(a) In recognition of the fact that archeological materials and antiquities are destroyed or damaged in connection with the construction of public works such as highways and dams, the Arkansas Archeological Survey created by this subchapter shall include salvage work in advance of or coexistent with public construction and advice directed to the avoidance of waste of archeological sites and materials.
(b) Authority is granted to the University of Arkansas to cooperate with individuals and state and federal agencies in surveying and excavating archeological sites. Full power to contract with these persons or agencies relative to these matters is extended.
(c) The State Highway Commission is authorized and directed to enter into appropriate contracts and cooperative agreements with the university and the Federal Highway Administration and to expend funds, both state and federal, in aid of archeological salvage and archeological preservation on all or any part of the lands and rights-of-way now or coming into the commission's control in order that the beneficial purposes of this subchapter shall be achieved.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources
Chapter 6 - Archeological Research
Subchapter 2 - Archeological Survey
§ 13-6-201. Arkansas Archeological Survey established
§ 13-6-202. Survey's functions
§ 13-6-203. Directory of Survey
§ 13-6-204. State Archeologist and other survey personnel
§ 13-6-205. Appropriations — Disposition of funds
§ 13-6-206. Duties of University of Arkansas
§ 13-6-207. Housing for survey
§ 13-6-209. Cooperation of state and local entities
§ 13-6-210. Salvage work — Cooperative agreements
§ 13-6-211. Grants, donations, etc
§ 13-6-212. Repositories for archeological evidence
§ 13-6-213. Artifacts, fossils, and relics
§ 13-6-214. Responsibility for objects obtained — Loans