Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

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).

 

These questions and answers provide more information about the coordination of federal historic preservation reviews for infrastructure projects.

Executive Summary On August 7, 2002, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) sponsored an issues forum in Espanola, New Mexico, on heritage tourism and the Federal government. Representatives of State, tribal, and local interests from Northern New Mexico offered perspectives on their public-private partnerships involving heritage tourism. Initiatives discussed included the National Scenic Byways Program, the Resource Conservation and Development Program, the Rural Economic Development Through Tourism Project, several U.S.

Report prepared pursuant to Section 213 of the National Historic Preservation Act regarding the St. Elizabeths Hospital National Historic Landmark (West Campus), Washington, DC.

In 2000, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) adopted a Policy Statement Regarding the Council’s Relationships with Indian Tribes that included a commitment to develop a plan for translating policy into action. This Action Plan on ACHP Native American Initiatives has been prepared in response to that obligation as well as the ACHP Chairman’s commitment to take steps to improve the ACHP’s and other Federal agencies’ interaction and communication with Native peoples.