A bill to amend the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 to strengthen the enforcement provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 to revise certain prohibitions and criminal penalties. Includes attempted violations of prohibitions under penalty provisions. Revises limitations on fines. Allows longer prison sentences for violations involving any excavation. Redefines "archaeological resource" to mean any physical evidence of sites, structures, or objects used by humans and the conceptual content or context of an area. Requires that items be at least 50 years of age to be treated as an archaeological resource. (Current law requires such items to be at least 100 years of age.)

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 4 November 1988

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 14 October 1988

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 30 September 1988

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 26 July 1988

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 26 July 1988

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 March 1988

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