Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979

Summary

Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 - Authorizes the Secretary of any Department or head of any agency of the United States to issue a permit for excavation and/or removal of any archaeological resource located on land owned or controlled by the United States pursuant to regulations set forth by the Secretary of the Interior. Directs the Secretary to whom such application is made to determine that: (1) the applicant is qualified to carry out the activity; (2) the activity furthers archaeological knowledge; and (3) the resources, records, and data involved in the excavation will be preserved for a period of time by a suitable university, museum, or other scientific or educational institution. Allows the Secretary to refuse to issue a permit or suspend a permit to any applicant against whom a civil penalty has been assessed or who has been convicted of a violation of any prohibited act as set forth in this Act. Prohibits any person from: (1) injuring any such resource except to the extent necessary in connection with excavations or removal; and (2) selling, purchasing, exchanging, transporting, receiving, or possessing any archaeological resource removed from land owned or controlled by the United States in violation of any provision, rule, regulation, or permit in effect under State or local law. Sets forth the penalties for the violation of any prohibition contained in this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to pay an amount, not to exceed $2,500, to any person who furnishes information leading to the finding of civil violation or conviction of criminal violation of the prohibitions set forth in this Act. Subjects all archaeological resources and vehicles and equipment used in violation of this Act to forfeiture to the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to Congress concerning the regulation of excavation and removal of archaeological resources from Indian lands. Specifies that information concerning the location of any archaeological resource for the excavation or removal of which a permit is required shall be confidential. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal, modify or interfere with the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

3 official files

• Indefinitely postponed in Senate

  summary · EN · 30 July 1979

  Open at official source

• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 15 May 1979

  Open at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 February 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.