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10.1-2301 - Duties of Director.

§ 10.1-2301. Duties of Director.

The Director shall:

1. Coordinate all archaeological research on state-controlled land and instate archaeological sites and zones;

2. Coordinate a survey of significant archaeological sites located onstate-controlled land, and upon request, survey and officially recognizesignificant archaeological sites on privately owned property;

3. Identify, evaluate, preserve and protect sites and objects of antiquitywhich have historic, scientific, archaeologic or educational value and arelocated on state-controlled land or on state archaeological sites or zones;

4. Protect archaeological sites and objects located on state-controlled landor on state archaeological sites or zones from neglect, desecration, damageand destruction;

5. Ensure that archaeological sites and objects located on state-controlledland or on state archaeological sites or zones are identified, evaluated andproperly explored so that adequate records may be made;

6. Encourage private owners of designated state archaeological sites tocooperate with the Commonwealth to preserve the site;

7. Encourage a statewide archaeological education program to inform thegeneral public of the importance of its irreplaceable archaeologicalheritage; and

8. Designate the State Archaeologist to (i) assist the Director bycoordinating, overseeing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of thischapter and (ii) perform such other duties as required by the Director. TheState Archaeologist shall be a technically trained archaeologist and shallhave both a practical and theoretical knowledge of archaeology.

(1977, c. 424, §§ 10-150.2, 10-150.8; 1984, c. 750; 1988, c. 891, § 10.1-901;1989, c. 656; 2005, c. 457.)

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