27.53.060 – Disturbing archaeological resource or site—Permit required—Conditions—Exceptions—Penalty.
RCW 27.53.060 Disturbing archaeological resource or site—Permit required—Conditions—Exceptions—Penalty. (1) On the private and public lands of this state it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or any agency or institution of the state or a political subdivision thereof to knowingly remove, alter, dig into, or excavate by use of any mechanical, hydraulic, or […]
27.53.070 – Field investigations—Communication of site or resource location to department.
RCW 27.53.070 Field investigations—Communication of site or resource location to department. (1) It is the declared intention of the legislature that field investigations on privately owned lands should be conducted by professional archaeologists in accordance with both the provisions and spirit of this chapter. Persons having knowledge of the location of archaeological sites or resources […]
27.53.080 – Archaeological activities upon public lands—Entry—Agreement—Approval of activities—Information regarding results of studies and activities.
RCW 27.53.080 Archaeological activities upon public lands—Entry—Agreement—Approval of activities—Information regarding results of studies and activities. (1) *Qualified or professional archaeologists, in performance of their duties, may enter upon public lands of the state of Washington and its political subdivisions after first notifying the entity responsible for managing those public lands, at such times and in […]
27.53.090 – Violations—Penalty.
RCW 27.53.090 Violations—Penalty. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day of continued violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. Offenses shall be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency or to the director. [ […]
27.53.095 – Knowing and willful failure to obtain or comply with permit—Penalties.
RCW 27.53.095 Knowing and willful failure to obtain or comply with permit—Penalties. (1) Persons found to have violated this chapter, either by a knowing and willful failure to obtain a permit where required under RCW 27.53.060 or by a knowing and willful failure to comply with the provisions of a permit issued by the director […]
27.53.100 – Historic archaeological resources on state-owned aquatic lands—Discovery and report—Right of first refusal.
RCW 27.53.100 Historic archaeological resources on state-owned aquatic lands—Discovery and report—Right of first refusal. Persons, firms, corporations, institutions, or agencies which discover a previously unreported historic archaeological resource on state-owned aquatic lands and report the site or location of such resource to the department shall have a right of first refusal to future salvage permits […]
27.53.110 – Contracts for discovery and salvage of state-owned historic archaeological resources.
RCW 27.53.110 Contracts for discovery and salvage of state-owned historic archaeological resources. The director is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with other state agencies or institutions and with qualified private institutions, persons, firms, or corporations for the discovery and salvage of state-owned historic archaeological resources. Such contracts shall include but are not limited to […]
27.53.120 – Recovery of property from historic archaeological sites—Mitigation of damage—Refusal to issue salvage permit to prevent destruction of resource.
RCW 27.53.120 Recovery of property from historic archaeological sites—Mitigation of damage—Refusal to issue salvage permit to prevent destruction of resource. The salvor shall agree to mitigate any archaeological damage which occurs during the salvage operation. The department shall have access to all property recovered from historic archaeological sites for purposes of scholarly research and photographic […]
27.48.010 – Public purpose declared—Powers of counties and municipalities.
RCW 27.48.010 Public purpose declared—Powers of counties and municipalities. The storage, preservation and exhibit of historical materials, including, but not restricted to, books, maps, writings, newspapers, ancient articles, and tools of handicraft, antiques, artifacts, and relics is declared to be a public project carried on for public purpose and the legislative body of any county, […]
27.48.040 – Capitol furnishings preservation committee—Capitol furnishings preservation committee account.
RCW 27.48.040 Capitol furnishings preservation committee—Capitol furnishings preservation committee account. (1) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section. (a) “State capitol group” includes the legislative building, the insurance building, the Cherberg building, the John L. O’Brien building, the Newhouse building, the Pritchard building, and the temple of […]