Title 26

Historical Sites and Antiquities

CHAPTERS

1          General Provisions (§§ 101-102)

2          Institute for Micronesian History and Culture (§§ 201-203)

3          Historic Preservation Procedures (§§ 301-305)

4          Protection of Artifacts (§§ 401-402)

Chapter 1

General Provisions

SECTIONS

§ 101.              Declaration of policy.

§ 102.              Definitions.

            § 101.  Declaration of policy.

            It is the policy of the Federated States of Micronesia to protect and preserve the diverse cultural heritage of the peoples of Micronesia and, in furtherance of that policy, to assist in the identification and maintenance of those areas, sites, and objects of historical significance within the Federated States of Micronesia.

Source:  COM PL 3-34 § 1; TT Code 1970, 67 TTC 251; TT Code 1980, 67 TTC 251; PL 1-48 § 1.

Cross-reference:  The statutory provisions on the President and the Executive are found in title 2 of this code.  The statutory provisions on Environmental Protection are found in title 25 of this code.

            § 102.  Definitions.

            Whenever used in this title, unless the subject matter, context, or sense otherwise requires:

            (1)       “Cultural attribute” means all aspects of local culture, tradition, arts, crafts, all social institutions, forms of expression, and modes of social interaction.

            (2)       “Historic property” means sites, structures, buildings, objects, and areas of significance in local history, archeology, or culture.

            (3)       “Historical artifact” means an object produced by human beings 30 or more years previously.

Source:  PL 1-48 § 2.

Editor’s note:  Subsections rearranged in alphabetical order in 1982 edition of this code.

Cross-reference:  The statutory provisions on Environmental Protection are found in title 25 of this code.