Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

This ACHP report from 1979 contains formulas and models for assessing the potential value of historic preservation in terms of energy conservation. Three case studies examine disparate property types - an early federal housing project, a commercial complex, and a adaptively used carriage house - and the report provides readers with tools for undertaking such analysis. The report documents how rehabilitation of historic buildings can produce significant energy conservation benefits over the life of the buildings.

Answers to common questions about the use of the Program Comment for Federal Communications Projects

Treaties From 1778 to 1871, the federal government’s relations with Indian Tribes were defined and conducted largely through the treaty-making process. These treaties recognized the sovereignty of Indian Tribes. They also established unique sets of rights, benefits, and conditions for the treaty-making Tribes that agreed to cede millions of acres of their homelands to the United States in return for recognition of property rights in land and resources and federal protections.

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.

Title: Amendment # 1 to Memorandum of Agreement among the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration, Canandaigua Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), New York State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) regarding Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Construction at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 400 Fort Hill Avenue, Canandaigua, New York Executed: September 8, 2021

Title:  Memorandum of Agreement Among the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration, the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Removal and Replacement of German Prisoner-of-War Headstone at Fort Douglas Post Cemetery Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Executed: February 1, 2022

Memorandum of Agreement Between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Maine State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding the New Residential REhabilitation Treatment Program Building at the Togus VA Medical Center, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine (MHPC# 2093-21, VA# 402/185)