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Senate Bill 1816, by Wesley Chesbro, may be opposed unless amended by the universities and some state agencies. They believe that the bill will not allow them to conduct academic excavations of cultural site, which isn�t necessarily a bad thing. This bill establishes stiffer fines and imprisonment in county jail for up to one year for impacting cultural sites on private and public land. To review the bill, go to www.sen.ca.gov. If you like the bill, then lobby your local legislatures for it and write letters of support. Without your support, it will be difficult to pass. Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary SB 1816 (Chesbro) BILL SUMMARY: SB 1816 establishes the Native American Historic Resource Protection Actt, which creates a new crime for destroying, injuring or defacing Native American historic, cultural or sacred sites, punishable as a misdemeanor. The bill also provides for an additional $50,000 civil penalty for violation of this Act and requires the Attorney General to bring a civil action upon a complaint by the Native American Heritage Commission.. STAFF COMMENTS: Because the bill requires the Attorney General to bring a civil action, upon a complaint by the Native American Heritage Commission, some increased costs to the state would occur as a result of this bill. If the AG prevails in the action, it would be eligible for reimbursement for attorney fees. If the AG does not prevail, its costs would be borne by the General Fund. -- Andr� Cramblit: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Operations Director Northern California Indian Development Council NCIDC (http://www.ncidc.org) is a non-profit that meets the development needs of American Indians and operates an art gallery featuring the art of California tribes (http://www.americanindianonline.com) Visit and show your support for the Grass Roots Oyate http://members.tripod.com/GrassRootsOyate Clemency for Leonard Peltier. Sign the Petition. http://petitiononline.com/Release/petition.html ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1ddNB.b2HgmN Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
