Federal and State Laws and Regulations for Archaeology

Summaries of Major Legislation

• Abandoned Shipwreck Act , Public Law 100-298
• Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, Public Law 96-95
• Department of Transportation Act, Public Law 89-670
• National Environmental Policy Act, Public Law 91-190
• National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 , Public Law 89-665
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Public Law 101-601
• Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment , Executive Order 11593

Federal Legislation & Regulation Summaries

• US Cultural Resource Protection Legislation (ArchNet)
• US Corps of Engineers - Wetlands Regulations - 33 CFR 325
• EO 11593 (ArchNet)
• NAGPRA Documents

STATE

• Archaeological Resources Protection Act, Chapter 70, Article 2
• North Carolina Archaeological Record Program, Chapter 70, Article 4
• North Carolina Environmental Policy Act , Chapter 113A, Article 1
• Protection and Enhancement of the Historical and Cultural Heritage of North Carolina,
  Executive Order XVI
• Protection of Properties in the National Register, Chapter 121-12(a)
• Unmarked Human Burial and Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act, Chapter 70, Article 3
• Cemetery Protection, G.S. 14, G.S. 65