C.R.S. Section 24-80-405
Objectives and duties of the state archaeologist

(1)

The state archaeologist shall function to provide assistance to and cooperate with the general public, industries, and agencies of local, state, and federal government, including institutions of higher education, in pursuit of the following objectives:

(a)

To assist, consult with, and advise state and local governmental agencies and private persons on archaeological problems;

(b)

To promote development of archaeological resources for educational purposes;

(c)

To conduct studies to develop archaeological information;

(d)

To inventory and analyze this state’s archaeological resources as to location, quantity, and their cultural significance;

(e)

To collect and preserve archaeological resources;

(f)

To advise the state and to act as liaison agency in transactions dealing with archaeological resources between state agencies and other states and between state agencies and the federal government on common problems and studies;

(g)

To issue permits to qualified applicants for the conduct of archaeological studies;

(h)

To arrange for the care, use, and storage of any archaeological resources collected;

(i)

To prepare, publish, and distribute reports, maps, and bulletins when necessary to achieve the purposes of this part 4;

(j)

To accept and, through the department of personnel, to use, disburse, and administer all federal funds or other property, services, and moneys allotted to the office of state archaeologist for the purposes of this part 4 and to prescribe, by regulation not inconsistent with the laws of this state, the conditions under which such funds, property, services, or moneys shall be accepted and administered. On behalf of the state, the society is empowered to make such agreements with the approval of the attorney general, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, as may be required as a condition precedent to receiving such funds or other assistance.

(k)

To implement a program of salvage archaeology, which shall include surveys and either the salvage or the preservation of sites or antiquities imperiled by construction or other earth-movement projects;

(l)

To establish and coordinate a procedure by which an historical, prehistorical, or archaeological resource belonging to the state of Colorado may be removed from Colorado on a loan basis, subject to its return pursuant to section 24-80-406.

(2)

The duties of the state archaeologist are to fulfill the objectives of this part 4 and, together with other employees of the society, to work for the maximum beneficial conservation of the archaeological resources of the state of Colorado and the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge pertaining to archaeology.

Source: Section 24-80-405 — Objectives and duties of the state archaeologist, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-24.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

24‑80‑101
Definitions 24‑80‑102
State archives and records - personnel - duties - cash fund - rules - definition 24‑80‑102.5
Custody of state property 24‑80‑102.7
Records management programs - records liaison officers 24‑80‑103
Determination of value - disposition 24‑80‑104
Transfer of records to archives 24‑80‑105
Disposal of records 24‑80‑106
Protection of records 24‑80‑107
Reproduction on film - evidence - digital scans 24‑80‑108
Access to records 24‑80‑109
Records may be replevined 24‑80‑110
Disagreement as to value of records 24‑80‑113
State archives - available storage space - report 24‑80‑115
State archivist - review of best practices - records advisory board 24‑80‑116
Display of original state constitution in state capitol - online display of state constitution - educational opportunities 24‑80‑201
Society an educational institution 24‑80‑201.5
State historical society - board - appointment - powers and duties 24‑80‑201.7
Directors council - creation - election - duties 24‑80‑202
Trustee for state - exchange duplicates - lending materials 24‑80‑202.5
Funding recommendations 24‑80‑203
Publications 24‑80‑204
Employees 24‑80‑205
Disposition of duplicate specimens - loans authorized 24‑80‑206
Society to accept gifts 24‑80‑207
Purpose of donations 24‑80‑208
Donations providing conditions on use 24‑80‑209
Title to property - disbursement of revenues - enterprise services cash fund - community museums cash fund - definition 24‑80‑210
Collections classed and catalogued 24‑80‑211
Society and division 24‑80‑212
Transfer of mineral exhibits and documents 24‑80‑213
Assistance from educational institutions 24‑80‑214
State museum cash fund 24‑80‑215
America 250 - Colorado 150 commission - creation - powers and duties - report - definitions - repeal 24‑80‑216
Federal Indian boarding school research program - recommendations - definitions - repeal 24‑80‑217
State historical society strategic initiatives fund - creation - repeal 24‑80‑301
County units 24‑80‑302
Office in county courthouse 24‑80‑303
County to pay expenses 24‑80‑304
Title to property 24‑80‑305
Custodian - finance board - indebtedness 24‑80‑306
Collection of material - expense 24‑80‑307
Duty of secretary-custodian - report 24‑80‑401
Title to historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources 24‑80‑402
Administration of part 4 24‑80‑403
Office of state archaeologist - purpose 24‑80‑404
State archaeologist - appointment - qualifications 24‑80‑405
Objectives and duties of the state archaeologist 24‑80‑406
Permits 24‑80‑407
Agreements 24‑80‑408
Properties not owned by the state 24‑80‑409
Penalty - injunction - temporary restraining order 24‑80‑410
State monuments 24‑80‑411
Applicability of this part 4 to human remains 24‑80‑501
Monuments enumerated - control 24‑80‑502
Survey - report - acquisition 24‑80‑601
Name changed from Grand 24‑80‑602
Effect 24‑80‑701
Name changed from Veta peak 24‑80‑801
Penalty for damaging monuments 24‑80‑802
Historic trail - marking 24‑80‑803
Old Spanish trail - marking - legislative declaration 24‑80‑901
Size and description of seal 24‑80‑902
Punishment for illegal use 24‑80‑903
Secretary of state alone can affix - custodian 24‑80‑904
State flag 24‑80‑905
Columbine 24‑80‑906
Duty to protect 24‑80‑907
Limitation on picking state flower 24‑80‑908
Violation a misdemeanor - penalty 24‑80‑909
State song 24‑80‑909.5
State folk dance 24‑80‑910
Lark bunting 24‑80‑910.5
State pets 24‑80‑911
State animal 24‑80‑911.3
State reptile 24‑80‑911.4
State amphibian 24‑80‑911.5
State fish 24‑80‑912
State gemstone 24‑80‑912.5
State mineral 24‑80‑912.7
State rock 24‑80‑913
State insect 24‑80‑914
State museum 24‑80‑915
State cactus 24‑80‑1001
Legislative declaration 24‑80‑1201
Ghost towns - historical society may designate 24‑80‑1202
Destruction of ghost town - penalty 24‑80‑1301
Definitions 24‑80‑1302
Discovery of human remains 24‑80‑1303
Discovery of human remains during an anthropological investigation 24‑80‑1304
Rule-making authority - state archaeologist 24‑80‑1305
Violation and penalty 24‑80‑1401
Colorado veterans’ monument preservation trust fund - preservation trust committee - park name change
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 24-80-405’s source at colorado​.gov