16 U.S.C. § 470dd : US Code - Section 470DD: Custody of archaeological resources

Search 16 U.S.C. § 470dd : US Code - Section 470DD: Custody of archaeological resources

The Secretary of the Interior may promulgate regulations
providing for -
(1) the exchange, where appropriate, between suitable
universities, museums, or other scientific or educational
institutions, of archaeological resources removed from public
lands and Indian lands pursuant to this chapter, and
(2) the ultimate disposition of such resources and other
resources removed pursuant to the Act of June 27, 1960 (16 U.S.C.
469-469c) [16 U.S.C. 469-469c-1] or the Act of June 8, 1906 (16
U.S.C. 431-433).
Any exchange or ultimate disposition under such regulation of
archaeological resources excavated or removed from Indian lands
shall be subject to the consent of the Indian or Indian tribe which
owns or has jurisdiction over such lands. Following promulgation of
regulations under this section, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, such regulations shall govern the disposition of
archaeological resources removed from public lands and Indian lands
pursuant to this chapter.