{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1110.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 6-1110.03","heading":"Paul E. Sluby, Sr. Historic Burial Grounds Preservation Program.","body":"(a)\nThere is established a Paul E. Sluby, Sr. Historic Burial Grounds Preservation Program at the Office of Planning (\"Office\").\n\n(b)\nSubject to available funding, the Office shall issue grants to qualified charitable organizations for the following purposes:\n(1)\nThe preservation and restoration of historic burial grounds;\n(2)\nThe identification of historic burial grounds;\n(3)\nThe interpretation of historic burial grounds;\n(4)\nThe repatriation of human remains, particularly those from former historic burial grounds; or\n(5)\nRelated research and documentation of historic burial grounds including burial records, locational data, and contested ownership.\n\n(c)\nQualified charitable organizations that seek a grant for activities at a historic burial ground that is located on private property shall be considered for a grant only with the written consent of the property owner.\n\n(d)\nFor the purposes of this section, the term:\n(1)\n\"Historic burial ground\" means a cemetery or any natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface of the earth, into which human remains are deposited as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, and that was established in the District of Columbia prior to January 1, 1955, for interments of African Americans and is owned by a public body or qualified charitable organization.\n(2)\n\"Qualified charitable organization\" means a charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust that has been granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that has the primary purpose of preserving historical cemeteries and graves or was formed for the purpose of identifying, preserving, or maintaining historic burial grounds.","path":["Title 6. Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations.","Chapter 11. Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection.","Subchapter I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/6-1110.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"5d89e52696b32ed8611fe072f009f1af19945d420931aefb3ce950414f3cc5e8","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1110.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}