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House Finance
September 28, 2017
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05/04
Amendment to SB 132
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to historic burial grounds and cemeteries.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Section; Cemetery Trustees; Historic Burial Grounds and Cemeteries. Amend RSA 289 by inserting after section 14-a the following new section:
289:14-b Historic Burial Grounds and Cemeteries. Historic burial grounds and cemeteries, including their markers, walls, gates, and other associated and identifying features and artifacts, are meaningful to the history, historic landscape, cultural, religious, craft and architectural traditions of the state; were established prior to January 1, 1950; and are consistent with the definitions of "burial ground" and "cemetery" established in RSA 289:1. Cemetery trustees may, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations, provide information relative to the location of historic burial grounds and cemeteries to such organizations for the inclusion in their online and other databases accessible for public use.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides that cemetery trustees may include the location of historic burial grounds and cemeteries in databases maintained by non-governmental organizations.