Fee Fund

The Fee Fund portion of the Archeology Office at the Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS) began in 1971, with the signing of a cooperative agreement between the KSHS and the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). That agreement allowed for the evaluation of the potential impact of highway projects on cultural resources, and for survey, testing, and major excavations when necessary. Though similar agreements have been signed with other agencies, most notably the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), work for KDOT continues as the core of the Fee Fund program. Fee Fund investigations allow KDOT, NRCS, and other entities to comply with Federal and State cultural resources regulations, while offering the opportunity to investigate Kansas prehistory and history. Many investigations undertaken through the Fee Fund have been published in the KSHS Contract Archeology series, and others will follow as analysis and writing projects currently underway reach completion.

Further information about the Fee Fund program may be obtained by contacting:

Anne Bauer
Highway Archeologist
Kansas State Historical Society
6425 SW 6th Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66615
(785) 272-8681, ext. 254
FAX: (785) 272-8682
E-mail abauer@kshs.org