13 TAC §§71.3, 71.11, 71.13-71.15, 71.17, 71.19, 71.21, 71.23
The Texas State Cemetery Committee adopts the amendments
to §§71.3, 71.11, 71.13, 71.15, 71.17, 71.19, 71.21, and new §§71.14
and 71.23 concerning the Texas State Cemetery Committee, cenotaphs and the
cancellation of burial reservations without changes to the proposed text as
published in the May 12, 2000 issue of the
Texas
Register
(25 TexReg 4261). The text will not be republished.
The adoption of amendments to Title 13, TAC, Part 5, §§71.3,
71.11, 71.13, 71.15, 71.17, 71.19, 71.21, and new §§71.14 and 71.23
will clarify language in the rules and streamline definitions and guidelines
for cenotaphs and cancellation of burial reservations.
The amendments and new rules will improve readability of the rules by providing
a comprehensive set of definitions, revising or updating language, and by
providing guidelines for cenotaphs and for the cancellation of burial reservations.
No comments were received regarding the amendments to Title 13, TAC, Part
5, §§71.3, 71.11, 71.13, 71.15, 71.17, 71.19, 71.21, and proposed
new §§71.14 and 71.23.
The amendments and new rules are adopted under the authority
of the Texas Government Code, Title 10, Subtitle D, §2165.2561 which
provides the Texas State Cemetery Committee with the authority to promulgate
rules necessary to implement the sections.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on July 7, 2000.
TRD-200004735
Ann Dillon
General Counsel
Texas State Cemetery Committee
Effective date: July 27, 2000
Proposal publication date: May 12, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 463-3960