Underwater Cultural Heritage Preservation Act Article 9
Where an environmental impact assessment is required for an exploitation activity, or where a governmental agency and state-owned enterprise makes or ratifies a plan with respect to exploitation and utilization of a water area, it is required to conduct a prior investigation related to the existence of underwater cultural heritage or suspected underwater cultural heritage. A notification of the discovery shall submit to the competent authority if any.The competent authority and the other authority in charge of other affairs shall stipulate regulations related to the scope of the exploitation and utilization, the determination, investigation, and handling measures as well as the procedure as referred to in the preceding paragraph jointly.
中文原文 水下文化資產保存法第9條
應進行環境影響評估之開發行為，或政府機關（構）與公營事業機構於策定或核定涉及水域之開發、利用計畫前，應先行調查所涉水域有無水下文化資產或疑似水下文化資產，如有發現，應即通報主管機關處理。
前項開發、利用之範圍與認定、調查與處理方式及程序，由中央主管機關會同相關目的事業主管機關定之。
前項開發、利用之範圍與認定、調查與處理方式及程序，由中央主管機關會同相關目的事業主管機關定之。