TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION real places telling real stories December 6, 2010 Mr. Brandon S. Young Blanton & Associates, Inc. 5 Lakeway Centre Ct., Ste. 200 Austin, TX 78734 Re: Project review under the Antiquities Code of Texas • Center Point Wastewater Lines and Interceptor, Center Point & Comfort, Kerr and Kendall Counties, Texas Texas Antiquities Permit #5819 Dear Colleague: Thank you for your Antiquities Permit Application for the above referenced project. This letter presents the final copy of the permit application from the Executive Director of the Texas Historical Commission, the state agency responsible for administering the Antiquities Code of Texas. Please keep this copy for your records. Additionally, please note that due to a new rule change the THC r}o longer requires 20 copies of the final report be mailed to the THC, instead the Antiquities Permit investigations now require production of one printed copy of the final report, a completed abstract form,'two copies of the final report on a tagged PDF CD (one with site location information & one without), and verification that any artifacts recovered and records produced during the investigations are curated at the! tepositot listed in the permit. If you have any questions concerning this permit or if we can be of further assistance, please contact Lillie Thompson at 512/463 -1858. The reviewer for this project is Ed Baker, 512/463 -6096. Sincerely, for Mark Wolfe Executive Director MW /lft Enclosure Cc: Honorable Pat Tinley, Judge, Kerr County RICK PERRY, GOVERNOR• JON T. NANSEN, CHAIRMAN• MARK WOLFE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR P.O. BOX 12276 • AUSTIN, TEXAS • 78711 -2276 • P 512.463.6100 • F 512.475,4872 • MD 1.800.735.2989 • www.thc.slate.tx.us • State of Texas TEXAS ANTIQUITIES COMMITTEE ARCHEOLOGY PERMIT # 5819 This permit is issued by the Texas Historical Commission, hereafter referred to as the Commission, represented herein by and through its duly authorized and empowered representatives. The Commission, under authority of the Texas Natural Resources Code, Title 9, Chapter 191, and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, grants this permit for: Intensive Survey To be performed on a potential or designated landmark or other public land known as: Title: Center Point Wastewater Lines and Interceptor, Center Point & Comfort, Texas County: Kerr and Kendall Location: City of Center Point and Comfort, Texas Owned or Controlled by: (hereafter known as the Permittee): Private Property Sponsored by (hereafter known as the Sponsor Kerr County 700 East Main Street Kerrville, TX 78028 The Principal Investigator /Investigation Firm representing the Owner or Sponsor is: Brandon Young Blanton & Associates, Inc. 5 Lakeway Centre CL, Ste. 200 Austin, TX 78734 This permit is to be in effect for a period of: 2 Years and 0 Months and Will Expire on: 11/29/2012 During the preservation, analysis, and preparation of a final report or until further notice by the Commission, artifacts, field notes, and other data gathered during the investigation will be kept temporarily at: Blanton & Associates, Inc. Upon completion of the final permit report, the same artifacts, field notes, and other data will be placed in a permanent curatorial repository at: University of Texas at San Antonio, CAR Scope of Work under this permit shall consist of intensive archeological survey with surface and subsurface investigations as necessary based on field conditions. For details, see scope of work submitted with permit application. • 1 ARCHEOLOGY PERMIT# 5819 This permit is granted on the following terms and conditions: 1) This project must be carried out in such a manner that the maximum amount of historic, scientific, archeological, and educational information will be.recovered and presented and must include the scientific, techniques for recovery, recording, preservation and Analysis commonly used in archeological investigations. All survey level investigations must follow the state survey standards and the THtr survey requirements established with the projects sponsor(s). 2) The Principal Investigator /investigation Firm, serving for the Owner /Permittee and/or the Project Sponsor, is responsible for insuring that specimens, samples, artifacts, materials and records that are collected as a result of this permit are appropriately cleaned, and cataloged for curation. These tasks will be accomplished at no charge to the Commission, and all specimens, artifacts, materials, samples, ttnd original field notes, maps, drawings, and photographs resulting from the investigations remain the property of the State of Texas, Or its political subdivision, and must be curated at a certified repository. Verification of curation by the repository is also required, and d{iplicate copies of any requested records shall be furnished to the Commission before any permit will be considered complete. . 