Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§113 Examinations, Excavations, and Gathering Objects of Interest
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XII — MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK › § 113
Summary
Secretary of the Interior may allow qualified people to study, dig, or collect objects in the park under their rules, only for reputable museums, colleges, universities, or scientific institutions to advance archaeological knowledge.
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Title 16, §113
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit examinations, excavations, and other gathering of objects of interest within said park by any person or persons whom he may deem properly qualified to conduct such examinations, excavations, or gatherings, subject to such rules and regulations as he may prescribe: Provided always, That the examinations, excavations, and gatherings shall be undertaken only for the benefit of some reputable museum, university, college, or other recognized scientific or educational institution, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such objects and aiding the general advancement of archaeological science.
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16 U.S.C. § 113
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102