Connecticut General Statutes Title 10. Education and Culture § 10-389. Regulations establishing procedures for storage, analysis and reburial of human skeletal remains

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 7-67 and 7-69, the State Archaeologist, in consultation with the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Native American Heritage Advisory Council established under section 10-382, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and the archaeological community, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54  1 establishing procedures for the storage, analysis and reburial of human skeletal remains discovered during an archaeological investigation.

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall designate state lands for use as sites for the reburial of Native American human skeletal remains. Such sites shall be deemed sacred lands and designated as state archaeological preserves in accordance with section 10-384.

(c) Any such human remains discovered on and after October 1, 1989, shall be reburied. The State Archaeologist, the Native American Heritage Advisory Council and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall jointly determine the contents and organization of each reburial ceremony for Native Americans.