Pub.L. 89-665

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Pub.L. 89-665 is the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, a landmark United States law that established a national policy and framework for preserving historic and archaeological sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
historic preservation law
administeredBy Advisory Council on Historic Preservation NERFINISHED
National Park Service
alsoKnownAs NHPA of 1966 NERFINISHED
amendedBy National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 NERFINISHED
National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1992 NERFINISHED
authorizes grants to Native American tribes for historic preservation
grants to local governments for historic preservation
grants to states for historic preservation
codifiedIn Title 16 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates Advisory Council on Historic Preservation NERFINISHED
National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED
State Historic Preservation Programs NERFINISHED
defines National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
historic property
enactedBy 89th United States Congress NERFINISHED
establishes Section 106 review process
cooperative federal-state-local historic preservation partnership
national policy for historic preservation in the United States
focusesOn evaluation of historic significance
identification of historic properties
protection of historic and archaeological resources
influenced local historic district ordinances
state historic preservation laws
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
policyStatement the historical and cultural foundations of the Nation should be preserved as a living part of community life
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 89-665 NERFINISHED
purpose to encourage identification and protection of historic properties
to preserve historical and archaeological sites in the United States
recognizes importance of historic preservation to economic and social welfare
importance of historic preservation to education
requires federal agencies to consider effects of undertakings on historic properties
section Section 101
Section 106
Section 110
Section 106Requirement federal agencies must afford the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation a reasonable opportunity to comment
federal agencies must take into account effects of undertakings on properties listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
shortTitle National Historic Preservation Act NERFINISHED
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
signingDate 1966-10-15
statutesAtLargeCitation 80 Stat. 915
subject archaeological site protection
cultural heritage
historic preservation
title National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 NERFINISHED

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89-665 publicLawNumber Pub.L. 89-665