La. Admin. Code tit. 25 § I-109

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-109 - Contractors

A. The award of contracts by the commission will be limited to those persons and groups who can demonstrate an ability to carry out proper archaeological investigations.

B. Subject to the requirements of §109. C which establish a standard of archaeological competency, contracts may be applied for by:

1. scientific and higher educational institutions;

2. nonprofit corporations and organizations;

3. governmental agencies, departments, or other instrumentalities;

4. established museums which have met the standards of accreditation set by the American Association of Museums or are judged by the commission to be of equal status;

5. archaeological societies whose projects are sponsored by an entity described in §109. B 1-4;

6. qualified graduate students or other individuals who demonstrate the qualifications to undertake and complete a specific project of limited scope under the close on-site supervision of a professional archaeologist;

7. other entities, including private research consultants, whose projects are directed to any of the purposes defined in §105

C. Contractors must furnish proof satisfactory to the commission that adequate funds, equipment, facilities, and personnel are available to conduct the investigation professionally and as approved in the contract, to restore the site to its original condition, and to report the results. Additionally, contractors must show that they have retained a professional archaeologist, to supervise directly and to be responsible for the overall execution of the project from field investigation through preservation of collections and analysis of data to reporting of the results.

La. Admin. Code tit. 25, § I-109

Promulgated by the Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission, LR 1:376 (September 1975).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 41:1601-1613.