 
 CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
 
             SUBCHAPTER VIII--PALEONTOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
 
Sec. 78. Cooperation of Smithsonian Institution with State 
        institutions for continuing paleontological investigations
        
    The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to 
cooperate with any State, educational institution, or scientific 
organization in the United States for continuing paleontological 
investigations, and the excavation and preservation of fossil remains, 
in areas which will be flooded by the construction of Government dams or 
otherwise be made unavailable for such investigations because of such 
construction: Provided, That such investigations and activities shall 
not duplicate nor affect adversely similar operations being conducted by 
the Department of Interior in cooperation with the Smithsonian 
Institution.

(Aug. 15, 1949, ch. 427, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 606.)
