California Public Resources Code CHAPTER 1.7 - Archaeological, Paleontological, and Historical Sites

• Section 5097.
  As used in this chapter, “state lands” means lands owned by, or under the jurisdiction of, the state or any state agency. It does not...
• Section 5097.1.
  Prior to the commencement of construction of any major public works project on any state lands, the state agency proposing to construct the project, or...
• Section 5097.2.
  Upon receipt of plans for a proposed construction project upon state lands, the department may conduct an archaeological site survey on the affected state lands...
• Section 5097.3.
  The state agency, by or on whose behalf public works are to be constructed on state lands, may undertake such surveys, excavations, or other operations...
• Section 5097.4.
  No archaelogical program conducted by the Department of Parks and Recreation shall impair, impede or delay any state construction project.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1136.)
• Section 5097.5.
  (a) A person shall not knowingly and willfully excavate upon, or remove, destroy, injure, or deface, any historic or prehistoric ruins, burial grounds, archaeological or vertebrate...
• Section 5097.6.
  Expenditures to carry out the purposes of this chapter shall be made only pursuant to legislative appropriation for these purposes or by contract with other...
• Section 5097.7.
  Upon a conviction pursuant to Section 5097.5, the following items are subject to forfeiture in accordance with the following conditions:(a) The archaeological resource that was the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018