| (a) Decisions. The choice to investigate a site or
other historic resource is made by the state archeologist in consideration
of the following:
(1) the nature and immediacy of any threat to the site
or resource; and
(2) the site's significance as defined in §25.2
of this title (relating to Determination of Significance).
(3) These decisions pertain to archeological sites
on land. Decisions to investigate submerged sites such as historic
shipwrecks will be governed by Chapter 28 of this title (relating
to Historic Shipwrecks).
(b) Appointment of avocational assistant. The state
archeologist may appoint avocational archeologists, such as stewards,
to investigate or inventory historic resources threatened by immediate
harm or to aid in mitigating the effect of damage. The appointed avocational
archeologist(s) will work under the direction of the state archeologist.
Such appointments do not supersede requirements specified in the Antiquities
Code of Texas (Texas Natural Resources Code Chapter 191) or associated
rules (Chapter 26 of this title) or any pertinent federal statutes
and regulations.
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