Colorado Code § 24-80-401

Title to historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources
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(1) The
state of Colorado reserves to itself title to all historical, prehistorical, and archaeological
resources in all lands, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and other areas owned by the state or any county,
city and county, city, town, district, or other political subdivision of the state. Historical,
prehistorical, and archaeological resources shall include all deposits, structures, or objects which
provide information pertaining to the historical or prehistorical culture of people within the
boundaries of the state of Colorado, as well as fossils and other remains of animals, plants,
insects, and other objects of natural history within such boundaries.
(2) As used in this part 4, "historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources"
includes, in addition to the specific site or deposit, rights-of-way access on state-owned land
from a maintained public road for the exploration, protection, preservation, interpretation, and
enhancement of the site or deposit proper.

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