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[CITE: 16USC470a]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
     CHAPTER 1A--HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
 
              SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION
 
                            Part A--Programs
 
Sec. 470a. Historic preservation program


(a) National Register of Historic Places; designation of properties as 
        historic landmarks; properties deemed included; criteria; 
        nomination of properties by States, local governments or 
        individuals; regulations; review of threats to properties

    (1)(A) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to expand and 
maintain a National Register of Historic Places composed of districts, 
sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American 
history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. 
Notwithstanding section 1125(c) of title 15, buildings and structures on 
or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places 
(either individually or as part of a historic district), or designated 
as an individual landmark or as a contributing building in a historic 
district by a unit of State or local government, may retain the name 
historically associated with the building or structure.
    (B) Properties meeting the criteria for National Historic Landmarks 
established pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be designated as ``National 
Historic Landmarks'' and included on the National Register, subject to 
the requirements of paragraph (6). All historic properties included on 
the National Register on December 12, 1980, shall be deemed to be 
included on the National Register as of their initial listing for 
purposes of this subchapter. All historic properties listed in the 
Federal Register of February 6, 1979, as ``National Historic Landmarks'' 
or thereafter prior to the effective date of this Act are declared by 
Congress to be National Historic Landmarks of national historic 
significance as of their initial listing as such in the Federal Register 
for purposes of this subchapter and sections 461 to 467 of this title; 
except that in cases of National Historic Landmark districts for which 
no boundaries have been established, boundaries must first be published 
in the Federal Register.
    (2) The Secretary in consultation with national historical and 
archaeological associations, shall establish or revise criteria for 
properties to be included on the National Register and criteria for 
National Historic Landmarks, and shall also promulgate or revise 
regulations as may be necessary for--
        (A) nominating properties for inclusion in, and removal from, 
    the National Register and the recommendation of properties by 
    certified local governments;
        (B) designating properties as National Historic Landmarks and 
    removing such designation;
        (C) considering appeals from such recommendations, nominations, 
    removals, and designations (or any failure or refusal by a 
    nominating authority to nominate or designate);
        (D) nominating historic properties for inclusion in the World 
    Heritage List in accordance with the terms of the Convention 
    concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural 
    Heritage;
        (E) making determinations of eligibility of properties for 
    inclusion on the National Register; and
        (F) notifying the owner of a property, any appropriate local 
    governments, and the general public, when the property is being 
    considered for inclusion on the National Register, for designation 
    as a National Historic Landmark or for nomination to the World 
    Heritage List.

    (3) Subject to the requirements of paragraph (6), any State which is 
carrying out a program approved under subsection (b) of this section, 
shall nominate to the Secretary properties which meet the criteria 
promulgated under subsection (a) of this section for inclusion on the 
National Register. Subject to paragraph (6), and any property nominated 
under this paragraph or under section 470h-2(a)(2) of this title shall 
be included on the National Register on the date forty-five days after 
receipt by the Secretary of the nomination and the necessary 
documentation, unless the Secretary disapproves such nomination within 
such forty-five day period or unless an appeal is filed under paragraph 
(5).
    (4) Subject to the requirements of paragraph (6) the Secretary may 
accept a nomination directly from any person or local government for 
inclusion of a property on the National Register only if such property 
is located in a State where there is no program approved under 
subsection (b) of this section. The Secretary may include on the 
National Register any property for which such a nomination is made if he 
determines that such property is eligible in accordance with the 
regulations promulgated under paragraph (2). Such determination shall be 
made within ninety days from the date of the nomination unless the 
nomination is appealed under paragraph (5).
    (5) Any person or local government may appeal to the Secretary a 
nomination of any historic property for inclusion on the National 
Register and may appeal to the Secretary the failure or refusal of a 
nominating authority to nominate a property in accordance with this 
subsection.
    (6) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations requiring that before 
any property or district may be included on the National Register or 
designated as a National Historic Landmark, the owner or owners of such 
property, or a majority of the owners of the properties within the 
district in the case of an historic district, shall be given the 
opportunity (including a reasonable period of time) to concur in, or 
object to, the nomination of the property or district for such inclusion 
or designation. If the owner or owners of any privately owned property, 
or a majority of the owners of such properties within the district in 
the case of an historic district, object to such inclusion or 
designation, such property shall not be included on the National 
Register or designated as a National Historic Landmark until such 
objection is withdrawn. The Secretary shall review the nomination of the 
property or district where any such objection has been made and shall 
determine whether or not the property or district is eligible for such 
inclusion or designation, and if the Secretary determines that such 
property or district is eligible for such inclusion or designation, he 
shall inform the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the 
appropriate State Historic Preservation Officer, the appropriate chief 
elected local official and the owner or owners of such property, of his 
determination. The regulations under this paragraph shall include 
provisions to carry out the purposes of this paragraph in the case of 
multiple ownership of a single property.
    (7) The Secretary shall promulgate, or revise, regulations--
        (A) ensuring that significant prehistoric and historic 
    artifacts, and associated records, subject to section 470h-2 of this 
    title, the Act of June 27, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469c) [16 U.S.C. 469 et 
    seq.], and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 
    U.S.C. 470aa and following) are deposited in an institution with 
    adequate long-term curatorial capabilities;
        (B) establishing a uniform process and standards for documenting 
    historic properties by public agencies and private parties for 
    purposes of incorporation into, or complementing, the national 
    historical architectural and engineering records within the Library 
    of Congress; and
        (C) certifying local governments, in accordance with subsection 
    (c)(1) of this section and for the allocation of funds pursuant to 
    section 470c(c) of this title.

