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Assembly Bill No. 978

CHAPTER 818

An act to add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 8010) to Part 2 of
Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to human remains.

[ Approved by Governor October 12, 2001. Filed
with Secretary of State October 13, 2001 .]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 978, Steinberg. Native American graves protection and
repatriation.
Existing law contains provisions regarding the regulation of human
remains disposal and burials.
This bill, the California Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act of 2001, would require all state agencies and museums
that receive state funding and that have possession or control over
collections of human remains or cultural items, as defined, to complete
an inventory and summary of these remains and items on or before
January 1, 2003, with certain exceptions, would provide a process for the
identification and repatriation of these items to the appropriate tribes,
and would authorize the imposition of civil penalties for failure to
comply with the requirements of this bill. The bill would also establish
the Repatriation Oversight Commission, composed of 10 members,
with specified duties relating to the repatriation process.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 8010) is added
to Part 2 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:

CHAPTER 5. CALIFORNIA Native American GRAVES PROTECTION AND

REPATRIATION

Article 1. General Provisions

8010. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as the
California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of
2001.
8011. It is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following:

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