Title 27 — Title 27 LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND HISTORICAL ACTIVITIES
12 chapters · 153 sections in this title.
RCW 27.34.270 Advisory council—Duties.
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The advisory council shall:(1) Advise the governor and the department on matters relating to historic preservation; recommend measures to coordinate activities of state and local agencies, private institutions, and individuals relating to historic preservation; and advise on the …
RCW 27.34.280 Advisory council, heritage council—Financial and administrative services.
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The department shall provide administrative and financial services to the advisory council on historic preservation and to the Washington state heritage council.[ 1986 c 266 s 15; 1983 c 91 s 16.]Notes:Severability—1986 c 266: See note following RCW 38.52.005.
RCW 27.34.330 Heritage capital projects—Proposals for funding—Prioritized list.
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The Washington state historical society shall establish a competitive process to solicit proposals for and prioritize heritage capital projects for potential funding in the state capital budget. The society shall adopt rules governing project eligibility and evaluation criteria. …
RCW 27.34.350 Governor's award for excellence in teaching history.
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(1) Many people throughout the state contribute significantly to the promotion of historical study as a means to give the state's citizens a better sense of the past. The Washington state historical society recognizes the accomplishments of many men and women in the teaching prof…
RCW 27.34.360 Women's history consortium—Created—Washington state historical society as managing agency.
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(1) A women's history consortium is created with the Washington state historical society as the managing agency. To ensure geographic, demographic, and subject matter diversity, the consortium shall be managed by a board of advisors representing a range of perspectives, including…
RCW 27.34.365 Women's history consortium—Board of advisors.
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The board of advisors shall consist of fifteen members. The director of the state historical society shall appoint eleven members to the board of advisors. Two members of the senate, one each representing the two largest caucuses of the senate, shall be appointed by the president…
RCW 27.34.370 Women's history consortium—Responsibilities of board of advisors.
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Key responsibilities of the board of advisors include:(1) Organizational and fiscal planning, management, and oversight;(2) Adopting criteria and procedures for consortium membership and member responsibilities;(3) Identifying short-term and long-term priorities of the consortium…
RCW 27.34.375 Women's history consortium—Responsibilities.
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Within available resources, the consortium responsibilities include:(1) Compiling a comprehensive index of existing historically relevant materials and making it available in electronic and print form;(2) Identifying topics, historical periods, materials, or activities not well r…
RCW 27.34.380 Women's history consortium—Report to the legislature.
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The consortium board of advisors shall provide a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2006, addressing the following:(1) Progress on activities identified in RCW 27.34.370 and 27.34.375; and(2) Consortium needs and plans for the future.[ 2005 c 3…
RCW 27.34.390 Vancouver national historic reserve.
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The legislature affirms that the state of Washington is partner in the Vancouver national historic reserve as mandated under Public Law 104-333: The omnibus parks and public lands management act of 1996. As such, the state will take an active role in supporting the protection, pr…
RCW 27.34.395 Vancouver national historic reserve—Designated partner representative—Duties of Washington state historical society.
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The legislature affirms that the Washington state historical society is the state's designated partner representative for the Vancouver national historic reserve. Accordingly, the Washington state historical society shall:(1) Participate in the regularly scheduled coordination me…
RCW 27.34.400 Heritage barn preservation program.
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(1) The Washington state heritage barn preservation program is created in the department.(2) The director, in consultation with the heritage barn preservation advisory board, shall conduct a thematic study of Washington state's barns. The study shall include a determination of ty…
RCW 27.34.415 Cemeteries—Burial sites—Centralized database.
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The department of archaeology and historic preservation shall develop and maintain a centralized database and geographic information systems spatial layer of all known cemeteries and known sites of burials of human remains in Washington state. The information in the database is s…
RCW 27.34.420 Washington state historic cemetery preservation capital grant program.
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(1) The Washington state historic cemetery preservation capital grant program is created in the department.(2) The capital grant program is intended to benefit the public by preserving outstanding examples of the state's historical heritage, enabling historic cemeteries to contin…
RCW 27.34.900 Historic Lord mansion.
