Programmatic Agreement by and Among the United States of America, Acting by and through its General Services Administration, the United States Geological Survey, the California State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Disposition of the Research Vessel Polaris

First Amendment to Programmatic Agreement Among the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Leestown Division Station 596, the Kentucky State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding Routine Management Activities at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Leestown Division, Fayette County, Kentucky

Executive Summary In conjunction with its May 9, 2003, quarterly meeting, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) hosted a second summit meeting of Federal agencies to discuss cultural heritage tourism. As was apparent at the first summit meeting in November 2002, many Federal agencies are already supporting heritage tourism in various ways through their missions and programs.

This report explains how saving energy is a benefit of preserving historic buildings - that it takes less energy to restore old buildings than to replace them. Designed for a general audience, it summarizes research that is described in detail in Assessing the Energy Conservation Benefits of Historic Preservation: Methods and Examples.

The ACHP's Action Plan to Support SHPOs/THPOs, adopted July 14, 2015. Click here to view the plan in pdf format.

UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

ACHP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

What is the ACHP Native Youth Program? In 2015, the ACHP launched a Native Youth Program in response to concerns of tribal representatives that not enough Native youth knew about historic preservation. The program’s primary goal is to generate interest in historic preservation in general, and help the next generation of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, tribal and NHO representatives, and Native citizens support the preservation of their resources and important places.

The ACHP often receives inquiries regarding timing: more specifically, when do an agency’s “project planning activities” require Section 106 review? Courts have yet to rule directly on the issue, as case law to date focuses on compliance that comes “too late,” rather than sufficiently early. Awareness of the relevant regulations and approaches to answering such a question better positions agencies to avoid unnecessary delays later on.

Memorandum of Agreement By and Among the United States General Services Administration (GSA), the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), the United States Coast Guard, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Massachusetts Historical Commission, and the Town of Aquinnah, Regarding the Conveyance and Relocation of Gay Head Lighthouse in Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.