Utah Code § 9-8a-202
The governor must appoint the state historic preservation officer, and the officer must administer the office and the state historic preservation program.
- Government appointment
- Historic preservation
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The governor must appoint the state historic preservation officer, and the officer must administer the office and the state historic preservation program.
The office must carry out a long list of historic-preservation and cemetery-related duties, including surveys, inventories, public education, grants, and rulemaking.
National Register Review Committee. There is created the National Register Review Committee. The committee shall be composed of nine members, at least five of whom have professional experience in: history; prehistoric and historic
Cultural Site Stewardship Program -- Definitions -- Creation -- Objectives -- Administration -- Activities. As used in this section: "Cultural site" means a significant archaeological or paleontological site in the state as determined by
Utah Archaeological and Historic Sites Grant Program. The office shall: administer the money contained in the grant program; and select qualified recipients in accordance with Subsection (2). The office may distribute the money from the
This section creates the Public Lands Restoration and Protection Fund and lets the office use it for restoring and preventing harm to public lands and cultural sites.
The Legislature states that archaeological and anthropological resources should be preserved and protected, and that certain specimens on state-controlled land may not be sold.
This section defines terms used in this part and Part 4, including agency, ancient human remains, archaeological resources, curation, excavation, historic property, nonfederal land, state land, site, specimen, survey, and related terms.
Antiquities Section created -- Duties. There is created within the office the Antiquities Section. The Antiquities Section shall: promote research, study, and activities in the field of antiquities; assist with the marking, protection, and
Principal investigators need a permit to survey or excavate on covered state lands, and others may not do so unless working under a permitted principal investigator.
Certain sites of significance may be approved by the board as state archaeological or anthropological landmarks. Private sites, and sites on school or institutional trust lands, cannot be designated without the owner’s written consent. A person may not excavate a privately owned designated landmark without a permit, an
People who discover archaeological resources on state-controlled or privately owned lands must promptly report the discovery to the office.
Forgery or false labeling of specimens unlawful. It is unlawful to reproduce, rework, or forge any specimen or make any object, whether copied or not, or falsely label, describe, identify, or offer for sale or exchange any object, with
Ancient human remains on nonfederal lands that are not state lands. If a person knows or has reason to know that the person discovered ancient human remains on nonfederal land that is not state land: the person shall: cease activity in the
Purpose. The Legislature determines and declares that the public has a vital interest in all antiquities, historic and prehistoric ruins, and historic sites, buildings, and objects which, when neglected, desecrated, destroyed or diminished
This section defines key terms for the part and assigns the office duties to act as the state historic preservation agency, establish a state register, and provide for participation in the National Historic Preservation Program.
The board must notify owners before placing sites, buildings, structures, or objects on the State Register or nominating them to the National Register.
Agencies must consider effects on historic properties and give the state historic preservation officer a written evaluation before approving an undertaking.
The office may accept and administer certain federal funds, and may enter related professional standards and procedures agreements, if it follows Title 63J, Chapter 5 procedures and requirements.
Legislative finding. The Legislature finds and declares that preservation and restoration of historically significant real property and structures as identified by the State Register of Historic Sites are in the public interest of the
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