HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3459        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2948

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David M. Rogers and David Biele

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to protect Native American heritage.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/17/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/29/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

2/1/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3459        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2948

By Messrs. Rogers of Cambridge and Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2948) of David M. Rogers, David Biele and others relative to Native American heritage.  Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act to protect Native American heritage.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:–

"Native American" as defined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

"funerary objects" as defined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

"sacred objects" as defined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

"objects of cultural patrimony" as defined defined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

SECTION 2. The penalties and requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. shall be enforced if an agency, organization, entity, or department receiving funds of any kind from the Commonwealth or any local government therein; or a trust, unincorporated association, nonprofit corporation organized under Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General laws or public charity duly registered with the Office of the Attorney General moves to deacquisition any Native American funerary objects, human remains, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony.