§ 767. Cooperation between agencies
§ 767. Cooperation between agencies All State agencies, departments, institutions, and commissions, as well as all municipalities, shall cooperate fully with the State Archaeologist in the preservation, protection, excavation, and evaluation of specimens and sites; and to that end: (1) When any State, regional, or municipal agency finds or is made aware by an appropriate […]
§ 781. Rules and regulations
§ 781. Rules and regulations The custodian of underwater historic properties shall be the Division which shall administer the preservation and protection of these properties in accordance with this chapter. The Division may prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to preserve, protect, and recover any or all underwater historic properties. (Added 1975, No. […]
§ 782. Issuance of permits
§ 782. Issuance of permits Any qualified person desiring to conduct any type of exploration or recovery operations, in the course of which any underwater historic property or part thereof may be removed, displaced, or destroyed, shall first make application to the State Historic Preservation Officer for a permit to conduct the operations. The State […]
§ 791. Penalty
§ 791. Penalty A person who conducts field investigation activities on or under any land owned or controlled by the State or within the boundaries of any designated State archaeological landmark, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the State Historic Preservation Officer or any person who appropriates, defaces, destroys, or otherwise alters any archaeological […]
§ 762. Field investigation
§ 762. Field investigation The State reserves to itself the exclusive right of field investigation on sites owned or controlled by the State in order to protect and preserve archaeological and scientific information, matter, and objects. All information and objects deriving from State lands shall remain the property of the State and be utilized for […]
§ 763. Designation of archaeological sites
§ 763. Designation of archaeological sites The State Archaeologist, with the approval of the State Historic Preservation Officer, may publicly designate an archaeological site of significance to the scientific study or public representation of the State’s historical, prehistorical, or aboriginal past as a “State archaeological landmark.” All State agencies administering State-owned lands containing State archaeological […]
§ 764. Permits for exploration
§ 764. Permits for exploration The State Historic Preservation Officer, with the advice of the State Archaeologist, may issue permits for exploration and field investigations to be undertaken on State lands or within the boundaries of designated State archaeological landmarks to an amateur or professional whom the State Historic Preservation Officer deems properly qualified to […]
§ 765. Transfer of State property
§ 765. Transfer of State property When transferring real property under its jurisdiction that contains significant archaeological, aboriginal, or other anthropological resources, the State, may, upon the recommendation of the State Historic Preservation Officer, with the advice of the State Archaeologist, condition the transfer upon such covenants, deed restrictions or other contractual arrangements as will […]
§ 766. Reservation of lands to be sold
§ 766. Reservation of lands to be sold Upon written notice to the head of a State agency administering State lands, given by the State Historic Preservation Officer, with the advice of the State Archaeologist, the agency head shall reserve from sale any State lands, including lands forfeited to the State for nonpayment of taxes, […]
§ 761. State archaeologist; survey; protection of archaeological sites
§ 761. State archaeologist; survey; protection of archaeological sites (a) The State Historic Preservation Officer shall employ a State Archaeologist through the classified service who shall conduct and maintain a survey of sites of archaeological and anthropological specimens located within the State. The State archaeologist shall make the survey available to agencies of the State […]