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® Stantec January 27,2021 Neil Doran Page 3 of 4 Reference: Inadvertent Discovery Protocol for Phase II Environmental Site Assessments at Properties in the City of Stockton,San Joaquin County,California Table 2—Native American Heritage Commission Contact Information California Native American Heritage Commission Mailing Address: 1550 Harbor Blvd, Suite 100 West Sacramento, CA 95691 Phone: (916)373-3710 Fax: (916)373-5471 Website: http://nahc.ca.gov/ Email: nahc(a)nahc.ca.gov PROTOCOL FOR INADVERTENT DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS If human remains are identified at any time during this project, any excavation or other project activities around the discovery will cease and the location will be secured and protected from further disturbance. The lead environmental scientist will immediately contact the San Joaquin County Coroner as well as the USEPA Project Officer(see contact information in Tables 1 and 3). More specific guidance is provided in Section 7050.5 of the California Health and Safety Code (CHSC), which states the following in regard to the discovery of human remains: • Every person who knowingly mutilates or disinters, wantonly disturbs, or willfully removes any human remains in or from any location other than a dedicated cemetery without authority of law is guilty of a misdemeanor, except as provided in Section 5097.99 of the [PRC]. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any person carrying out an agreement developed pursuant to subdivision (1) of Section 5097.94 of the [PRC] or to any person authorized to implement Section 5097.98 of the [PRC]. • In the event of discovery or recognition of any human remains in any location other than a dedicated cemetery, there shall be no further excavation or disturbance of the site or any nearby area reasonably suspected to overlie adjacent remains until the coroner of the county in which the human remains are discovered has determined, in accordance with Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 27460)of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the California Government Code [CGC], that the remains are not subject to the provisions of Section 27491 of the CGC or any other related provisions of law concerning investigation of the circumstances, manner and cause of any death, and the recommendations concerning the treatment and disposition of the human remains have been made to the person responsible for the excavation, or to his or her authorized representative, in the manner provided in Section 5097.98 of the PRC. The coroner shall make his or her determination within two working days from the time the person responsible for the excavation, or his or her authorized representative, notifies the coroner of the discovery or recognition of the human remains. • If the coroner determines that the remains are not subject to his or her authority and if the coroner recognizes the human remains to be those of a Native American or has reason to believe that they are those of a Native American, he or she shall contact, by telephone within 24 hours, the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) (CHSC Section 7050.5). • Of particular note to cultural resources is subsection (c), which requires the coroner to contact the NAHC within 24 hours if discovered human remains are determined to be Native American in origin. Design with community in mind