BILL NUMBER: AB 52	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gatto

                        DECEMBER 21, 2012

   An act relating to Native Americans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 52, as introduced, Gatto. Native Americans.
   Existing law, the Native American Historic Resource Protection
Act, establishes a misdemeanor for unlawfully and maliciously
excavating upon, removing, destroying, injuring, or defacing a Native
American historic, cultural, or sacred site, that is listed or may
be eligible for listing in the California Register of Historic
Resources.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation promoting the preservation of Native American sites and
requiring developers to consult with appropriate entities to
determine possible impacts on Native American sacred sites prior to
project initiation.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would promote the preservation of Native American
sites and to require developers to consult with appropriate entities
to determine possible impacts on Native American sacred sites prior
to project initiation.