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<br />Minnesota Statutes 2003,307.08 <br /> <br />Page 2 of3 <br /> <br />Subd. 5. Cost; use of data. The cost of <br />authentication, identification, marking, and rescue of unmarked <br />or unidentified burial grounds or burials shall be the <br />responsibility of the state. The data collected by this <br />activity that has common value for natural resource planning <br />must be provided and integrated into the Minnesota land <br />management information system's geographic and summary databases <br />according to published data compatibility guidelines. Costs <br />associated with this data delivery must be borne by the state. <br /> <br />Subd. 6. Approval of signs. The size, description <br />and information on the signs must be approved by the Minnesota <br />state Historical Society. <br /> <br />Subd. 7. Remains found outside of cemeteries. All <br />unidentified human remains or burials found outside of platted, <br />recorded, or identified cemeteries and in contexts which <br />indicate antiquity greater than 50 years shall be dealt with <br />according to the provisions of this section. If such burials <br />are not Indian or their ethnic identity cannot be ascertained, <br />as determined by the state archaeologist, they shall be dealt <br />with in accordance with provisions established by the state <br />archaeologist. If such burials are Indian, as determined by the <br />state archaeologist, efforts shall be made by the state <br />archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council to ascertain their <br />tribal identity. If their probable tribal identity can be <br />determined, such remains shall at the discretion of the state <br />archaeologist and Indian Affairs Council, be turned over to <br />contemporary tribal leaders for disposition. If it is deemed <br />desirable by the state archaeologist or the Indian Affairs <br />Council, such remains shall be studied by a qualified <br />professional archaeologist before being delivered to the tribal <br />leaders. If tribal identity cannot be determined, the Indian <br />remains must be dealt with in accordance with provisions <br />established by the state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs <br />Counci.l. <br /> <br />Subd. 8. Burial ground relocation. No authenticated <br />and identified Indi.an burial ground may be relocated unless the <br />request to relocate is approved by the Indian Affairs Council. <br />When the Indian burial ground i.s located on public lands or <br />waters, the cost of removal is the responsibility of and shall <br />be paid by the state or political subdivisi.on controlling the <br />lands or waters. If large Indian burial grounds are involved, <br />efforts shall be made by the state to purchase and protect them <br />instead of removing them to another location. <br /> <br />Subd. 9. Interagency cooperation. The Department of <br />Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, and all <br />other state agencies and local governmental units whose <br />activities may be affected, shall cooperate with the state <br />archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council to carry out the <br />provisions of this section. <br /> <br />Subd. 10. Construction and development plan review. <br />When Indian burials are known or suspected to exist, on public <br />lands or waters, the state or political subdivision controlling <br />the lands or waters shall submit construction and development <br />plans to the state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council <br /> <br />http://www.revisor.1eg.state.mn.us/stats/3 07/08.html <br /> <br />6/8/2004 <br />