2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Government - State
State History, Archives, and Emblems
Article 80 - State History, Archives, and Emblems
Part 4 - Historical, Prehistorical, and Archaeological Resources
§ 24-80-401. Title to historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources

(1) The state of Colorado reserves to itself title to all historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources in all lands, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and other areas owned by the state or any county, city and county, city, town, district, or other political subdivision of the state. Historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources shall include all deposits, structures, or objects which provide information pertaining to the historical or prehistorical culture of people within the boundaries of the state of Colorado, as well as fossils and other remains of animals, plants, insects, and other objects of natural history within such boundaries.

(2) As used in this part 4, "historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources" includes, in addition to the specific site or deposit, rights-of-way access on state-owned land from a maintained public road for the exploration, protection, preservation, interpretation, and enhancement of the site or deposit proper.