Cal. PRC § 5097.96
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 5097.96, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Official statutory text
The commission may prepare an inventory of Native American sacred places that are located on public lands and shall review the current administrative and statutory protections accorded to such places. The commission shall submit a report to the Legislature no later than January 1, 1979, in which the commission shall report its findings as a result of these efforts and shall recommend such actions as the commission deems necessary to preserve these sacred places and to protect the free exercise of the Native American religions.
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