Unmarked Human Burial Consultation Committee
PO Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-7860
Fax: (573) 522-6262
Email: judith.deel@dnr.mo.gov
Website: http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/uhbcc.htm
Details on Board or Commission
Authority: RSMo 194.409
Department: Natural Resources
Function:
The Unmarked Human Burials Consultation Committee in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer determines proper disposition of human remains, considers request by professional archaeologists for extensions of research time, and considers requests for methods of dating human remains.
Subcommittees: none
Details on Meetings
Number of meetings: 1 required
Location of meetings: varying locations
Duration of meetings: 4 hours
Preparation time for meetings: 2 hours
Total time commitment: 2
Details on Members
Total members: 7
Appointed members: 7
Term length: 3 years and until their successors are selected and qualified.
Compensation: Members receive reimbursement for realized and necessary expenses.
Member Requirements: 2 members must be archaeologists or skeletal analysts; 2 must be Native American of tribes recognized by the U.S. government; 1 must be a non-Native American minority, 1 must be a public member; and the State Historic Preservation Officer as Chair. Members shall be residents of the State of Missouri
Political Requirements: no
Geographic Requirements: no
Senate Consent Required: Yes