An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0160
Committee Amendment CA_A_H62 (House)
Amends: 27 MRSA §372

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 135, L.D. 160, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Pertaining to Archaeological Sites" 
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 27 MRSA §372, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3. Consultation with federally recognized Indian tribes. In recognition of the 
interests of the federally recognized Indian tribes in this State in their archaeological 
heritage and in accordance with the requirements of federal law, including the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1996, as amended, and the federal Native American Graves 
Protection and Repatriation Act, the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the 
State Museum shall consult with federally recognized Indian tribes in this State 
concerning adequate and appropriate curation of archaeological materials excavated from 
protected sites.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 6 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 6. 27 MRS A §377, as amended by PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §30 and PL 2011, 
c. 657, Pt. W, §7, is further amended to read: 
§377. Protection of site location information 
In order to protect the site or protected site from unlawful excavation or harm, any 
information 00 in the possession of the Maine HistoriC Preservation Commission, the 
State Museum, the Division of Parks and Public Lands, other state agencies or the 
University of Maine System about the location or other attributes of any site ffi..-the 
possession of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, the State Museum, the 
Division of Par1(s and Public Lands, other state agencies or the University of Maine 
System or protected site may be deemed designated by the Maine Historic Preservation 
Commission or State Museum te--be as confidential and exempt from Title 1, chapter 13. 
Such data shall must be made available for the purpose of archaeological research. The 
directors of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the State Museum shall 
jointly adopt rules establishing standards and procedures for obtaining the data, and may 
impose reasonable requirements on its use, including requirements of confidentiality. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 135, L.D. 160 
The directors of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the State Museum shall 
establish procedures for reviewing no less frequently than once every 10 years 
information designated as confidential under this section in order to determine whether 
continued confidentiality is necessary and, if not, to remove the confidentiality 
designation.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY / 
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill. 
1. It requires the directors of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the 
Maine State Museum to establish procedures for reviewing at least once every 10 years 
site location information designated as confidential in order to determine whether 
continued confidentiality is necessary and, if not, to remove the confidentiality 
designation. 
2. It requires the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the Maine State 
Museum to consult with representatives of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot 
Nation, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Aroostook Band of Micmacs with 
regard to the adequate and appropriate curation of Native American artifacts recovered 
from protected sites, as defined in the bill. 
3. It makes a technical wording change. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT