When any state department, institution, or agency, or political subdivision of the state finds or is made aware by an appropriate historical or archaeological authority that its operation in connection with any state, state-assisted, state-licensed, or state-contracted project, activity, or program adversely affects or may adversely affect scientific, historical, or archaeological data, such agency shall notify the State Historical Society Board of Trustees and shall provide the board with appropriate information concerning the project, program, or activity. The provisions of this chapter shall be made known to contractors by the state agencies doing the contracting.
SDCL 1-20-22