The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INFORMATION
(Cite as: 22 V.S.A. § 761)
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§ 761. State Archaeologist; survey; protection of archaeological sites
(a) The State Historic Preservation Officer shall employ a State Archaeologist through
the classified service who shall conduct and maintain a survey of sites of archaeological
and anthropological specimens located within the State. The State Archaeologist shall
make the survey available to agencies of the State government that, in his or her
opinion, may conduct activities that may affect these archaeological or anthropological
sites.
(b) All information regarding the location of archaeological sites and underwater historic
properties shall be confidential except that the State Archaeologist shall provide
this information to qualified individuals or organizations, public agencies and nonprofit
organizations for archaeological and scientific research or for preservation and planning
purposes when the State Archaeologist determines that the preservation of these properties
is not endangered. (Added 1975, No. 109, § 4; amended 1989, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1995, No. 46, § 45.)