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The building and grounds designated as Block 2, Grainger's Addition to the City of Olympia, County of Thurston, acquired by the state under senate joint resolution No. 18, session of 1939, is hereby designated a part of the state capitol, to be known as the historic Lord mansion.…
RCW 27.34.906 Pickett House—In trust—Reverter.
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Said chapter, by acceptance of such conveyance, shall be deemed to have agreed to hold said property in trust for the state of Washington, and to maintain and keep the same open to the public as an historical site, and, in case of its failure so to do, title to said property shal…
RCW 27.34.910 Effective date—1983 c 91.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect June 30, 1983.[ 1983 c 91 s 27.]
RCW 27.34.916 Effective date—1993 c 101.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1993.[ 1993 c 101 s 17.]
RCW 27.40.010 Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum constituted state natural history and anthropology museum.
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The Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum of the University of Washington is hereby constituted the state natural history and anthropology museum as a repository for the preservation, exhibition, interpretation, and conservation of documents and objects of a systematic an…
RCW 27.40.030 Acceptance of materials from private sources.
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This museum may receive all such above named documents or material for preservation and exhibition from any private person under such rules and regulations as the board of regents of the University of Washington may deem proper to make for the care of the aforesaid museum.[ 1899 …
RCW 27.40.034 Permanent acquisition of documents and materials on loan to museum, procedure—Return of stolen documents and materials to owner.
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The board of regents may provide, by rule or regulation, for:(1) The permanent acquisition of documents or materials on loan to the state museum at the University of Washington, if the documents or materials have not been claimed by the owner thereof within ninety days after noti…
RCW 27.40.036 Sale or trade of acquired documents or materials—Use of proceeds.
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Documents or materials acquired under the provisions of RCW 27.40.034 may be sold, or may be traded for other documents or materials. The proceeds from the sale of any such documents or materials may be used to acquire additional documents or materials or may be used to defray th…
RCW 27.40.040 Management in board of regents.
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The board of regents of the University of Washington ex officio shall have full charge and management of the state museum hereby created.[ 1899 c 30 s 4; RRS s 8258.]
RCW 27.44.020 Examination permitted—Removal to archaeological repository.
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Any archaeologist or interested person may copy and examine such glyptic or painted records or examine the surface of any such cairn or grave, but no such record or archaeological material from any such cairn or grave may be removed unless the same shall be destined for reburial …
RCW 27.44.030 Intent.
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The legislature hereby declares that:(1) Native Indian burial grounds and historic graves are acknowledged to be a finite, irreplaceable, and nonrenewable cultural resource, and are an intrinsic part of the cultural heritage of the people of Washington. The legislature recognizes…
RCW 27.44.040 Protection of Indian graves—Penalty.
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(1) Any person who knowingly removes, mutilates, defaces, injures, or destroys any cairn or grave of any native Indian, or any glyptic or painted record of any tribe or peoples is guilty of a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW. Persons disturbing native Indian grav…
RCW 27.44.050 Civil action by Indian tribe or member—Time for commencing action—Venue—Damages—Attorneys' fees.
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(1) Apart from any criminal prosecution, an Indian tribe or enrolled member thereof, shall have a civil action to secure an injunction, damages, or other appropriate relief against any person who is alleged to have violated RCW 27.44.040. The action must be brought within two yea…
RCW 27.44.055 Skeletal human remains—Duty to notify—Ground disturbing activities—Coroner determination—Definitions.
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(1) Any person who discovers skeletal human remains must notify the coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible. Any person knowing of the existence of human remains and not having good reason to believe that the coroner and local law enforcement has…
RCW 27.44.901 Liberal construction—1989 c 44.
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This act is to be liberally construed to achieve the legislature's intent.[ 1989 c 44 s 11.]
RCW 27.48.010 Public purpose declared—Powers of counties and municipalities.
