Tex. Nat. Resources Code Section 191.053
Contract for Discovery and Scientific Investigation

(a)

The committee may contract with other state agencies or political subdivisions and with qualified private institutions, corporations, or individuals for the discovery and scientific investigation of sunken or abandoned ships or wrecks of the sea, or any part of the contents of them, or archeological deposits or treasure imbedded in the earth.

(b)

The contract shall:

(1)

be on a form approved by the attorney general;

(2)

specify the location, nature of the activity, and the time period covered by the contract; and

(3)

provide for the termination of any right in the investigator or permittee under the contract on the violation of any of the terms of the contract.

(c)

The executed contract shall be recorded by the person, firm, or corporation obtaining the contract in the office of the county clerk in the county or counties in which the operations are to be conducted prior to the commencement of the operation.

(d)

Title to all objects recovered is retained by the State of Texas unless and until it is released by the committee.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2685, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2006, ch. 364, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Section 191.053 — Contract for Discovery and Scientific Investigation, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.191.htm#191.053 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

191.001
Title 191.002
Declaration of Public Policy 191.003
Definitions 191.004
Certain Records Not Public Information 191.021
Compliance with Open Meetings Act and Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act 191.051
In General 191.052
Rules 191.053
Contract for Discovery and Scientific Investigation 191.054
Permit for Survey and Discovery, Excavation, Restoration, Demolition, or Study 191.055
Supervision 191.056
Acceptance of Gifts 191.057
Survey, Excavation, or Restoration for Private Parties 191.058
Curation of Artifacts 191.059
Complaints 191.091
Ships, Wrecks of the Sea, and Treasure Imbedded in Earth 191.092
Other Sites, Artifacts, or Articles 191.093
Prerequisites to Removal, Altering, Damaging, Destroying, Salvaging, or Excavating Certain Landmarks 191.094
Designating a Landmark on Private Land 191.095
Permit for Landmark on Private Land 191.096
Marking Landmark on Private Land 191.097
Removing Designation as Landmark 191.098
Notification of Alteration or Demolition of Possible Landmark 191.131
Contract or Permit Requirement 191.132
Damage or Destruction 191.133
Entry Without Consent 191.171
Criminal Penalty 191.172
Civil Action by Attorney General 191.173
Civil Action by Citizen 191.174
Assistance from State Agencies, Political Subdivisions, and Law Enforcement Officers 191.0525
Notice Required

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 191.053’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 191.053 — Contract for Discovery and Scientific Investigation, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.191.htm#191.053 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).