(1) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter;

(2) Designate the registration form to be used by all registrants;

(3) Administer the Distressed Cemetery Fund;

(4) Designate the form to be submitted by applicants for assistance from the Fund;

(5) Designate a cemetery as “distressed” based on standards set forth herein and in the rules and regulations;

(6) Authorize payment to a distressed cemetery from the Fund. Decisions can be conditional but the conditions must be related to the specific project in question;

(7) Require a thorough accounting of each recipient’s use of money from the Fund;

(8) Receive and forward to appropriate agencies of the State, or other organizations, complaints from any person relating to a Delaware cemetery;

(9) Address specific cemetery issues as requested by the Governor or the General Assembly.

76 Del. Laws, c. 317, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 116.;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 7904A

  • Board: means the Cemetery Board established in this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 7902A
  • Cemetery: shall mean land or structure used or intended to be used for the interment/entombment of human remains including facilities used for the final disposition of cremated remains. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 7902A
  • Distressed cemetery: means any land or structure used or intended to be used for the interment/entombment of human remains including facilities used for the final disposition of cremated remains whereby the owner lacks sufficient financial resources for the maintenance or preservation of said cemetery as determined by the Board. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 7902A
  • Fund: means the money collected as provided here in for maintenance or preservation of a distressed cemetery. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 7902A
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
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