Monuments and memorials for war veterans; authority of localities.

Monuments and memorials for war veterans; authorityof localities. Changes the authority of a locality from the authorityto "contextualize or cover" to the authority to "alter" a monumentor memorial for war veterans located within the geographical limitsof the locality, with the result that the locality has the authorityto remove, relocate, or alter such monument or memorial. The billremoves the current prohibition against a locality removing, relocating,contextualizing, or covering a monument or memorial in a publiclyowned cemetery. The bill also removes the current requirement thatthe locality publish notice of its intent to remove, relocate, contextualize,or cover such monument or memorial in a newspaper having generalcirculation in the locality, allow a public hearing on the matter,and, if the governing body votes to remove the monument or memorial,offer, for a period of at least 30 days, the monument or memorialfor relocation and placement to any museum, historical society, government,or military battlefield. In addition, an existing enactment clausethat excludes "a monument or memorial located on the property ofa public institution of higher education within the City of Lexington"from the application of this law is repealed.