Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 1B — Archaeological Resources Protection
§ 470jj. Cooperation with private individuals
Statutory text
The Secretary of the Interior shall take such action as may be necessary, consistent with the purposes of this chapter, to foster and improve the communication, cooperation, and exchange of information between—
private individuals having collections of archaeological resources and data which were obtained before the date of the enactment of this chapter, and
Federal authorities responsible for the protection of archaeological resources on the public lands and Indian lands and professional archaeologists and associations of professional archaeologists.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable and consistent with the provisions of this chapter, make efforts to expand the archaeological data base for the archaeological resources of the United States through increased cooperation between private individuals referred to in paragraph (1) and professional archaeologists and archaeological organizations.
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 § 11 · 93 Stat. 721
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 470jj
(Pub. L. 96–95, § 11, Oct. 31, 1979, 93 Stat. 727.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 96–95, § 11, Oct. 31, 1979, 93 Stat. 727.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 11. cooperation with private individuals The Secretary of the Interior shall take such action as may 16 USC 470jj. be necessary, consistent with the purposes of this Act, to foster and improve the communication, cooperation, and exchange of information between— (1) private individuals having collections of archaeological resources and data which were obtained before the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) Federal authorities responsible for the protection of archaeological resources on the public lands and Indian lands and professional archaeologists and associations of professional archaeologists. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable and consistent with the provisions of this Act, make efforts to expand the archaeological data base for the archaeological resources of the United States through increased cooperation between private individuals referred to in paragraph (1) and professional archaeologists and archaeological organizations.
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