Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

The Lahaina, Hawaii, wildfires on August 8, 2023, resulted in a devastating loss of life but also caused significant property damage, including to buildings and sites that conveyed the historical significance of the community. On August 10, 2023, President Biden determined that the damage from the wildfires was of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, (42 U.S.C. § 5121 et seq.).

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

Report prepared pursuant to Section 213 of the National Historic Preservation Act regarding the effects of the Highwood Generating Station on the Great Falls Portage National Historic Landmark, Great Falls, Montana.

Report prepared pursuant to Section 213 of the National Historic Preservation Act for the Old Patent Office Building National Historic Landmark, Washington, DC.

The Tinian Landing Beaches, Ushi Point and North Fields, Tinian Island National Historic Landmark (collectively known as the Tinian NHL) are recognized for the role they played in World War II. The capture of Tinian, an island within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), in the summer of 1944 from Japan by the United States Marine Corps provided American forces with an airstrip from which to support military campaigns in the Western Pacific and served as the base from which the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were staged.

The Presidio of San Francisco is a National Historic Landmark District (NHLD) listed on the National Register of Historic Places. When the Presidio passed out of Department of the Army hands due to a base closure process in 1992, the former military installation became part of the National Park Service's (NPS) Golden Gate National Recreation Area and became available for other uses, creating both opportunities and challenges. The Presidio Trust, a federal corporation, was created in 1997 as a governing body to guide the fate and future of this resource.

Overview

The regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act specify that when commenting on an undertaking affecting a National Historic Landmark, the ACHP may request a report from the Secretary of the Interior under Section 213 of the Act to assist it in the consultation. The preparation of these reports, like other functions assigned to the Secretary under the Act, is carried out by the National Park Service (NPS) on the Secretary’s behalf.