§ 432. — Permits to examine ruins, excavations, and gathering of objects; regulations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC432]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXI--NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
Sec. 432. Permits to examine ruins, excavations, and gathering
of objects; regulations
Permits for the examination of ruins, the excavation of
archaeological sites, and the gathering of objects of antiquity upon the
lands under their respective jurisdictions may be granted by the
Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Army to institutions which
they may deem properly qualified to conduct such examination,
excavation, or gathering, subject to such rules and regulations as they
may prescribe: Provided, That the examinations, excavations, and
gatherings are undertaken for the benefit of reputable museums,
universities, colleges, or other recognized scientific or educational
institutions, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such objects,
and that the gatherings shall be made for permanent preservation in
public museums. The Secretaries of the departments aforesaid shall make
and publish from time to time uniform rules and regulations for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section and sections 431
and 433 of this title.
(June 8, 1906, ch. 3060, Secs. 3, 4, 34 Stat. 225; July 26, 1947, ch.
343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Codification
The last sentence only of this section was derived from section 4 of
act June 8, 1906, the remainder being from section 3.
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10,
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military
Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of
the Army.
Transfer of Functions
Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department
of the Interior related to compliance with permits issued under sections
431, 432 and 433 of this title and such functions of Secretary or other
official in Department of Agriculture, insofar as they involve lands and
programs under jurisdiction of that Department, related to compliance
with removal of objects of antiquity under sections 431, 432, and 433
with respect to pre-construction, construction, and initial operation of
transportation system for Canadian and Alaskan natural gas were
transferred to the Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for
the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, until the first
anniversary of date of initial operation of the Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation System, see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979, Secs. 102(e), (f),
203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666, 93 Stat. 1373, 1376, effective July 1,
1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees. Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation System abolished and functions and authority vested in
Inspector transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub.
L. 102-486, set out as an Abolition of Office of Federal Inspector note
under section 719e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
Secretary of the Air Force
For transfer of certain functions relating to real property under
jurisdiction of Department of the Air Force, to Secretary of the Air
Force from Secretary of the Army, see Secretary of Defense Transfer
Order No. 14 [Sec. 2(25)], eff. July 1, 1948.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 410mm, 434, 470cc, 470dd,
698w, 1133 of this title; title 20 section 78a; title 43 section 1714.
