KRS 42.430: Plaque commemorating prisoners and missing soldiers in Vietnam War --

Duties of Department of Veterans' Affairs and Department for Facilities and

Support Services.

(1) To honor those Kentuckians who proudly served their country during the Vietnam

War but remain unaccounted for, the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall update

the plaque at the base of the Freedom Tree near the Floral Clock on the grounds of

the New Capitol Annex to contain the names of Kentucky Vietnam War

POW/MIAs from the most recent official accounting available from the United

States Department of Defense. The plaque shall also contain a depiction of the

POW/MIA flag of the National League of Families of American Prisoners of War

and Missing in Southeast Asia.

(2) The Department of V eterans' Affairs shall be responsible for the design of the new

plaque required by subsection (1) of this section, and the plaque shall be paid for by

the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Department of Veterans' Affairs may

receive appropriations, gifts, grants, federal funds, and any other funds, both public

and private, to defray the cost of updating the plaque.

(3) The Department for Facilities and Support Services shall be responsible for

preparing the base for the updated plaque, and for installing the plaque. The

Department for Facilities and Support Services shall be reimbursed the cost of the

installation by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Department for Facilities

and Support Services shall also be responsible for the routine maintenanc e of the

Freedom Tree, the memorial plaque, and the grounds surrounding the tree and

plaque.