2021 US Code
Title 54 - National Park Service and Related Programs
Subtitle III - National Preservation Programs
Division C - American Antiquities
Chapter 3203 - Monuments, Ruins, Sites, and Objects of Antiquity
Sec. 320302 - Permits

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Citation 54 U.S.C. § 320302 (2021)
Section Name §320302. Permits
Section Text

(a) Authority To Grant Permit.—The Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary of the Army may grant a permit for the examination of ruins, the excavation of archeological sites, and the gathering of objects of antiquity on land under their respective jurisdictions to an institution that the Secretary concerned considers properly qualified to conduct the examination, excavation, or gathering, subject to such regulations as the Secretary concerned may prescribe.

(b) Purpose of Examination, Excavation, or Gathering.—A permit may be granted only if—

(1) the examination, excavation, or gathering is undertaken for the benefit of a reputable museum, university, college, or other recognized scientific or educational institution, with a view to increasing the knowledge of the objects; and

(2) the gathering shall be made for permanent preservation in a public museum.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 113–287, §3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3260.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
320302 16 U.S.C. 432 (1st sentence). June 8, 1906, ch. 3060, §3, 34 Stat. 225; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, §205(a), 61 Stat. 501.

In subsection (a), section 205(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (ch. 343, 61 Stat. 501) was repealed by section 53 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 676). Section 1 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (70A Stat. 1), enacted Title 10, "Armed Forces", and under sections 3010 to 3013 of title 10, the Department of the Army remains under the administrative supervision of the Secretary of the Army.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 54 - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 54 - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Subtitle III - National Preservation Programs
DIVISION C - AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES
CHAPTER 3203 - MONUMENTS, RUINS, SITES, AND OBJECTS OF ANTIQUITY
Sec. 320302 - Permits
Contains section 320302
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 34 Stat. 225
61 Stat. 501
128 Stat. 3260
Public Law References Public Law 113-287
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