---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch1B"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1B"
heading: "Archaeological Resources Protection"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch1B"
sections_count: 13
---

# Chapter 1B — Archaeological Resources Protection

Title 16 — Conservation

## Sections

- [§470aa. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose](/usc/16/470aa.md)
- [§470bb. Definitions](/usc/16/470bb.md)
- [§470cc. Excavation and removal](/usc/16/470cc.md)
- [§470dd. Custody of archaeological resources](/usc/16/470dd.md)
- [§470ee. Prohibited acts and criminal penalties](/usc/16/470ee.md)
- [§470ff. Civil penalties](/usc/16/470ff.md)
- [§470gg. Enforcement](/usc/16/470gg.md)
- [§470hh. Confidentiality of information concerning nature and location of archaeological resources](/usc/16/470hh.md)
- [§470ii. Rules and regulations; intergovernmental coordination](/usc/16/470ii.md)
- [§470jj. Cooperation with private individuals](/usc/16/470jj.md)
- [§470kk. Savings provisions](/usc/16/470kk.md)
- [§470ll. Annual report to Congress](/usc/16/470ll.md)
- [§470mm. Surveying of lands; reporting of violations](/usc/16/470mm.md)