Section 215-4-2 - Definitions1.Armed Forces. "Armed Forces" means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Space Force, and World War II-era Merchant Mariners.2.Bureau. "Bureau" means the Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.3.Burial. "Burial" means the interment within the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System. Burial may include interment in the earth or interment in a columbarium.
4.Cemetery. "Cemetery" means the Northern Maine Veterans' Cemetery, Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery at Civic Center Drive, Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery at Mt. Vernon Road, and the Southern Maine Veterans' Cemetery.5.Cooperative agreement. "Cooperative agreement" means a contract entered between the Bureau and a Vendor used by the National Cemetery Administration to acquire headstones and markers.6.Department. "Department" means the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.7.Director. "Director" means the Director of the Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.8.Eligible Dependent "Eligible Dependent" means spouse, surviving spouse, or dependent child.9.Eligible Sponsor. "Eligible Sponsor" means certain Members or Former Members of the National Guard, Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces, and Members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps of the United States Armed Forces in the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System for the purpose of determining dependent burial eligibility.10.Guard Members. "Guard Members" means a member or former member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard.11.Maine Resident. "Maine Resident" means a person, dependent or minor child that maintained a physical address in the State of Maine.12.Military Service Contract. "Military Service Contract" means a legally binding agreement to military service for an identified period of time.13.National Guard. "National Guard" means the Maine Army National Guard and the Maine Air National Guard.14.NCA. "NCA" is the National Cemetery Administration, a component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.15.Plot Allowance. "Plot Allowance" means funds provided to the State of Maine to the Cemetery for costs associated with the opening and closing of the gravesite or Columbarium.16.Reserve Component. "Reserve Component" means the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the Space Force Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve.17.Reserve Officer Training Corps. "Reserve Officer Training Corps" (ROTC) is the college or university training program that prepares students to become commissioned officers.18.Reservist. "Reservist" means a member or former member of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Space Force Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve.19.State Military Forces. "State Military Forces" means military units under the command of the Governor, i.e., Army National Guard and Air National Guard.20.Vendor. "Vendor" means a retailer or wholesaler of headstones or markers approved by NCA.21.Veteran. "Veteran" means a person who:a. Served in the active United States Armed Forces and who:i. If discharged, received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions, as long as the discharge was not upgraded through a program of general amnesty; andii. If having served as an enlisted person after September 7, 1980, or as an officer after October 16, 1981, served for a minimum of 24 continuous months or the full period for which the person was called to active duty;b. Served in the Maine National Guard and died as a result of injury, disease, or illness sustained while serving on active state service;c. Served in the Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces and was entitled to retired pay under 10 United States Code, chapter 1223, section 12731 or would have been entitled to retired pay under Chapter 1223, section 12731 except that the person was under 60 years of age; ord. Died while serving in the Active Guard Reserve and whose death is determined to be in the line of duty.