Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§470dd Custody of Archaeological Resources
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1B — ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION › § 470dd
Summary
The Secretary may make rules letting museums, universities, and institutions exchange and dispose of archaeological items taken from public and Indian lands under this chapter, including items under chapter 3125 or chapter 3203 of title 54; items from Indian lands need the consent of the Indian person or tribe, and those rules control despite other laws.
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Title 16, §470dd
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The Secretary of the Interior may promulgate regulations providing for— (1)
(2)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.
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Amendments
2014—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)”.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 470dd
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110