§ 470ii. — Rules and regulations; intergovernmental coordination.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC470ii]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1B--ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION
Sec. 470ii. Rules and regulations; intergovernmental
coordination
(a) Promulgation; effective date
The Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture and Defense and the
Chairman of the Board of the Tennessee Valley Authority, after
consultation with other Federal land managers, Indian tribes,
representatives of concerned State agencies, and after public notice and
hearing, shall promulgate such uniform rules and regulations as may be
appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Such rules and
regulations may be promulgated only after consideration of the
provisions of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (92 Stat. 469;
42 U.S.C. 1996 [, 1996a]). Each uniform rule or regulation promulgated
under this chapter shall be submitted on the same calendar day to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate
and to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of
Representatives, and no such uniform rule or regulation may take effect
before the expiration of a period of ninety calendar days following the
date of its submission to such Committees.
(b) Federal land managers' rules
Each Federal land manager shall promulgate such rules and
regulations, consistent with the uniform rules and regulations under
subsection (a) of this section, as may be appropriate for the carrying
out of his functions and authorities under this chapter.
(c) Federal land managers' public awareness program of archaeological
resources on public lands and Indian lands
Each Federal land manager shall establish a program to increase
public awareness of the significance of the archaeological resources
located on public lands and Indian lands and the need to protect such
resources.
(Pub. L. 96-95, Sec. 10, Oct. 31, 1979, 93 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 100-588,
Sec. 1(d), Nov. 3, 1988, 102 Stat. 2983; Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 6(d)(30),
Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4584; Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title VIII,
Sec. 814(d)(2)(A), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4196.)
References in Text
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act, referred to in subsec.
(a), is Pub. L. 95-341, Aug. 11, 1978, 92 Stat. 469, as amended, which
is classified to sections 1996 and 1996a of Title 42, The Public Health
and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 1996 of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-333 struck out at end ``Each such
land manager shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the United States House of Representatives and to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate
regarding the actions taken under such program.''
1994--Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 103-437 substituted ``Natural
Resources'' for ``Interior and Insular Affairs'' after ``Committee on''.
1988--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-588 added subsec. (c).
Change of Name
Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives treated
as referring to Committee on Resources of House of Representatives by
section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21
of Title 2, The Congress.
