Section 5A-352 – Established
There is a Historical and Cultural Museum Assistance Program of the Trust.
Section 5A-353 – Purpose of Program
(a) The purpose of the Program is to provide political subdivisions and nonprofit organizations with financial assistance for museums. (b) The Program shall make grants from the MHT Grant Fund under § 5A-328 of this subtitle to political subdivisions and nonprofit organizations for use by museums for: (1) research related to collections, exhibits, or other educational activities; (2) the […]
Section 5A-354 – Museum Assistance Review Panel
(a) There is a Museum Assistance Review Panel in the Program. (b) (1) The Panel shall include as members: (i) the President of the Senate or the President’s designee; and (ii) the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Speaker’s designee. (2) The Secretary shall appoint the other members of the Panel. (3) Of the members that the Secretary appoints: (i) one […]
Section 5A-355 – Duties of Trust
(a) The Trust shall administer the Program and coordinate the Program with federal, State, and private programs that complement or facilitate carrying out the Program. (b) The Trust shall: (1) survey the locations, resources, and needs of museums in the State; (2) provide technical and general advisory assistance to museums that qualify or seek to qualify for grants under […]
Section 5A-338 – Archaeological Costs Incurred in State Projects
The costs of archaeological work incurred in a State project on a site of archaeological or historical significance shall be as stated in § 7-114.1 of this article.
Section 5A-339 – Objects and Materials Found on Submerged or Terrestrial Archaeological Sites
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and elsewhere in this title, an object or material of historical or archaeological value or interest found on a submerged or terrestrial archaeological site on land that the State owns or controls: (1) is the property of the State; and (2) shall be deposited for permanent preservation with […]
Section 5A-340 – Submerged Archaeological Historic Property — in General
(a) Submerged archaeological historic property on or taken from underwater land over which the State has sovereign control is the property of the State. (b) The State may convey title to part or all of submerged archaeological historic property it owns in accordance with a permit, if the Board of Public Works approves the permit in accordance […]
Section 5A-341 – Submerged Archaeological Historic Property — Permits
(a) Without a permit, a person may not excavate, remove, destroy, injure, deface, or disturb a submerged archaeological historic property on land over which the State has sovereign control. (b) A person does not need a permit to inspect, study, explore, photograph, measure, record, or otherwise use and enjoy submerged archaeological historic property on land over which […]
Section 5A-342 – Terrestrial Archaeological Excavation
(a) Without a permit, a person may not excavate, remove, destroy, injure, deface, or disturb a terrestrial archaeological site on land that the State owns or controls. (b) The Trust does not need a permit to do anything for which a permit is required under this section. (c) The Trust may issue a permit to excavate a terrestrial […]
Section 5A-343 – Caves
(a) (1) This section applies to all archaeological, prehistoric, and historic features found in any cave, including: (i) all or any part of any burial grounds, historic or prehistoric ruins, and archaeological sites; and (ii) relics, inscriptions, saltpeter workings, fossils, bones, and remains of historical human activity. (2) Without a permit issued under this section, a person may not excavate, […]