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Legislature advances bill to give Department of Parks and Rec an additional 11 acres for Tiguan Cemetery after floor amendments
Summary
Lawmakers advanced Bill 49‑38 to the third‑reading file after adopting amendments that remove section 6, require a memorandum of understanding between DPR and DPW for cemetery maintenance, prioritize construction of crypts, and require a cemetery master plan and funding analysis to be presented to the Legislature.
The Legislature on May 23 advanced Bill 49‑38 COR — a measure to expand the Tiguan Cemetery by adding Lot 258 to lands administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation — after lawmakers adopted several floor amendments and placed the measure on the third‑reading voting file.
The bill’s sponsor described the measure as a way to consolidate government‑owned Lot 273 and Lot 258 so the cemetery can be expanded and used to provide burial space, particularly for families with limited means. Committee documents and testimony cited a completed survey and review by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) clearing the parcels of historic constraints. On the floor, committee members also reported that Land Management had transmitted title‑related documents for both lots to the Office of the Attorney General for registration.
Why it matters: public testimony at the committee hearing said the cemetery has only about eight plots left, and committee members repeatedly…
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