Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Washington, D.C.—The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) today made recommendations regarding the Lava Ridge Wind Project in Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka counties, Idaho, in a letter sent to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning from ACHP Chair Sara C. Bronin.

The ACHP submitted its formal comments on the project as part of the ACHP’s responsibilities under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Once the BLM director considers and responds to the ACHP’s comments, the Section 106 review for this undertaking will be concluded.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Chair Sara Bronin today announced she has appointed the Executive Director of the Permitting Council, Eric Beightel, as an ACHP Observer. 

“The ACHP works closely with the Permitting Council to ensure the federal historic preservation review process effectively and efficiently assesses project impacts while still protecting historic properties,” Chair Bronin said. “The ACHP welcomes deeper engagement and partnership with the Permitting Council through Executive Director Beightel.”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Chair Sara C. Bronin and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman today presented Public School 75 in Buffalo, New York, with the 2024 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. The award was presented during a ceremony at HUD headquarters in Washington, D.C.

On September 23, the Tangible Remnants podcast published a new episode featuring ACHP Chair Sara Bronin.

On August 27, 2024 the ACHP executed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Maryland Offshore Wind Project. This MOA represented the tenth Section 106 agreement developed for commercial-scale offshore wind energy projects approved under the Biden Administration. These ten projects represent the potential for more than 15 gigawatts of clean energy from offshore wind – equivalent to half of the capacity needed to achieve President Biden’s goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.