Section 2.266 - Artifact Recovery and Curation(a) Artifact recovery.(1) Artifacts or analysis samples (such as soil samples) that are recovered from survey, testing, or data recovery investigations by TxDOT or their contracted agents that address the research questions must be cleaned, labeled, and processed in preparation for long-term curation unless the artifacts or samples are approved by THC for discard under 13 TAC Chapter 26 (relating to Practice and Procedure) and 13 TAC Chapter 29 (relating to Management and Care of Artifacts and Collections).(2) To ensure proper care and curation, recovery methods must conform to the applicable requirements of 13 TAC Chapter 26 (relating to Practice and Procedure) and 13 TAC Chapter 29 (relating to Management and Care of Artifacts and Collections).(3) Artifacts recovered from underwater testing and data recovery projects require conservation as stated in §26.15 of 13 TAC Chapter 26 and the conservation facility must be included in the permit application and data recovery plan.(b) Artifact curation. (1) TxDOT or its permitted contractor may temporarily house artifacts and samples during laboratory analysis and research, but upon completion of the analysis, artifacts and accompanying documentation must be transferred to a permanent curatorial facility in accordance with the terms of the antiquities permit.(2) Artifacts and samples will be placed at an appropriate artifact curatorial repository which fulfills the applicable requirements of 13 TAC Chapter 29 (relating to Management and Care of Artifacts and Collections), as approved by THC. When appropriate, TxDOT will consult with THC to identify for disposal collections or portions of collections that do not have identifiable value for future research or public interpretation. Final approval regarding the disposition of collections will be made by THC.(3) TxDOT is responsible for the curatorial preparation of all artifacts to be submitted for curation so that they are acceptable to the receiving curatorial repository and fulfill the applicable requirements of 13 TAC Chapter 26 (relating to Practice and Procedure) and 13 TAC Chapter 29 (relating to Management and Care of Artifacts and Collections), as approved by THC.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.266
The provisions of this §2.266 adopted to be effective May 16, 2013, 38 TexReg 2861; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 32, August 10, 2018, TexReg 5238, eff. 8/15/2018