(2) (i) With each plot, the Commission shall provide 1 grave liner not
to exceed $100 in cost, subject to an annual increase of not more than 5 percent to
allow for inflation.

(ii) For an eligible veteran, the Commission shall pay for the grave

liner.

(iii) For an eligible family member, the grave liner shall be paid for
by the family or estate.

(i) (1) The Commission shall bury the veteran without charge.

(2) For burial of a member of the immediate family, the Commission

may[:

(i) ] set a fee that does not exceed the cost of burial [; or

(ii) accept, from the social security burial allowance, an amount
that does not exceed the cost of the burial].

9-914.

The Commission shall keep a registry of the graves of veterans who are buried
in the State.

9-915.

(a) In this section, "veterans' memorials and monuments" means:

(1) the Maryland Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Associated Land as
established pursuant to Joint Resolution No. 22 of 1983; [and]

(2) the Maryland Korean War Memorial and Associated Land as
established pursuant to Joint Resolution No. 3 of 1985; AND

(3) THE MARYLAND WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL AND ASSOCIATED LAND
AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 41, § 18-303 OF THE CODE.

(b) There is a Veterans' Memorials and Monuments Program administered by
the Maryland Veterans Commission.

(c) The purpose of the Program is to provide for the operation, maintenance,
[and] security, AND PRESERVATION of veterans' memorials and monuments.

(d) In furtherance of these purposes, the Commission may, as provided for in
the budget:

(1) lease land on behalf of the State or a political subdivision of the State;

or

(2) acquire land that has been improved by construction of a memorial or
monument.

(e) The [Commission] SECRETARY may adopt regulations to carry out the
provisions of this section.