NRS383.160. Duties of Office of Historic Preservation.

  The Office shall:

      1.  Upon application by:

      (a) An interested landowner, assist the landowner in negotiating an agreement with an Indian tribe for the treatment and disposition of an Indian burial site and any artifacts and human remains associated with the site; and

      (b) Either party, mediate a dispute arising between a landowner and an Indian tribe relating to the treatment and disposition of an Indian burial site and any artifacts and human remains associated with the site.

      2.  In performing its duties pursuant to NRS 383.150 to 383.190, inclusive, endeavor to:

      (a) Protect Indian burial sites and any associated artifacts and human remains from vandalism and destruction; and

      (b) Provide for the sensitive treatment and disposition of Indian burial sites and any associated artifacts and human remains consistent with the planned use of land.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 575; A 1993, 1593)