§110-3  Removal of remains; public hearingand other requirements.  The comptroller may disinter and relocate remainsin any state-owned cemetery or between state-owned cemeteries to improve,redevelop, or reduce the size of any state-owned cemetery, or to facilitate thesubsequent disposition of any state-owned cemetery; provided that:

(1)  Before disinterring any remains, the comptrollershall hold at least one public hearing to afford the public an opportunity toreview the plans to improve, redevelop, reduce the size of, or dispose of thecemetery and to submit comments and views on the proposed project; and

(2)  The comptroller shall notify in writing the knownrelative of a deceased person whose remains are to be disinterred and relocatedof the public hearing required by paragraph (1); if the relatives of thedeceased are unknown the comptroller shall give at least one public notice ofthe public hearing statewide. [L 1987, c 368, pt of §2; am L 1998, c 2, §31]