Examinations, excavations, and gathering objects of interest
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Title
16 — Conservation
Chapter
CH1
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit examinations, excavations, and other gathering of objects of interest within said park by any person or persons whom he may deem properly qualified to conduct such examinations, excavations, or gatherings, subject to such rules and regulations as he may prescribe: Provided always, That the examinations, excavations, and gatherings shall be undertaken only for the benefit of some reputable museum, university, college, or other recognized scientific or educational institution, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such objects and aiding the general advancement of archaeological science.
(June 29, 1906, ch. 3607, § 3, 34 Stat. 617.)
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