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Unanticipated Find Plan Language Post copies of this plan throughout the construction area. lf ground-disturbing activities encounter human skeletal remains during the course of construction, then all activity will cease that may cause further disturbance to those remains. The area of the find will be secured and protected from further disturbance. The finding of human skeletal remains will be reported to the county medical examiner/coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible. The remains will not be touched, moved, or further disturbed. The county medical examiner/coroner will assume jurisdiction over the human skeletal remains and make a determination of whether those remains are forensic or non-forensic. lf the county medical examiner/coroner determines the remains are non-forensic, then they will report that finding to the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP), who will then take jurisdiction over the remains. The DAHP will notify any appropriate cemeteries and all affected tribes of the find. The State Physical Anthropologist will make a determination of whether the remains are lndian or Non-lndian and report that finding to any appropriate cemeteries and the affected tribes. The DAHP will then handle all consultations with the affected parties regarding the future preservation, excavation, and disposition of the remains. ln the event any archaeological or historical materials are encountered during project activity, work in the immediate area (initially allowing for a L0' buffer, this number may vary by circumstances) must stop, and the following actions must be taken: t. lmplement reasonable measures to protect the discovery site, including appropriate stabilization of covering. 2. Take reasonable steps to ensure the confidentiality of the discovery site. 3. Take reasonable steps to restrict access to the discovery site' The project proponent will notify the concerned Tribes and all appropriate county, state, and federal agencies, including the Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation (SHPO for Washington). The agencies and the Tribe(s)will discuss possible measures to remove or avoid cultural material. They will reach an agreement with the project proponent regarding actions to be taken and the disposition of the material. See Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 27.53, "Archaeological Sites and Resources," for applicable state laws and statutes. See Washington Executive Order 21-02 (formerly 05-05) "Archaeological and Cultural Resources." Additional state and federal law(s) may also apply. When to stop work: Construction work may uncover previously unidentified Native American or Euro-American artifacts. This may occur for various reasons but may be associated with access restrictions during project development or if the area contains impervious surfaces throughout most of the project area, which would have prevented standard archaeological site discovery methods.