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TITLE 13CULTURAL RESOURCES
PART 2TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
CHAPTER 26PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
SUBCHAPTER CARCHEOLOGY
RULE §26.11Criteria for Evaluating Shipwrecks

Shipwrecks may be considered significant and be recognized or designated as landmarks provided that the following conditions are met:

  (1) the shipwreck is located on land owned or controlled by the State of Texas or one of its political subdivisions;

  (2) the shipwreck is pre-twentieth century or is otherwise historically significant and is 50 years old or older in age; and

  (3) the remains consist of a shipwreck sunken, abandoned, or a wreck of the sea, or are represented by the ship's remains and/or contents or related embedded treasure.


Source Note: The provisions of this §26.11 adopted to be effective May 20, 2013, 38 TexReg 2980

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