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Family and Private Burial Grounds Preservation Act protects private burial grounds from disturbance and destruction.

The Family and Private Burial Grounds Preservation Act aims to safeguard family and private burial grounds from disturbance and destruction. It defines a "family or private burial ground" as a cemetery containing the remains of at least two people, not owned by a government entity, religious corporation, or authorized cemetery company, and not on land used for public burials. The Act mandates that property owners report burial grounds to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) within 120 days of the Act's effective date and include their existence in property deeds.