Section 106 of the NHPA. Formerly codified at 16 U.S.C. § 470f. Section 106 protects properties listed on the Register or eligible for listing on the Register by requiring agencies to take into account impacts on those properties before undertaking any work.
Section 101 of the NHPA. Formerly codified at 16 U.S.C. § 470(a). This section establishes the National Register of Historic Places.
Section 201 of the NHPA. Formerly codified at 16 U.S.C. § 470i. Establishes the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Section 110 of the NHPA. Formerly codified at 16 U.S.C. 470h-2. Enumerates the historic preservation obligations of federal agencies.
Regulations related to the National Register of Historic Places. Regulatory procedures for state, tribal, and local government historic preservation programs. Regulations detailing eligibility for inclusion in the National Register for Historic Places. Regulations related to the National Historic Landmarks Program. Regulations related to the Section 106 process. Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment. Locating Federal Facilities on Historic Properties in our Nation's Central Cities. Indian Sacred Sites. Preserve America.First federal statute covering historic preservation of more than one site. Authorized the President to designate landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic and scientific interest.
Authorized the Department of the Interior to create a list of places of national significance. Also organized federally owned parks, monuments, and historic sites under the National Park Service.
Passed in 1974, this grants greater powers to the Secretary of the Interior than those in the Historic Sites Act. Requires federal agencies to preserve historical and archaeological data that might not otherwise be protected.
Passed in 1979, this law regulates the excavation or removal of archaeological resources on public and Indian lands.
Passed in 1987, this law resolves the question of title to abandoned shipwrecks.Passed in 1990, this law protects human remains and cultural items on federal and tribal lands from unauthorized excavation and removal.
This provision provided substantive protection for historic resources threatened by federal action. Applicable only to federal transportation programs, it requires the Department of Transportation to consider historic lands in any project it undertakes. Moving ahead would occur if there is no prudent and feasible alternative to the historic site and with consideration and planning to minimize harm to the protected site.