Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://members.aol.com/saxbury AOL Members Genealogy Web Sites http://AutumnWindz.com Autumn Windz Soaps & Supplies > From: "Lois Mauk" <loismauk@insightbb.com> > Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:33:54 -0500 > To: snip > Subject: KENTUCKY House Bill 572 -- Kentucky Historic Cemetery Preservation > Program > > I am writing to you because you are the List Manager of a KENTUCKY e-mail > group on Rootsweb. > > My name is Lois Mauk. I am the State Coordinator for the Indiana Pioneer > Cemeteries Restoration Project ("INPCRP"). I received the following letter > today from the KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL's Office, dated March 8, 2002. > > Because we of the INPCRP know the importance and urgency of persuading State > Legislators of the crisis facing pioneer cemeteries in our State, we want to > help our friends in Kentucky who are fighting similar battles to get > legislation enacted that will ensure the protection and preservation of > these unique historic sites. > > Kentucky HB 572 will create a statewide grant program for the restoration, > maintenance and repair of Kentucky's historic cemeteries. HB 572 has > already passed the Kentucky HOUSE and now must survive a similar debate and > voting process within the Kentucky SENATE. > > It would appear to me that NOW is the time for our KENTUCKY friends to > contact their State Senators to urge the passage of KY House Bill 572. > > **IF YOU DEEM IT APPROPRIATE**, I'm hoping you will forward this message to > your subscribers so they will have an opportunity to contact their KENTUCKY > State Senators to urge passage of House Bill 572. > > For more information on KENTUCKY House Bill 572, see: > http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/02rs/HB572.htm > > For more information on the KENTUCKY Attorney General's Task Force on the > Preservation of Kentucky's Cemeteries, see: > http://kyattorneygeneral.com/cemetery/default.htm > > For information on contacting YOUR KENTUCKY STATE SENATOR to urge passage of > this bill, see: > http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/Whoswho/whoswho.htm > > For information on which Kentucky State Senators serve on the Senate's State > and Local Government Committee, see: > http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/Org_Adm/committe/standcom.htm > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Lois Mauk < LoisMauk@usa.net > > Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp > ======================================== > > TEXT OF LETTER FROM THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE -- > > Dear Friend: > > House Bill 572 passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 83 to 15 > on February 20, 2002. It was assigned to the Senate State Local Government > Committee on February 26. The bill has not received a hearing in the > committee. > > House Bill 572 was filed based on the recommendations of the 29-member Task > Force on the Preservation of Kentucky's Cemeteries which included concerned > citizens, representatives of the cemetery and funeral home industry, > representatives of local, state, and federal government agencies, and > universities. House Bill 572 will provide a long-term solution for > Kentucky's cemeteries including: > > * Creating a statewide grant program, of up to $25,000 with local cash or > in-kind match, to provide funding for equipment and other projects to fund > maintenance and appropriate historic preservation projects for gravesites > and cemeteries. The program would be jointly administered by the Kentucky > Historical Society and Kentucky Heritage Council through the Kentucky > Historical Society's Cemetery Preservation Grants Program; > > * Providing a tax credit and optional refund check off program for > individuals to contribute to the statewide grant program to preserve local > cemeteries; and > > * Establishing an Annual Kentucky Cemetery Clean Up Week preceding Memorial > Day. > > The 2.2 million-dollars in funds for the preservation of Kentucky's > cemeteries were recovered in consumer protection lawsuits. The Court orders > for these recovered funds, which are currently not budgeted for any program, > provide that they may be used for consumer-related purposes. The use of > these funds must be approved by the General Assembly. The funding request > for HB 572 is located within HB 507, which is the Budget Bill for the > Executive Branch of State Government. > > The Attorney General's office is working diligently with Representative > Reginald Meeks and Senator Gerald Neal to restore the dignity and integrity > of the resting-places of our deceased loved-ones and the pioneers who built > this great Commonwealth. Concerned individuals and organizations may contact > their Legislators at 1-800-372-7181. > > Sincerely, > /s/ > Corey L. Bellamy < Corey.Bellamy@law.state.ky.us > > Special Assistant > COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY > OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL > CAPITOL BUILDING, SUITE 118 > 700 CAPITOL AVENUE > FRANKFORT, KY 40601-3449 > > ALBERT B. CHANDLER, III -- ATTORNEY GENERAL > > Phone: (502) 696-5300 > Fax: (502) 564-2894