§ 24-80-405 — Objectives and duties of the state archaeologist

(1) The state
archaeologist shall function to provide assistance to and cooperate with the
general public, industries, and agencies of local, state, and federal government,
including institutions of higher education, in pursuit of the following objectives:

(a) To assist, consult with, and advise state and local governmental agencies
and private persons on archaeological problems;

(b) To promote development of archaeological resources for educational
purposes;

(c) To conduct studies to develop archaeological information;

(d) To inventory and analyze this state's archaeological resources as to
location, quantity, and their cultural significance;

(e) To collect and preserve archaeological resources;

(f) To advise the state and to act as liaison agency in transactions dealing
with archaeological resources between state agencies and other states and
between state agencies and the federal government on common problems and
studies;

(g) To issue permits to qualified applicants for the conduct of archaeological
studies;

(h) To arrange for the care, use, and storage of any archaeological resources
collected;

(i) To prepare, publish, and distribute reports, maps, and bulletins when
necessary to achieve the purposes of this part 4;

(j) To accept and, through the department of personnel, to use, disburse, and
administer all federal funds or other property, services, and moneys allotted to the
office of state archaeologist for the purposes of this part 4 and to prescribe, by
regulation not inconsistent with the laws of this state, the conditions under which
such funds, property, services, or moneys shall be accepted and administered. On
behalf of the state, the society is empowered to make such agreements with the
approval of the attorney general, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, as may
be required as a condition precedent to receiving such funds or other assistance.

(k) To implement a program of salvage archaeology, which shall include
surveys and either the salvage or the preservation of sites or antiquities imperiled
by construction or other earth-movement projects;

(l) To establish and coordinate a procedure by which an historical,
prehistorical, or archaeological resource belonging to the state of Colorado may be
removed from Colorado on a loan basis, subject to its return pursuant to section 24-80-406.

(2) The duties of the state archaeologist are to fulfill the objectives of this
part 4 and, together with other employees of the society, to work for the maximum
beneficial conservation of the archaeological resources of the state of Colorado
and the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge pertaining to archaeology.

Legislative History

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1382, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 131-12-5. L. 90: (1)(l) added, p. 1278, � 2, effective May 9. L. 95: (1)(j) amended, p. 656, � 77, effective July 1.