Programmatic Agreement between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding Seismic Upgrades and Renovations to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System American Lake Division, American Lake (WA)

Programmatic Agreement Among the Prescott Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Arizona State Historic Preservation Officer, and Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Regarding the Prescott VAMC Campus Wide Construction Program, Yavapai County

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed a Prototype Programmatic Agreement (PPA), in coordination with the ACHP, to create a framework for FEMA in developing agreements to improve and expedite Section 106 compliance for disaster recovery activities.  The ACHP’s Chairman designated the PPA on December 17, 2013 in accordance with 36 CFR Part 800.14(b)(4).

 

Under 36 CFR § 800.14(a), federal agencies may develop their own procedures to implement Section 106, which would substitute for Subpart B of ACHP’s regulations.

Based on interviews with officials from 57 tribes and 21 federal agencies, as well as comments submitted by 100 tribes in 2016 on tribal consultation for infrastructure projects, GAO identified key factors that tribes and agencies believe hinder effective consultation on infrastructure projects. Federal agencies are required, at times, to consult with tribes on infrastructure projects like pipelines that may harm tribal natural and cultural resources.

The Lahaina, Hawaii, wildfires on August 8, 2023, resulted in a devastating loss of life but also caused significant property damage, including to buildings and sites that conveyed the historical significance of the community. On August 10, 2023, President Biden determined that the damage from the wildfires was of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, (42 U.S.C. § 5121 et seq.).

The ACHP has approved an exemption that would relieve federal agencies from the historic preservation review requirements under the NHPA regarding the effects of the installation of certain electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) on historic properties.