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invertebrate <strong>and</strong> plant paleontological resources for non-commercial personal use, either by<br />

surface collection or the use of non-powered h<strong>and</strong> tools resulting in only negligible disturbance<br />

to the Earth’s surface <strong>and</strong> other resources” (16 USC 470aaa, Sec. 6301[1]). Casual collecting is<br />

not allowed within national parks or other l<strong>and</strong>s managed by the National Park Service (NPS).<br />

Any paleontological excavation beyond casual collecting requires a special permit as proscribed<br />

by the OPLMA-PRP.<br />

5.7 STATE LAWS, REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AGREEMENTS,<br />

AND TREATIES<br />

This section outlines state-level regulations <strong>and</strong> guidelines that may impact procedures relevant<br />

to <strong>CBP</strong>s cultural resources management compliance process. While there is relative uniformity<br />

regarding Section 106 compliance procedures <strong>and</strong> National Register determinations, other issues,<br />

such as access to information or survey permitting, have much greater variation.<br />

5.7.1 NEW ENGLAND REGION<br />

5.7.1.1 Maine<br />

State Cultural Resource (CR) Laws, Statutes, <strong>and</strong> Regulations<br />

Numerous Federal <strong>and</strong> state laws, <strong>and</strong> the regulations <strong>and</strong> agreements emanating from them,<br />

<strong>gov</strong>ern the treatment of historic <strong>and</strong> archaeological resources in Maine. Such laws are generally<br />

restricted to the protection of cultural resources that may be threatened by Federal, state-funded,<br />

or state-permitted projects. Section 106 of the NHPA offers the broadest protection of cultural<br />

resources in the United States.<br />

Chapter 27 of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, sections 371-378 (27MRSA § 371-<br />

378). This statute is unofficially called “Maine’s Antiquities Law”:<br />

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/27/title27ch13sec0.html<br />

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Regulation concerning Maine cemeteries <strong>and</strong> burials:<br />

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/13/title13sec1371-a.html<br />

Federal historic preservation laws applicable to Federal projects in Maine:<br />

www.cr.nps.<strong>gov</strong>/history/online_books/fhpl/contents.htm<br />

Regulations for archaeological work in Maine: www.maine.<strong>gov</strong>/sos/cec/rules/rules.html<br />

Maine's Site Location of Development Law (Title 38, Chapter 3, §§ 481-490;<br />

www.maine.<strong>gov</strong>/dep/blwq/docst<strong>and</strong>/sitelawpage.htm#stat).<br />

State Historic Preservation Office<br />

The SHPO for Maine is the Maine Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC). The MHPC:<br />

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Nominates properties to the National Register of Historic Places;<br />

Reviews <strong>and</strong> comments on the effect of Federal undertakings on historic properties;<br />

Assists owners of income-producing properties to obtain Federal <strong>and</strong> state rehabilitation<br />

tax credits;<br />

Northern Border Activities H-177 July 2012

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