- 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.
Authority: State Finance and Procurement, §§5A-318(b)(1) and 5A-339(d), Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: May 23, 1994 (21:10 Md. R. 841)
Regulation .06A amended effective November 20, 1995 (22:23 Md. R. 1800)
November 20, 1995 (22:23 Md. R. 1800)
Chapter recodified from COMAR 05.08.07 to COMAR 34.04.06
Regulations .01—.14 repealed and new regulations .01—.10 adopted effective June 28, 2021 (48:13 Md. R. 510)