Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§470dd Custody of Archaeological Resources
Title 16 › Chapter 1B— ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION › § 470dd
Summary
Allows the Secretary of the Interior to make rules letting suitable universities, museums, or similar scientific or educational institutions exchange archaeological items taken from public and Indian lands under this chapter. It also lets the Secretary decide the final handling or disposal of those items and of items taken under chapter 3125 or chapter 3203 of title 54.
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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.
Legislative History
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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
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60