# COMAR Title 34 — Department of Planning

## Subtitle 04 — Historical and Cultural Programs

### Chapter 06 — Transfer of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects

#### Regulation .04 Burial Sites and Objects Review Committee.

*COMAR 34.04.06.04*

A. The Secretary shall appoint a Burial Sites and Objects Review Committee on an ad hoc basis as may be required under this chapter to conduct reviews or provide comment.

B. Membership.

  (1) For a matter that requires review by a Burial Committee and concerns ethnic remains or an ethnic associated funerary object, the Burial Committee shall consist of:

    (a) One member from nominations submitted to the Secretary by the Advisory Committee on Archeology;

    (b) One member from staff of the Trust appointed by the Director;

    (c) The Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Community Initiative or the Executive Director’s appointee; and

    (d) Two members from nominations submitted to the Secretary by the ethnic commission that represents the community with which the item is associated.

  (2) For a matter that requires review by a Burial Committee and concerns other than ethnic remains or an ethnic associated funerary object, the Burial Committee shall consist of:

    (a) One member from nominations submitted to the Secretary by the Advisory Committee on Archeology;

    (b) One member from the staff of the Trust appointed by the Director; and

    (c) The Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Community Initiative or the Executive Director’s appointee.

C. The Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Community Initiative or the Executive Director’s appointee shall serve as chair of a Burial Committee appointed in accordance with this regulation.

D. A member of a Burial Committee shall serve without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses as permitted by law.