§ 423.28 - Memorials and reburials.

§ 423.28 Memorials .

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Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 80991, Nov. 21, 2023.

and reburials.

(a) Memorials. You must not bury, deposit, or scatter human

or animal remains

remains (except as noted in paragraph (b) of this section), or place memorials, markers, vases, or plaques on or in Reclamation facilities, lands, or waterbodies.

This section does not apply to the burial of parts of fish or wildlife taken in legal hunting, fishing, or trapping.

See § 423.35 for information on animal remains.

(b) Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) reburials. You must not rebury human remains on or in Reclamation facilities, lands, or waterbodies unless permitted under subpart D of this part. An Indian Tribe official or the lineal descendants of federally recognized Tribes may apply for a permit issued pursuant to subpart D of this part to rebury NAGPRA (25 U.S.C. 3001–3013) human remains or cultural items (funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony) on or in Reclamation facilities, lands, or waterbodies.

[88 FR 80991, Nov. 21, 2023]