PERMFILE66721

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Doc Name: Sections 1 and 2
• Section_Exhibit Name: EXHIBIT 05 ARCHAEOLOGICAL INFORMATION
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

6.3 APPLICABLE ANTIQUITIES LAWS, REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND
REVIEW PROCESSES • i
The activities involved in the exploration and development of
mineral resources result in alteration of the land surface and the
consequent destruction of cultural and paleontological resources in
affected areas. Existing federal and state legislation that is relevant
to activities affecting cultural and paleontological resources is
summarized in the following sub-sections.
6.3.1 The Federal Antiquities Act of 1906 (Public Law 59-209, 34 STAT.
225; 16 U.S.C. 431-436)
This act establishes the basic principle that the federal government
should work toward the protection, preservation, and public availability
of the nation's historic and prehistoric archeological resources. The
act provides for federal control of all archeological resources on
federally owned or controlled land and establishes a permit for investi-•
gating them.
6.3.2 The Historic Sites Act of 1935 (Public Law 75-292, 49 STAT. 666;
16 U.S.C. 461-467)
This act declares it to be national policy to preserve for the •
public, historic (including prehistoric) sites, buildings, and objects of
national significance. The National Park Service is assigned the responsi-
bility to "... make necessary investigations and researches in the United
States relating to particular sites ... or objects to obtain true and
accurate historical and archeological facts and information concerning the
same."
6.3.3 The Reservoir Salvage Act of 1960 (Public Law 86-523; 74 STAT. 220;
16 U.S.C. 469-469c)
This act extends the policy set forth in the Historic Sites Act of
1935 by providing for the preservation of historical and archeological data
that might otherwise be lost or destroyed as the result of construction
of a dam by any agency of the federal government.
6.3.4 The Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665, 80 STAT.
915; 16 U.S.C. 470)
This act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to expand and main-
tain a National Register of districts, sites, buildings, structures, an!i
objects significant in American history, architecture, archeology and •
culture and provides for matching funds to conduct statewide surveys to
locate sites to be placed on the National Register.