Common use of Curation Standards Clause in Contracts

Curation Standards. A. MDTA shall ensure that all materials and records resulting from cultural resources investigations conducted in Maryland for the Project will be curated in accordance with 36 CFR 79 at the MD SHPO’s Maryland Archeological Conservation Laboratory, unless clear title or Deed of Gift to the collection cannot be obtained. B. MDTA shall ensure that all original archaeological records (research notes, field records, maps, drawings, and photographic records) produced in connection with this Project and all archaeological collections recovered from VDOT right-of-way in association with the Project are provided to the VA SHPO for permanent curation. In exchange for its standard collections management fee, as published in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources State Collections Management Standards (June 26, 2009), or subsequent revisions or replacements to that document, the SHPO agrees to maintain such records and collections in accordance with 36 CFR 79, “Curation of Federally Owned and Administered Archaeological Collections.”