A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT relating to cemeteries located on state property.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 65 of the General Statues is amended by adding a new Article to read:
"Article 13.
"Cemeteries on State Property.
"§ 65‑120.  Cemeteries on State property.
(a)	To preserve the sanctity of cemeteries located on State property, the head of each State agency shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(1)	To identify and inventory all known cemeteries within the property boundaries of State‑owned land that is allocated to the State agency.
(2)	To furnish a copy of the inventory to the State Property Office and the Department of Cultural Resources.
(b)	The Department of Cultural Resources, with the cooperation of each respective State agency, shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(1)	To map, mark, and delineate all cemeteries on State property.
(2)	To ensure, to the extent possible, that all cemetery boundaries on State property are clearly laid out, defined, and marked, and to take proper steps to preserve them from encroachment.
(c)	State agencies are not required to provide State funds or other resources to maintain cemeteries on State property, except when required by law, regulation, or ordinance, directed by court order, or necessary to correct a known safety hazard to the public.
(d)	State agencies may allow a family member or other interested person to maintain cemeteries and erect signs, fencing, grave markers, monuments, and tombstones within the designated boundaries of the cemetery if this activity does not constitute a safety hazard to the public. The family member or person shall obtain approval from the respective State agency and the Department of Cultural Resources prior to performing any activity authorized under this subsection and shall be responsible for any expense incurred by the activity."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.