23 USC § 305 - Archeological and paleontological salvage

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title: "23 USC § 305 - Archeological and paleontological salvage"
title_number: 23
title_name: "HIGHWAYS"
section_number: "305"
section_name: "Archeological and paleontological salvage"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 86–657, § 8(e), July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 525.)"
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# § 305. Archeological and paleontological salvage

June 8, 190634 Stat. 225

Funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title to the extent approved as necessary by the highway department of any State, may be used for archeological and paleontological salvage in that State in compliance with the Act entitled “An Act for the preservation of American antiquities”, approved  (), and State laws where applicable,

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 86–657, § 8(e), July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 525.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

An Act for the preservation of American antiquities, referred to in text, is , , popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

### Amendments

1960— substituted “appropriated to carry out this title to the extent approved” for “appropriated under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, to the extent approved”.