A 3475
The "Family and Private Burial Grounds Preservation Act."
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The Family and Private Burial Grounds Preservation Act aims to protect and preserve family and private burial grounds in New Jersey. It defines key terms like ‘burial objects,’ ‘cemetery,’ and ‘relative,’ and establishes procedures for notifying the Department of Environmental Protection about burial grounds. The bill also prohibits disturbing or damaging these grounds and outlines requirements for reinterment when disinterment is necessary, prioritizing reinterment within the original burial ground if possible. It establishes a process for municipalities to take ownership of burial grounds and regulates construction near them.
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