Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2842-B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 738, Pt. C, §5, is repealed and the following enacting in its place:

§2842-B.__Indian human remains

All Indian human remains that come into the possession of any private person must be transferred to the intertribal repatriation organization that is appointed by the Passamaquoddy Tribe, Penobscot Nation, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and Aroostook Band of Micmacs for reburial.

SUMMARY

This bill provides that all Indian human remains that come into the possession of any private person must be transferred to the intertribal repatriation organization that is appointed by the Passamaquoddy Tribe, Penobscot Nation, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and Aroostook Band of Micmacs for reburial.