A Report to the President on the status of federal historic property management

[Executive Order 13514, which was the catalyst for publication of this report, has since been revoked.]

About the ACHP fact sheet in Spanish

The ACHP offers the following questions as a guide for consideration of an agency’s program alternative goals and needs.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) seeks to help federal agencies understand why they must consult with those Indian tribes who were removed from their homelands by the federal government and now may reside great distances from a proposed undertaking. Understanding the effects of removal on Indian tribes and their ability to participate in the Section 106 process will help federal agencies to carry out their consultation responsibilities more effectively and efficiently.  

The Preserve America Executive Order directs federal agencies to advance the protection, enhancement, and contemporary use of federal historic properties and to promote partnerships for the preservation and use of historic properties, particularly through heritage tourism.

Prototype Programmatic Agreements [36 CFR § 800.14(b)(4)] may be used for the same type of program or undertaking in more than one case or area and typically establish efficiencies and protocols for implementing these undertakings.

Memorandum of Agreement Between the U.S. General Services Administration and the West Virginia State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding the Huntington Federal Building Modernization, City of Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia 

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the US General Services Administration (GSA) and the Texas State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) regarding the Amarillo Helium Plant in Amarillo, Texas (2007) 

VA Memorandum of Agreement Among the Jonathan M. Wainwright VA Memorial Medical Center, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Demolition of Building 7 and New Possible Building Construction at the Walla Walla VA Medical Center (WA)