| (a) Projects subject to review for archeological sites
and cemeteries under this MOU will be documented by TxDOT in the manner
described in this section. Documentation in the project file for each
such project will include, at a minimum:
(1) a description of the project, defining the APE
or the investigated portion of the APE in three dimensions;
(2) a project location map, plotting the project location
on 7.5' Series USGS quadrangle maps;
(3) information regarding the setting that is relevant
for the assessment of the integrity of any archeological sites within
the APE;
(4) information on previously-recorded archeological
sites in the project location;
(5) description and justification of the level of effort
undertaken for the investigation; and
(6) results and recommendations.
(b) All TxDOT survey and testing reports will also
include:
(1) description and justification of field methods,
including the sampling strategy;
(2) description and quantification of any archeological
materials identified;
(3) accurate plotting of any sites found on 7.5' Series
USGS quadrangle maps;
(4) submission of electronic TexSite archeological
site survey forms to the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory;
and
(5) recommendations regarding whether any site merits
further investigation.
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