In addition to the responsibilities set forth in KRS § 171.311, the Kentucky Historical
Society shall:

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(1) Collect, maintain, preserve, categorize, and cause to be published necessary information concerning Kentucky family cemeteries;
(2) Undertake a systematic program which will restore and maintain the gravesites of any of the following historically significant people who are buried within this Commonwealth:
(a) Past Governors of the Commonwealth and their spouses;
(b) The three (3) former Vice Presidents of the United States from the Commonwealth: Richard M. Johnson; John C. Breckinridge; and Alben W. Barkley; and
(c) The “First Pioneers,” who were the original members in the first settlements at either Boonesboro, Harrodsburg, or Stanford in 1774-1775; and
(3) Promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. — Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch.
198, sec. 1.