Introduction: Lease and Exchange of Historic Properties under Section 111 of the National Historic Preservation Act In 2021, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) developed the Leveraging Federal Historic Buildings Final Report to assess the status of federal outleasing for historic properties and to advance utilization of the nation’s historic federal bui

The Federal Government has undertaken various efforts to revitalize central cities, which have historically served as centers for growth and commerce in metropolitan areas. Executive Order 13006 directs federal agencies to utilize and maintain, wherever operationally appropriate and economically prudent, historic properties and districts, especially those located in central business areas.

It is vitally important for federal agencies to effectively monitor the expiration dates of Section 106 memoranda of agreement or programmatic agreements (MOAs/PAs). If necessary, this includes coordinating the drafting, commenting, and execution of amendments to the duration stipulation prior to the agreement’s expiration. Once an agreement expires, it cannot be amended, even to extend its duration – quite simply, no agreement to amend exists following expiration.

Memorandum of Agreement for the Lease Construction - MAL92600 U.S. Probation & Corps of Engineers Building 201 St. Michael Street, Mobile, Alabama (1993)   Original MOA Agreement (1993) Amendment #1 to MOA (1993)  

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the US General Services Administration (GSA), the Texas Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) for the transfer of 50 acres at the Forth Worth Medical Center to the US Postal Service (USPS) for a new City of Forth Worth Maintenance Facility (2003)

Memorandum of Agreement Between U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Jonathan M. Wainwright VA Memorial Medical Center Building 81 Renovation Project, Walla Walla, Washington, 2011

Memorandum of Agreement by and Among the United States of America, Acting by and through its General Services Administration, the California State Historic Preservation Officer, and the City of Merced Regarding the Conveyance, Rehabilitation, and Preservation of the Merced Federal Building and Post Office 

Memorandum of Agreement By and Among the U.S. General Services Administration and the Washington State Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Regarding the Disposal of Historic Residences and Demolition of the Well House at Laurier Land Port of Entry, Ferry County, Laurier, Washington

Memorandum of Agreement Among the United States General Services Administration, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the District of Columbia State Historic Preservation Office, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the United States Department of Homeland Security, Regarding the Development of the Rehabilitation and Adaptive Use of Buildings 31, 33, 34, 37, 49, 71, and a portion of 56 at St. Elizabeths National Historic Landmark, Washington, D.C.