National Historic Preservation Act of 1966

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The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established the framework for preserving historic buildings, districts, and archaeological sites nationwide, including the creation of the National Register of Historic Places and related preservation programs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
historic preservation law
administeredBy Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
National Park Service
amendedBy National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980
National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1992
subsequent technical and substantive amendments
appliesTo archaeological sites
historic buildings
historic districts
properties eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places
codifiedIn Title 54 of the United States Code
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFrameworkFor federal-state-local partnership in historic preservation
grant-in-aid programs for historic preservation
dateEnacted 1966-10-15
defines National Register criteria for evaluation
historic property
enactedBy United States Congress
established Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Certified Local Government program framework
National Historic Landmarks program framework
National Register of Historic Places
Section 106 review process
State Historic Preservation Programs
surface form: State Historic Preservation Officers

State Historic Preservation Programs
historicalContext enacted during the Johnson administration’s Great Society era
influenced creation of Tribal Historic Preservation Offices
development of state and local historic preservation ordinances
policyStatement it is the policy of the Federal Government to preserve the historical and cultural foundations of the Nation
previouslyCodifiedIn 16 U.S.C. § 470 et seq.
publicLawNumber Public Law 89-665
purpose to preserve historical and archaeological sites in the United States
relatedTo Archaeological Resources Protection Act
National Environmental Policy Act
National Historic Landmark
surface form: National Historic Landmarks Program
requires consultation with State Historic Preservation Officers
consultation with Tribal Historic Preservation Officers when appropriate
federal agencies to consider effects of undertakings on historic properties
public participation in the Section 106 review process
section Section 101
Section 106
Section 110
Section 201
shortName NHPA
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
sponsor United States House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
title National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 self-link

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National Historic Landmark legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Register of Historic Places createdBy National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Register of Historic Places legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
Historic Sites Act of 1935 relatedTo National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 title National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 self-link
Tribal Historic Preservation Offices legalFramework National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
subject surface form: Tribal Historic Preservation Office
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico governingLaw National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act framework
Public Law 74-292 relatedTo National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Public Law 74-292 predecessorOf National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
U.S. National Historic Shrine partOf National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: United States historic preservation system
California Office of Historic Preservation follows National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
NHPA fullName National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
NHPA title National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Public Law 89-665 hasTitle National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Public Law 89-665 shortTitle National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation foundedByStatute National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 amends National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 relatedTo National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1992 partOf National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1992 basedOn National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Archaeological Resources Protection Act relatedTo National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
Office of Environmental Programs appliesPolicy National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
THPO relatedToLaw National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
subject surface form: Tribal Historic Preservation Office
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
Historic Preservation Fund grants authorizedBy National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
Historic Preservation Fund grants legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: Section 101 of the National Historic Preservation Act
Antiquities Act of 1906 influenced National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
89th United States Congress passedAct National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Historic Landmarks in the United States Virgin Islands governingLaw National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Hudson River National Historic Landmark District governingLaw National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Landmarks Survey legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Landmarks in New York legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Historic Landmarks in Maine legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Register of Historic Places in Chemung County, New York governingLaw National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Historic Landmarks in Virginia governedBy National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco authorizedBy National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco governingLaw National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: United States federal historic preservation law
ACHP legalAuthority National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
subject surface form: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
ACHP partOf National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
subject surface form: Section 106 review process
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
89-665 hasTitle National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
89-665 hasShortTitle National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
89-665 subjectOf National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: United States historic preservation law
Certified Local Government program relatedTo National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
Public Law 94-422 amends National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Public Law 94-422 relatedTo National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
United States in litigation involving Indian tribes governedBy National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
Public Law 96-515 amends National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Public Law 96-515 relatedTo National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Texas Antiquities Code relatedTo National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act