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In this division, the term ‘‘preservation’’ or ‘‘historic preservation’’ includes — (1) identification, evaluation, recordation, documentation, curation, acquisition, protection, management, rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization, maintenance, research, interpretation,
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The National Historic Preservation Act ( NHPA, Pub. L. 89–665, 80 Stat. 915) is legislation intended to preserve historic and archaeological sites in the United States of America. The act created the National Register of Historic Places, the list of National Historic Landmarks, and the State Historic Preservation Offices .
The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) was signed into law on October 15, 1966. It establishes a national preservation program and a system of procedural protections, which encourage both the identification and protection of historic resources, including archeological resources, at the federal level and indirectly at the state and local ...
National Historic Preservation Act Overview. WHAT IS THE NHPA? The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) establishes a partnership between the federal government and state, tribal, and local governments that is supported by federal funding for historic preservation (54 U.S.C. § 300101. et seq.
Jun 18, 2018 · The NHPA set into place a comprehensive national historic preservation program and clearly defined a broad policy, process and network of partnerships. The Act also tasked the federal government with a range of roles and responsibilities, primarily providing leadership, encouragement, and assistance to other entities.
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) requires federal agencies to consider the effects on historic properties of projects they carry out, assist, fund, permit, license, or approve throughout the country.
The law required individual states to take on much more responsibility for historic sites in their jurisdictions. Each state would now have its own historic preservation office and was required to complete an inventory of important sites.
