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Draft Ordinance Presented at Public Hearing November 20, 2006 Cultural and Archaeological Survey Ordinance WHEREAS, both the Federal and the North Carolina State Governments have passed numerous laws, regulations, guidelines and policies, as set forth below, to encourage the identification, evaluation, protection and management of Cultural and Archaeological resources: • The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, • The Archeological and Historic Preservation Act; • The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979; • The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; • 36 CFR Part 800 (Protection of Historic Properties); • 36 CFR Part 60 (National Register of Historic Places); • North Carolina Archaeological Resources Protection Act (G.S. 70, article 2), • The Unmarked Human Burial and Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act (G.S. 70, article 3), • The North Carolina Archaeological Record Program (G.S. 70, article 4), • The "Abandoned Shipwreck Law" (G.S. 121, article 3),, • Cemetery Protection (G.S. 14, G.S. 65). WHEREAS, in the spirit of stewardship, it is the policy of the Orange County Board of Commissioners to preserve cultural and archaeological resources, to the fullest extent possible, for the inspiration and benefit of present and future generations; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office and the North Carolina Archaeological Society provide invaluable assistance in research, interpretation and maintenance of an inventory of cultural and archaeological sites; WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioner's interest is to provide a mechanism to protect valuable resources within Orange County as an integral part of preserving the cultural and archaeological resources of the State of North Carolina and of the United States of America; WHEREAS, Orange County has adopted a policy that requires public, Orange County projects to assess development sites in order to determine if cultural or archaeological remains are present within the boundaries of the project; WHEREAS, there is neither an adopted policy nor an ordinance that requires private entities and public entities other than Orange County to assess development sites in order to determine if cultural or archaeological remains are present within the boundaries of the project;