Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 1B — Archaeological Resources Protection
§ 470dd. Custody of archaeological resources
Statutory text
The Secretary of the Interior may promulgate regulations providing for—
the exchange, where appropriate, between suitable universities, museums, or other scientific or educational institutions, of archaeological resources removed from public lands and Indian lands pursuant to this chapter, and
the ultimate disposition of such resources and other resources removed pursuant to chapter 3125 or chapter 3203 of title 54.
Any exchange or ultimate disposition under such regulation of archaeological resources excavated or removed from Indian lands shall be subject to the consent of the Indian or Indian tribe which owns or has jurisdiction over such lands. Following promulgation of regulations under this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such regulations shall govern the disposition of archaeological resources removed from public lands and Indian lands pursuant to this chapter.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979
Pub. L. 96–95 § 5 · 93 Stat. 721
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 470dd
Pub. L. 96–95, § 5, Oct. 31, 1979, 93 Stat. 724
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 96–95, § 5, Oct. 31, 1979, 93 Stat. 724Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 5. custody of resources The Secretary of the Interior may promulgate regulations providing for— (1) the exchange, where appropriate, between suitable universities, museums, or other scientific or educational institutions, of archaeological resources removed from public lands and Indian lands pursuant to this Act, and (2) the ultimate disposition of such resources and other resources removed pursuant to the Act of June 27, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469–469c) or the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431–433). Any exchange or ultimate disposition under such regulation of archaeological resources excavated or removed from Indian lands shall be subject to the consent of the Indian or Indian tribe which owns or has jurisdiction over such lands. Following promulgation of regulations under this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such regulations shall govern the disposition of archaeological resources removed from public lands and Indian lands pursuant to this Act.Pub. L. 113–287 § 5(d)(7) · 128 Stat. 3094
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 470dd(2)
Pub. L. 113–287 substituted “chapter 3125 or chapter 3203 of title 54” for “the Act of June 27, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469–469c) or the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431–433)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (2). Pub. L. 113–287 substituted “chapter 3125 or chapter 3203 of title 54” for “the Act of June 27, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469–469c) or the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431–433)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(7) Section 5 of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470dd) is amended by striking “the Act of June 27, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469–469c) or the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431–433)” and substituting “chapter 3125 or chapter 3203 of title 54, United States Code”.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Par. (2). Pub. L. 113–287 substituted “chapter 3125 or chapter 3203 of title 54” for “the Act of (16 U.S.C. 469–469c) or the Act of (16 U.S.C. 431–433)”.
Credits
1979–2014 · 2 acts
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(Pub. L. 96–95, § 5, , 93 Stat. 724; Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(d)(7), , 128 Stat. 3264.)