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3.8 Cultural Resources

any of the criteria found in Section 15064.5(a) of the State CEQA Guidelines. These criteria are nearly
identical to those for the NRHP, which are listed above.

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) maintains the CRHR. Properties listed, or formally
designated eligible for listing, on the NRHP are automatically listed on the CRHR, as are state landmarks
and points of interest. The CRHR also includes properties designated under local ordinances or identified
through local historical resource surveys.

California Health and Safety Code

These sections 22 collectively address the illegality of interference with human burial remains (except as
allowed under applicable sections of the Public Resources Code), as well as the disposition of Native
American burials in archaeological sites and protects such remains from disturbance, vandalism, or

inadvertent destruction; establishes procedures to be implemented if Native American skeletal remains
are discovered during construction of a project, treatment of the remains prior to, during and after
evaluation, and reburial procedures.

California Senate Bill 297 (1982)

This bill addresses the disposition of Native American burials in archaeological sites and protects such
remains from disturbance, vandalism, or inadvertent destruction; establishes procedures to be
implemented if Native American skeletal remains are discovered during construction of a project; and
establishes the NAHC to resolve disputes regarding the disposition of such remains.

Local Regulations

Los Angeles County Historical Landmarks and Records Commission

Reviews and recommends cultural heritage resources in the unincorporated area for inclusion in the State
Historic Resources Inventory. 23 The Commission shall consider and recommend to the Board local
historical landmarks defined to be worthy of registration by the State of California Department of Parks
and Recreation, either as "California Historical Landmarks" or as " Points of Historical Interest," and may

consider and comment for the Board on applications relating to the National Register of Historic Places.

22 California Health and Safety Code. Sections 7050.5, 7051, and 7054.
23 Los Angeles County. “Chapter 6: Conservation and Open Space Element.” Draft General Plan. 2008; Historical
Landmarks and Records Commission. “Fact Sheet.” http://bos.co.la.ca.us/Rosters/FactSheets/Frame.htm. (2008).

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0112.023 County of Los Angeles Area Plan
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