(1) A repository or curation facility seeking designation as a repository or curation facility shall notify the Museum of the nature of collections it wishes to curate by filing a request with the Museum. A request for designation shall include a discussion of the following as appropriate:
- (a) identification of any specific site or project of interest to the repository or curation facility;
- (b) repository or curation facility programs related to its proposed scientific and educational use of the requested collections; and
- (c) proximity of the repository or curation facility to the point of origin of the requested collections.
- (2) The Museum shall select a repository or curation facility for collections to be obtained from state lands under a survey permit, considering those factors listed in Section 53B-17-603(4)(c).
- (3) The Museum in consultation with the Committee shall select a repository or curation facility for collections to be obtained from state lands under an excavation permit, taking into consideration those factors listed in Section 53B-17-603(4)(c).
- (4) The Museum in consultation with the Committee shall designate a second repository or curation facility to curate collections if the repository or curation facility originally selected fails to provide adequate curation appropriate to the nature and content of the collection.
- (5) Any curation facility or repository may appeal the selection of a repository or curation facility within 30 days after receiving notice of that selection through the procedures set forth in R805-1-13 below.
KEY: curation, archaeological resources, paleontological resources
Date of Last Change: June 3, 1999
Notice of Continuation: January 11, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 53B-17-603(2); 53B-17-603(4)(b); 9-8-305(1)(c); 79-3-501(1)(c)