Human burials.

(b) After notification under subsection (a) of this section, the Chief Medical Examiner shall determine if the remains represent a human death required to be investigated under section 19a-406 . After completion of his investigation, if the Chief Medical Examiner determines that the remains may be the remains of a Native American or were found in the subsurface and buried for more than fifty years, the Chief Medical Examiner shall notify the State Archaeologist of such fact. The State Archaeologist, upon such notification, shall in consultation with the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Native American Heritage Advisory Council, established under section 10-382 , the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the landowner determine, within seventy-two hours, if the site where such remains were discovered can be preserved in situ and protected by a preservation restriction as defined in section 47-42a . (c) If in situ preservation is not prudent and feasible or not agreed to by the landowner, the State Archaeologist, upon consultation with the landowner and, if appropriate, the Native American Heritage Advisory Council, the Department of Economic and Community Development, and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, if feasible, provide for removal and reburial of the remains at another location or for additional archaeological investigations and scientific analysis prior to reburial. Any excavation and recovery of remains by the State Archaeologist shall be completed not more than five business days after notification by the Chief Medical Examiner under this section unless the landowner consents to additional days. (d) Human skeletal remains discovered during archaeological investigation shall be excavated under the supervision of the State Archaeologist, pursuant to a written agreement between the State Archaeologist and the holder of the permit specifying the excavation, methods to be used and data to be collected. Due care shall be exercised during excavation, subsequent transport and storage of skeletal remains to insure that the sacred meanings of the remains for Native Americans are respected and protected. (e) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require the owner of private lands on which human skeletal remains are found to pay the costs of excavation, removal analysis or reburial of such remains.