(a) All cultural resource investigations executed under
the terms of this MOU shall be implemented by staff who meet the requirements
for professional personnel as defined and set forth in 13 TAC Chapter
26 (relating to Practice and Procedure) or the Secretary of the Interior's
Professional Qualification Standards (36 C.F.R. Part 61, Appendix
A), and are qualified and eligible to receive an antiquities permit.
(b) TxDOT has the right to perform cultural resource
investigations using staff or consultants who meet the professional
standards cited in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Cultural resource surveys, investigations, permit
applications, and other work performed by consultants shall be coordinated
with THC by or through TxDOT's Environmental Affairs Division, or
its successor as established by TxDOT administration, unless it and
THC agree in writing to allow other appropriate organizational units
of TxDOT or other entities approved by the respective agencies to
coordinate the work.
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