Programmatic Agreement Between the US Department of Agriculture, North Dakota Natural Resources Conservation Service State Office and North Dakota State Historic Preservation Officer, Regarding Conservation Assistance

Programmatic Agreement By and Among the United States General Services Administration, the Missouri Office of Administration, the Missouri State Penitentiary Redevelopment Commission, the Missouri State Department of Natural Resources, the City of Jefferson, Missouri, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Redevelopment of the Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, MO.

Programmatic Agreement Among the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Montana Health Care System, the Montana State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council of Historic Preservation Regarding Seismic Upgrades and Specialty Care Improvements at the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center, Fort Harrison, Lewis & Clark County, Montana

On November 18th, 2004 the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Council) approved a program comment that facilitates the Navy’s and Air Force’s compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, with regard to management of their inventories of Capehart and Wherry Era housing units, associated structures, and landscape features.

The Department of the Army has, in concert with the ACHP, developed a Prototype Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the interiors of contributing buildings and individually eligible buildings pursuant to 36 CFR 800.14(e). The Army has more than 20,000 buildings considered eligible for the National Register in its inventory.

  Executive Summary This is the first triennial report to the President—required under Executive Order (EO) No. 13287, “Preserve America”—addressing the state of the Federal Government’s historic properties and their contribution to local economic development.

The ACHP budget justification submitted to the Administration in February 2020

A key responsibility of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is to administer the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), a review process that ensures historic properties are considered during the development of any federal project. The ACHP’s Office of Federal Agency Programs (OFAP) coordinates this responsibility.

In 1992, the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) was amended to establish tribal historic preservation programs and grants to these tribes. This policy sets forth commitments of the ACHP to assist Tribal Historic Preservation Offices in maximizing the opportunities provided by the NHPA for them to fully and meaningfully participate in the Section 106 process and the national historic preservation program.

Federal management of publicly owned lands requires balancing natural and cultural values. This policy statement details the ACHP’s approach to resource management and conflict resolution on federally owned public lands in order to achieve balance between natural and cultural values. This ACHP policy affirms the importance of responsible Federal stewardship of historic properties located within natural areas.