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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="5A-334" title_number="5A" title_name="Division of Historical and Cultural Programs" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is an Archaeology Office in the Trust.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Archaeology Office includes a research unit.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The research unit shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>engage in and direct fundamental archaeological research;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>synthesize existing research information; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>encourage archaeological research and investigation by museums, institutions of higher education, and scientific and historical institutions and organizations in the State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Director shall employ a Chief Archaeologist, a State Terrestrial Archaeologist, and a State Underwater Archaeologist in accordance with § 5A-316 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Each archaeologist employed under this subsection shall have an advanced degree in archaeology or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Chief Archaeologist shall be a professional archaeologist.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Chief Archaeologist is the administrative head of the Archaeology Office.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Archaeology Office includes all staff members of the Trust who are archaeologists or hired to perform archaeological work, including those who may be assigned archaeological-related functions in other units of the Trust.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Archaeology Office does not include individuals specifically assigned to a park, museum, or other site-specific facility under the jurisdiction of the Trust.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
