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Title
Bill Number
State
Year Enacted
Summary
Year Included
Bill Language
Reduction of human remains and the disposition of reduced human remains
AB 351
California
2022
California will begin allowing an alternative burial method known as human composting in 2027. Assembly Bill 351 will create a state regulatory process for natural organic reduction, a method in which human remains naturally decompose over a 30-to-45-day period after being placed in a steel vessel and buried in wood chips, alfalfa and other biodegradable materials. The nutrient-dense soil created by the process can then be returned to families or donated to conservation land.
2023
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An Act To Create the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority
LD 1694
Maine
2022
The bill establishes the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority to assist municipalities and other entities in the redevelopment of properties, including properties that are blighted, abandoned, environmentally hazardous and functionally obsolete, in order to return those properties to productive use. It also establishes the Development Ready Advisory Committee within the redevelopment authority in order to develop and maintain best practices for community development and to assist the redevelopment authority and any other entity that requests assistance with redevelopment matters.
2022
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