{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"5079.60","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 5079.60","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. PARKS AND MONUMENTS [5001. - 5877.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1.1.5. California Heritage Fund [5079. - 5079.74.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-5/chapter-1.1.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Preservation of Significant Archaeological Resource Areas and Associated Artifacts [5079.60. - 5079.65.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-5/chapter-1.1.5/article-7"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 749, Sec. 3.   Effective January 1, 1994.","effective":"1994-01-01","html":"<p>The Legislature hereby finds and declares that California’s archaeological resources are endangered by urban development and population growth and by natural forces. The Legislature further finds and declares that these resources need to be preserved in order to illuminate and increase public knowledge concerning the historic and prehistoric past of California.</p>","text":"The Legislature hereby finds and declares that California’s archaeological resources are endangered by urban development and population growth and by natural forces. The Legislature further finds and declares that these resources need to be preserved in order to illuminate and increase public knowledge concerning the historic and prehistoric past of California.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/preservation-of-significant-archaeological-resource-areas-5079-60","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}