1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; removing state veterans cemetery burial fee for spouses and 
1.3 	dependents of eligible veterans;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.4 	197.236, subdivision 9.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 197.236, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 9.Burial fees prohibited. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall establish a 
1.8 	fee schedule, which may be adjusted from time to time, for the interment of eligible spouses 
1.9 	and dependent children. The fees shall cover as nearly as practicable the actual costs of 
1.10 	interment, excluding the value of the plot. The commissioner may waive the fee in the case 
1.11 	of an indigent eligible person.
1.12 	No plot or interment fees may be charged for the burial of service members who die on 
1.13 	active duty or eligible veterans, as defined in United States Code, title 38, section 101, 
1.14 	paragraph (2) eligible persons under subdivision 8.