HB 1907 - DIGEST
(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Revises the definition of "abandoned cemetery" for purposes of chapter 68.60 RCW (abandoned and historic cemeteries and historic graves).

Requires the funeral and cemetery board to consult with the department of archaeology and historic preservation to adopt rules that allow burials in abandoned cemeteries.

Requires records, maps, or other documents associated with an abandoned cemetery to be transferred to the state archives.

Requires endowment care funds held by the cemetery authority at the time a cemetery becomes an abandoned cemetery to be transferred to the department of archaeology and historic preservation.