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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 …
RCW 27.48.040 Capitol furnishings preservation committee—Capitol furnishings preservation committee account.
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(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…
RCW 27.48.050 Fund-raising for preservation and restoration of the state legislative building.
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State officers and state employees, as those terms are defined in RCW 42.52.010, may engage in or encourage fund-raising activities including the solicitation of charitable gifts, grants, or donations specifically for the limited purpose of preservation and restoration of the sta…
RCW 27.53.010 Declaration.
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The legislature hereby declares that the public has an interest in the conservation, preservation, and protection of the state's archaeological resources, and the knowledge to be derived and gained from the scientific study of these resources.[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 134 s 1.]
RCW 27.53.020 Archaeological resource preservation—Designation of department of archaeology and historic preservation—Cooperation among agencies.
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The discovery, identification, excavation, and study of the state's archaeological resources, the providing of information on archaeological sites for their nomination to the state and national registers of historic places, the maintaining of a complete inventory of archaeologica…
RCW 27.53.030 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Amateur society" means any organization composed primarily of persons who are not professional archaeologists, whose primary interest is in the archaeological resource…
RCW 27.53.040 Archaeological resources—Declaration.
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All sites, objects, structures, artifacts, implements, and locations of prehistorical or archaeological interest, whether previously recorded or still unrecognized, including, but not limited to, those pertaining to prehistoric and historic American Indian or aboriginal burials, …
RCW 27.53.045 Abandoned archaeological resources—Declaration.
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All historic archaeological resources abandoned for thirty years or more in, on, or under the surface of any public lands or waters owned by or under the possession, custody, or control of the state of Washington, including, but not limited to all ships, or aircraft, and any part…
RCW 27.53.060 Disturbing archaeological resource or site—Permit required—Conditions—Exceptions—Penalty.
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(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 other m…
RCW 27.53.070 Field investigations—Communication of site or resource location to department.
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(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 …
RCW 27.53.080 Archaeological activities upon public lands—Entry—Agreement—Approval of activities—Information regarding results of studies and activities.
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(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 such manner as n…
RCW 27.53.090 Violations—Penalty.
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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 …
RCW 27.53.095 Knowing and willful failure to obtain or comply with permit—Penalties.
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(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 where required under RCW 27.53.060, …
RCW 27.53.100 Historic archaeological resources on state-owned aquatic lands—Discovery and report—Right of first refusal.
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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 pe…
RCW 27.53.110 Contracts for discovery and salvage of state-owned historic archaeological resources.
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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 includ…
RCW 27.53.120 Recovery of property from historic archaeological sites—Mitigation of damage—Refusal to issue salvage permit to prevent destruction of resource.
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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 documentation for a period to …
RCW 27.53.130 List of areas requiring permits.
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The department shall publish annually and update as necessary a list of those areas where permits are required to protect historic archaeological sites on aquatic lands.[ 1995 c 399 s 17; 1988 c 124 s 10.]Notes:Intent—Application—1988 c 124: See notes following RCW 27.53.030.
RCW 27.53.140 Rule-making authority.
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The department shall have such rule-making authority as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.[ 1995 c 399 s 18; 1988 c 124 s 11.]Notes:Intent—Application—1988 c 124: See notes following RCW 27.53.030.
RCW 27.53.150 Proceeds from state's property—Deposit and use.
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Any proceeds from the state's share of property under this chapter shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund to be used only for the purposes of historic preservation and underwater archaeology.[ 1988 c 124 s 12.]Notes:Intent—Application—1988 c 1…
RCW 27.54.010 Membership.
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(1) The semiquincentennial committee is established with members as provided in this subsection:(a) The president of the senate shall appoint one member from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate;(b) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one member fr…
RCW 27.54.020 Powers and duties.
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(1) The semiquincentennial committee shall coordinate and provide guidance for Washington's official observance of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, as marked by the Declaration of Independence in 1776.(2) The committee may:(a) Cooperate with national, r…