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    16 USC Sec. 470hh                                           01/05/2009

EXPCITE

    TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
    CHAPTER 1B - ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION

HEAD

    Sec. 470hh. Confidentiality of information concerning nature and
      location of archaeological resources

STATUTE

    (a) Disclosure of information
      Information concerning the nature and location of any
    archaeological resource for which the excavation or removal
    requires a permit or other permission under this chapter or under
    any other provision of Federal law may not be made available to the
    public under subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 or under any
    other provision of law unless the Federal land manager concerned
    determines that such disclosure would -
        (1) further the purposes of this chapter or the Act of June 27,
      1960 (16 U.S.C. 469-469c) [16 U.S.C. 469-469c-1], and
        (2) not create a risk of harm to such resources or to the site
      at which such resources are located.
    (b) Request for disclosure by Governors
      Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section,
    upon the written request of the Governor of any State, which
    request shall state -
        (1) the specific site or area for which information is sought,
        (2) the purpose for which such information is sought,
        (3) a commitment by the Governor to adequately protect the
      confidentiality of such information to protect the resource from
      commercial exploitation,
    the Federal land manager concerned shall provide to the Governor
    information concerning the nature and location of archaeological
    resources within the State of the requesting Governor.

SOURCE

    (Pub. L. 96-95, Sec. 9, Oct. 31, 1979, 93 Stat. 727.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

      Act of June 27, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469-469c), referred to in subsec.
    (a)(1), is act June 27, 1960, Pub. L. 86-523, 74 Stat. 220, as
    amended, which is classified generally to sections 469 to 469c-1 of
    this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
    see Tables.