(a) The director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office is hereby authorized to establish and maintain a state system of veterans cemeteries. For the purposes of such system, the director may request, accept and take title to any grants or bequests or other donations of moneys, other personal property, real property or other assistance from any person, firm, association or corporation or from any federal, state or local governmental agency or other governmental entity. The director may lease, purchase or otherwise acquire title to real property for the state system of veterans cemeteries. Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), the director may enter into contracts for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the system of veterans cemeteries.

(b) The director shall not enter into any contracts pursuant to subsection (a) after the effective date of this act for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the system of veterans cemeteries unless funds in an amount equal to 100% of the costs of constructing the cemeteries in such system is provided by the federal government.

(c) No more than three applications shall be submitted to the veterans administration for the state veterans cemetery program grant after the effective date of this act. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as applying to grants submitted prior to the effective date of this act.