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SECTION 1505-B
Additional requirements for incorporation of natural organic reduction facilities
Not-for-Profit Corporation (NPC) CHAPTER 35, ARTICLE 15
§ 1505-b. Additional requirements for incorporation of natural organic

reduction facilities.

(a) Approval. A cemetery corporation seeking the approval to operate a
natural organic reduction facility shall submit for approval by the
cemetery board the following:

(1) a list of the directors, employees, and certificate holders of the
cemetery corporation;

(2) a certified survey of the site and location within the county it
will be situated;

(3) a business plan for the operation of the natural organic reduction
facility to include, but not be limited to, number of expected natural
organic reductions per year, number of natural organic reduction units,
manufacture, capital costs, financing, anticipated number of employees,
types of services provided, pricing thereof;

(4) a description of the impact of the proposed natural organic
reduction facility on other natural organic reduction facilities, if
any, within the county or impact on the surrounding community;

(5) plans, designs, and costs of any structures to be erected or
retrofitted for the natural organic reduction facility use; and

(6) a description of any approvals or permits required by state or
local law. No natural organic reduction facility shall be approved until
such other approvals or permits have been obtained.

(b) Further information. Within thirty-five days following receipt of
the information required by paragraph (a) of this section, the cemetery
board or the division of cemeteries may request from the cemetery
corporation any additional information or documentation and technical
assistance deemed necessary to review such information. Such information
shall not be deemed complete until the requested additional information
has been received. If no such request is made, the submission shall be
deemed complete on the thirty-fifth day after its receipt by the
division of cemeteries.

(c) Determination. The cemetery board shall approve or deny the
proposed natural organic reduction facility within ninety days of the
completed submission.

(d) Notification. The cemetery board shall provide written notice of
its determination to the cemetery corporation. If a negative
determination is made, such notice shall state the reasons therefor.
Notice shall be made by registered or certified mail addressed to the
cemetery corporation at its principal office.