‘An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Ancient Burying Grounds’
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Session - 129th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-669, Sponsored by
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LR 1691 Item 3 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Ancient Burying Grounds’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 13 MRSA §1101, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2013, c. 524, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. 2. 13 MRSA §1101-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 700, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
The existence of an ancient burying ground may be established in accordance with section 1101-B, subsection 3.
Sec. 3. 13 MRSA §1101-B, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
A lack of documentation of an ancient burying ground as described in this subsection may not disprove the existence of an ancient burying ground if there is physical evidence of its existence.
A lack of apparent marked boundaries of an ancient burying ground may not disprove the existence of an ancient burying ground.
Sec. 4. 13 MRSA §1101-D, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 700, §2, is amended to read:
§ 1101-D. Unorganized townships
If an ancient burying ground or a public burying ground as described in section 1101 is located in an unorganized township, the county in which the township is located is subject to sections 1101, 1101-B and 1101-C except that the county is not required to designate a caretaker by a writing as required in section 1101, subsection 1.’
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill. It adds descendants of veterans buried in ancient burying grounds within the municipalities to the list of entities and persons with whom a municipality collaborates when keeping veterans' graves in ancient burying grounds in good condition. This amendment clarifies that a municipally designated caretaker, but not a caretaker designated by a county, must be designated pursuant to a writing signed by the municipal officers. This amendment changes the definition of "ancient burying ground." This amendment permits the existence of an ancient burying ground to be documented through a variety of papers or through physical evidence.