Sec. 10a-112a. State Museum of Natural History, Office of Archaeology.
Sec. 10a-112a. State Museum of Natural History, Office of Archaeology. The
museum of natural history at The University of Connecticut shall be the State Museum of
Natural History. The museum shall (1) acquire, collect, preserve, research and interpret
living, extinct and fossil organisms, anthropological and archaeological specimens,
rocks and minerals, with preference to those native to this state; (2) preserve related
scientific equipment, instruments and data; and (3) prepare public exhibits at the museum
and educational exhibits and programs that may be used by colleges, universities,
schools, libraries, institutions, appropriate state agencies or other public organizations.
There shall be an Office of Archaeology at the museum. The museum shall be within
The University of Connecticut.
(P.A. 85-563, S. 1, 4; P.A. 87-466, S. 2; P.A. 89-271, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 87-466 required establishment of an office of archaeology; P.A. 89-271 replaced provision establishing
museum as an independent entity within The University of Connecticut for administrative purposes only with provision
establishing museum within The University of Connecticut.
See Sec. 10-383 re designation of museum as repository for artifacts found and data gathered during archaeological
investigations on state lands.