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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Public Law 96-95 relatedTo National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Landmarks in Illinois legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Save America’s Treasures grants authorizedBy National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Landmarks in Texas legalFramework National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Register of Historic Places in New Haven County, Connecticut follows National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Register of Historic Places (Cooperstown Historic District) governingLaw National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
subject surface form: Cooperstown Historic District
National Register of Historic Places in Bibb County, Georgia establishedBy National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (framework)
Hopi Cultural Preservation Office legalFramework National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Landmarks in Iowa legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey hasLegalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Public Law 101-601 relatedTo National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Oregon hasAuthority National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
U.S. National Historic Landmark District partOf National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: U.S. federal historic preservation system
U.S. National Historic Landmark District legalFramework National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Register of Historic Places in Fauquier County, Virginia governedBy National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Evaluation relatedTo National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Register of Historic Places listings in New York basedOn National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Register of Historic Places in Oxford County, Maine authorizedBy National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Historic Landmark (broader Grant-related sites) legalFramework National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut hasLegalFramework National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Register of Historic Places listings in the U.S. Virgin Islands basedOn National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
State Historic Preservation Division appliesPolicy National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
this entity surface form: National Historic Preservation Act