(a) This section shall apply only in Lee County.
(b) There is created and established the Lee County Cemetery Preservation Commission to be composed of five members to be appointed by the Lee County Commission of Lee County for terms of four years.
(c) The chair and vice chair of the preservation commission shall be elected at the first meeting by the members of the preservation commission and annually thereafter.
(d) The preservation commission is authorized to protect the cemeteries in the county. The preservation commission may provide for the maintenance and reasonable care of cemeteries in the county. The Lee County Commission may appropriate funds to the preservation commission to carry out the purposes of the preservation commission.
(e) The members serving on the preservation commission, and any person, firm, or corporation making or participating in the making of a report relating to cemetery damage and any participant in a judicial proceeding resulting therefrom, shall be immune from civil or criminal liability. Any officer, agent, or employee of the preservation commission, who in good faith has exercised his or her duties pursuant to this section, shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in rendering protection or attention to any cemetery or responding to any complaints relating to any cemetery.
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