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r ESA Land Management J Ray Weiss January 2009 Page 21 Mitigation Measure CUL-2: Halt Work if Human Skeletal Remains are Identified During Construction. If human skeletal remains are uncovered during project construction, the project proponent(depending upon the project component)will immediately halt work,contact the San Joaquin County coroner to evaluate the remains,and follow the procedures and protocols set forth in Section 15064.5(e)(l)of the CEQA Guidelines. If the County coroner determines that the remains are Native American, the project proponent will contact the NAHC, in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5,subdivision(c),and Public Resources Code 5097.98(as amended by AB 2641). Per Public Resources Code 5097.98,the landowner shall ensure that the immediate vicinity, according to generally accepted cultural or archaeological standards or practices, where the Native American human remains are located,is not damaged or disturbed by further development activity until the landowner has discussed and conferred,as prescribed in this section(PRC 5097.98), with the most likely descendents regarding their recommendations,if applicable,taking into account the possibility of multiple human remains. With implementation of these mitigation measures, impacts to cultural resources in the project area will be avoided or minimized,and are not likely to be significant. References Busby et al., 1996. McHenry Avenue and Escalon Road Project,City of Escalon,San Joaquin County. California Department of Transportation District 10. 10-SJO-120, K.P. 26.63-27.89. Cultural Resources Assessment. For EIP Associates, Inc. Corbett&Minor, 1996. State Route 120 Project,City of Escalon, San Joaquin County. California Department of Transportation District 10. 10-SJO-120,K.P. 26.63-27.89. Historic Architectural Survey Report. For Basin Research Associates, Inc and EIP Associates, Inc. CCIC,2008. McHenry Road Widening Project, Escalon;ESA#208588.CCIC File No7234 L. Kroeber,A. L., 1925, Handbook of the Indians of California.Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletins, No.78. Smithsonian Institution: Washington,D.C. Moratto, M.J., 1984,California Archaeology. Smithsonian Press: San Diego, CA. Hoover,M. B.,H.E. Rensch, E.G. Rensch, W. N.Abeloe. 2002.Historic Spots in California. Revised by Douglas E. Kyle.Palo Alto,CA: Stanford University Press. Gudde,Erwin G. 1998. California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. Berkeley: University of California Press.