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Federal Legislation, Incentives, Agencies and Their Programs

Federal Historic Preservation Laws, National Park Service

About Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Section 106, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended

• Working with Section 106, ACHP
• Protecting Historic Properties: A Citizen's Guide to Section 106 Review (Download as PDF file.)
• Section 106 Regulations. Text of ACHP's regulations, "Protection of Historic Properties" (36 CFR Part 800) (incorporates amendments effective Aug. 5, 2004) (Download as PDF file.)
• Summary
• Flow Chart and accompanying Explanatory Material
• Section-by-Section Questions and Answers (browse)
• ACHP Case Digest: Protecting Historic Properties: Section 106 in Action (browse)

State Historic Preservation Office mandated responsibilities (NHPA section 106)

References

• Federal Historic Preservation Laws, National Park Service
• Federal Historic Preservation Case Law, 1966-2000. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 2001.
  • Procedural Questions in Litigating Preservation Cases
• Federal Laws, Executive Orders, Heritage Stewardship
• Legal Defense Fund, National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Glossary of Preservation-Related Terms, Legal Advocacy & Tools, National Trust for Historic Preservation