Title VII, EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE (Ch. 256 - 305B)

As used in sections 263B.5 and 263B.6 : 1. “Appropriate authority” means the federal or state authorities concerned with the preservation and study of historical objects. 2. “Historical objects” means archaeological and paleontological objects, including all ruins, sites, buildin…

1. The state department of transportation in letting contracts for road construction shall take action to see that historical objects will not be needlessly destroyed or if such destruction cannot be avoided reasonable action shall be taken to obtain all information concerning su…

Where federal funds are available to the state under federal statutes providing for archaeological and paleontological salvage, they shall be collected and credited as provided in section 307.44 . [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §305A.6 ] C93, §263B.6 Referred to in §263B.4

The state archaeologist has the primary responsibility for investigating, preserving, and reinterring discoveries of ancient human remains. For the purposes of this section , ancient human remains are those remains found within the state which are more than one hundred fifty year…

The state archaeologist shall establish, with the approval of the executive council, a cemetery on existing state lands for the reburial of ancient human remains found in the state. The cemetery shall not be open to the public. The state archaeologist in cooperation with the depa…

The state archaeologist shall have the authority to deny permission to disinter human remains that the state archaeologist determines have state and national significance from an historical or scientific standpoint for the inspiration and benefit of the people of the United State…