Archaeological protection is required under the Antiquities Act. Any project on federal lands or using federal dollars that could potentially disturb or destroy archaeological sites must be preceded by an archaeological inventory and assessment. Cost and efforts for meeting these requirements are high. To help meet these requirements the BLM, USFS and Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) archaeologists worked with the Colorado State Historic Preservation Office to acquire funding to develop a model to more effectively address the protection of archaeological sites and doing cultural clearances.

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