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As used in this Act:

A. Human skeletal remains” means the bony portion of a human body which remains after the flesh has decomposed;

B. Burial grounds” means any place where human skeletal remains are buried;

C. Abandoned cemetery” means any place readily identifiable as a cemetery where human skeletal remains are buried and which no body has been interred for at least twenty-five (25) years;

D. Associated funerary items” means any items intentionally placed with human remains at the time of burial and shall include but not be limited to burial markers, items of personal adornment, casket and hardware, stone, bone, shell and metal ornaments and decorated pottery vessels;

E. Tribal lands” means all lands which are within the exterior former boundaries of the Osage Nation Reservation including, but not limited to, allotments held in trust or subject to restrictions on alienation by the United States;

F. Federal agency” means any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States;

G. State agency” means any department, agency, or instrumentality of the State of Oklahoma;

H. Osage Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Officer” means the individual of this Title employed by the Osage Nation and serves as director of the Osage Nation Historic Preservation Office;

I. State Historic Preservation Officer” means the individual of this Title appointed by the Governor and employed by the Oklahoma Historical Society; and

J. State Archaeologist” means the individual of this Title employed by the Oklahoma Archeological Survey. ONCA 15-75, eff. Sept. 21, 2015.