This program comment exempts undertakings that may affect historic rail properties within rail rights-of-way from Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The program comment adopts a two-pronged approach: an activities-based approach and a property-based approach.

Executive Summary Since 2006, Preserve America Grants to states, tribes, and local governments have been funded at $5 - $7.3 million annually. The competitive grants, ranging from $20,000 to $250,000 with a required one-to-one match, support planning, development, implementation, or enhancement of innovative activities and programs in heritage tourism.

US/ICOMOS publication on Lessons from Across the Globe for U.S. Historic Preservation in its Second 50 Years

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

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.

Title:  MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) DANVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER (VAMC) AND THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (IL SHPO) REGARDING DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS 31,32,33,34,37,38,75,81,82, AND 83 AT THE DANVILLE VAMC Executed: August 19, 2021