Wis. Stat. § 15.705
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(1) Burial sites preservation board. There is created a burial sites preservation board attached to the historical society under s. 15.03 , consisting of the state archaeologist, as a nonvoting member, the director of the historical society if the director is not serving as the state historic preservation officer, the state historic preservation officer, or her or his formally appointed designee, who shall be a nonvoting member unless the director of the historical society is serving as the state historic preservation officer, and the following members appointed for 3-year terms:
(a) Three members, selected from a list of names submitted by the Wisconsin archaeological survey, who shall have professional qualifications in the fields of archaeology, physical anthropology, history or a related field.
(b) Three members who shall be members of federally recognized Indian tribes or bands in this state, selected from names submitted by those tribes or bands. Each such member shall be knowledgeable in the field of tribal preservation planning, history, archaeology, or a related field or shall be an elder, traditional person, or spiritual leader of his or her tribe.
(2) Historic preservation review board. There is created a historic preservation review board attached to the historical society under s. 15.03 , consisting of 15 members appointed for staggered 3-year terms. At least 9 members shall be persons with professional qualifications in the fields of architecture, archaeology, art history and history and up to 6 members may be persons qualified in related fields including, but not limited to, landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, law or real estate.
History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 110 ; 1981 c. 237 ; 1985 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1995 a. 216 ss. 2j , 2k ; 2017 a. 222 .
(a) Three members, selected from a list of names submitted by the Wisconsin archaeological survey, who shall have professional qualifications in the fields of archaeology, physical anthropology, history or a related field.
(b) Three members who shall be members of federally recognized Indian tribes or bands in this state, selected from names submitted by those tribes or bands. Each such member shall be knowledgeable in the field of tribal preservation planning, history, archaeology, or a related field or shall be an elder, traditional person, or spiritual leader of his or her tribe.
(2) Historic preservation review board. There is created a historic preservation review board attached to the historical society under s. 15.03 , consisting of 15 members appointed for staggered 3-year terms. At least 9 members shall be persons with professional qualifications in the fields of architecture, archaeology, art history and history and up to 6 members may be persons qualified in related fields including, but not limited to, landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, law or real estate.
History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 110 ; 1981 c. 237 ; 1985 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1995 a. 216 ss. 2j , 2k ; 2017 a. 222 .
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