3) The Principal Investigator /Investigation Firm serving for the Owner/Permittee, and /or the Project Sponsor is responsible for the; publication of results of the investigations in a thorough technical report containing relevant descriptions, maps, documents, dra ngs, and photographs. A draft copy of the report must be submitted to the Commission for review and approval. Any changes to the draft port requested by the Commission must be made or addressed in the report, or under separate written response to the Commission. nce a draft has been approved by the Commission, one (1) printed, unbound copy of the final report containing at least one map with thh plotted location of any and all sites recorded and two copies of the report in tagged PDF format on an archival quality CD or DVD shall b furnished to the commission. One copy must include the plotted location of any and all sites recorded and the other should not include the fife location data. A paper copy and an electronic copy of the completed Abstracts in Texas Contract Archeology Summary Fomi must also be submitted with the final report to the Commission. (Printed copies of forms are available from the Commission or also online at www.thc.state.fr.us.) 4) If the Owner/Permittee, Project Sponsor or Principal Investigator /investigation Finn fails to comply with any of the Commissions Rules of Practice and Procedure or with any of the specific terms of this permit, or fails to property conduct or complete this project within the allotted time, the permit will fall into default status. A notification of Default status shall be sent to the Principal investigator /investigation Airm, and the Principal investigator will not be eligible to be issued any new permits until such time that the conditions of this permit are cortrplete or, if applicable, extended. 5) The Owner /Pennittee, Project Sponsor, and Principal Investigator /Investigation Firm, in the conduct of the activities hereby authorizes, must comply with all laws, ordinances and regulations of the State of Texas and of its political subdivisions including, but not limited to, the Antiquities Code of Texas; they must conduct the investigation in such a manner as to afford protection to the rights of any and all lessees or easement holders or other persons having an interest in the properly and they must retum the property to its original condition :insofar as possible, to leave it in a state which will not create hazard to life nor contribute to the deterioration of the site or adjacent lands by natural forces. 6) Any duly authorized and empowered representative of the Commission may, at any time, visit the site to inspect the fieldwork Qs well as the field records, materials, and specimens being recovered. 7) For reasons of site security associated with historical resources, the Project Sponsor (if not the Owner /Permittee), Principal Investigator, Owner, and Investigation Finn shall not issue any press releases, or divulge to the news media, either directly or indirectly, inforthation regarding the specific location of or otherinformation that might endanger those resources, or their associated artifacts without f consulting with the Commission, and the State agency or political subdivision of the State that owns or controls the land where the resource has been discovered. 8) This permit may not be assigned by the Principal investigator /investigation Finn, Owner/Permittee, or Project Sponsor in whot4, or in part to any other individual, organization, or corporation not specifically mentioned in this permit without the written consent of the Commission. 9) Hold Harmless: The Owner /Permiftee hereby expressly releases the State and agrees that Owner/Permittee will hold hauntes$, indemnify, and defend (including reasonable attomey's fees and cost of litigation) the State, its officers, agents, and employees in their official and/or individual capacities from every liability, loss, or claim for damages to persons or property, direct or indirect of whatsoever nature arising ot;t of, or in any way connected with, any of the activities covered under this permit. The provisions of this paragrapYt are solely for the benefit of the State and the Texas Historical Commission and are not intended to create or grant any rights, contractual or otherwise, to any other person or entity. i 10) Addendum: The Owner /Pemiittee, Project Sponsor and Principal Investigator /Investigation Firm must abide by any addenda hereto attached. Upon a finding that it is in the best interest of the State, this permit is issued on 11/29/2010. 41111111.ra d es E. Bruseth, jor the Texas Historical Comntissi ©n