State-Based Programmatic Agreement Between the US Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Oregon State Office and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Conservation Assistance January 2018

Programmatic Agreement (PA) among the Rocky Mountain Region (Region 8) of the US General Services Administration (GSA); the State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs) of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Utah; and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) regarding the management of historic properties and their consideration in planning activities (2016). 

Programmatic Agreement By and Among the United States of America, Acting by and Through its General Services Administration, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the California State Historic Preservation Officer, and the City and County of San Francisco Regarding the Conveyance, Rehabilitation and Preservation of the Old US Mint Building, San Francisco, California. 

Executive Summary The National Historic Preservation Act directs the Federal Government to administer federally owned, administered, and controlled historic resources in a spirit of stewardship. Executive Order 13287, issued in 2003 as part of the Administration’s Preserve America initiative, reaffirms this mandate. Section 4(e) of the order requires that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation make recommendations to the President and Federal agencies on further stimulating initiative, creativity, and efficiency in the Federal stewardship of historic properties.

 

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) adopted a plan to support the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Declaration) on March 1, 2013. In the plan, the ACHP commits to raising awareness about the Declaration in the historic preservation community and incorporating the principles and aspirations of the Declaration into ACHP initiatives and programs. As part of the effort to raise awareness, the ACHP also committed to developing guidance on the intersection of the Section 106 process and the Declaration.

Section 213 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) [54 USC §304110] directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), if requested by the Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) to provide a report to assist the ACHP in discharging its responsibilities under the Act. Specifically, Section 213 states: