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CHAPTER 3
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2018 SESSION
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SENATE BILL 132
AN ACT relative to historic burial grounds and cemeteries.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Porter, Hills. 1; Rep. Wall, Straf. 6; Rep. Welch, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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This bill provides that cemetery trustees may include the location of historic burial grounds and cemeteries in databases maintained by non-governmental organizations.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to historic burial grounds and cemeteries.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
3:1 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.
3:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: February 08, 2018
Effective Date: April 09, 2018