16 U.S.C. § 113 — Examinations, excavations, and gathering objects of interest
U.S.C. Title 16 - CONSERVATION 16 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES SUBCHAPTER XII - MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK Sec. 113 - Examinations, excavations, and gathering objects of interest From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§113. Examinations, excavations, and gathering objects of interest
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.)