Section 106 and Infrastructure Projects
The ACHP is engaged in efforts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Section 106 reviews for infrastructure development.
Programmatic Agreement for the TransWest Express Transmission Project
The proposed TransWest Express Transmission Line would move energy from Wyoming through Colorado and Utah, ending in southern Nevada, and provide power for up to 1.8 million homes in the southwest each year. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) consulted with more than 80 parties since 2012 in order to take effects on historic properties from this lengthy transmission line into account.
Exemption Regarding Historic Preservation Review Process for Effects to the Interstate Highway System
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has approved an exemption that would relieve federal agencies from the requirement of taking into account the effects of their undertakings on the Interstate Highway System, except with regard to certain individual elements or structures that are part of the system.