    (8) The Secretary shall, at least once every 4 years, in 
consultation with the Council and with State Historic Preservation 
Officers, review significant threats to properties included in, or 
eligible for inclusion on, the National Register, in order to--
        (A) determine the kinds of properties that may be threatened;
        (B) ascertain the causes of the threats; and
        (C) develop and submit to the President and Congress 
    recommendations for appropriate action.

(b) Regulations for State Historic Preservation Programs; periodic 
        evaluations and fiscal audits of State programs; administration 
        of State programs; contracts and cooperative agreements with 
        nonprofit or educational institutions and State Historic 
        Preservation Officers; treatment of State programs as approved 
        programs

    (1) The Secretary, in consultation with the National Conference of 
State Historic Preservation Officers and the National Trust for Historic 
Preservation, shall promulgate or revise regulations for State Historic 
Preservation Programs. Such regulations shall provide that a State 
program submitted to the Secretary under this section shall be approved 
by the Secretary if he determines that the program--
        (A) provides for the designation and appointment by the Governor 
    of a ``State Historic Preservation Officer'' to administer such 
    program in accordance with paragraph (3) and for the employment or 
    appointment by such officer of such professionally qualified staff 
    as may be necessary for such purposes;
        (B) provides for an adequate and qualified State historic 
    preservation review board designated by the State Historic 
    Preservation Officer unless otherwise provided for by State law; and
        (C) provides for adequate public participation in the State 
    Historic Preservation Program, including the process of recommending 
    properties for nomination to the National Register.

    (2)(A) Periodically, but not less than every 4 years after the 
approval of any State program under this subsection, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Council on the appropriate provisions of this 
subchapter, and in cooperation with the State Historic Preservation 
Officer, shall evaluate the program to determine whether it is 
consistent with this subchapter.
    (B) If, at any time, the Secretary determines that a major aspect of 
a State program is not consistent with this subchapter, the Secretary 
shall disapprove the program and suspend in whole or in part any 
contracts or cooperative agreements with the State and the State 
Historic Preservation Officer under this subchapter, until the program 
is consistent with this subchapter, unless the Secretary determines that 
the program will be made consistent with this subchapter within a 
reasonable period of time.
    (C) The Secretary, in consultation with State Historic Preservation 
Officers, shall establish oversight methods to ensure State program 
consistency and quality without imposing undue review burdens on State 
Historic Preservation Officers.
    (D) At the discretion of the Secretary, a State system of fiscal 
audit and management may be substituted for comparable Federal systems 
so long as the State system--
        (i) establishes and maintains substantially similar 
    accountability standards; and
        (ii) provides for independent professional peer review.

The Secretary may also conduct periodic fiscal audits of State programs 
approved under this section as needed and shall ensure that such 
programs meet applicable accountability standards.
    (3) It shall be the responsibility of the State Historic 
Preservation Officer to administer the State Historic Preservation 
Program and to--
        (A) in cooperation with Federal and State agencies, local 
    governments, and private organizations and individuals, direct and 
    conduct a comprehensive statewide survey of historic properties and 
    maintain inventories of such properties;
        (B) identify and nominate eligible properties to the National 
    Register and otherwise administer applications for listing historic 
    properties on the National Register;
        (C) prepare and implement a comprehensive statewide historic 
    preservation plan;
        (D) administer the State program of Federal assistance for 
    historic preservation within the State;
        (E) advise and assist, as appropriate, Federal and State 
    agencies and local governments in carrying out their historic 
    preservation responsibilities;
        (F) cooperate with the Secretary, the Advisory Council on 
    Historic Preservation, and other Federal and State agencies local 
    governments, and organizations and individuals to ensure that 
    historic properties are taken into consideration at all levels of 
    planning and development;
        (G) provide public information, education, and training and 
    technical assistance in historic preservation;
        (H) cooperate with local governments in the development of local 
    historic preservation programs and assist local governments in 
    becoming certified pursuant to subsection (c) of this section;
        (I) consult with appropriate Federal agencies in accordance with 
    this subchapter on--
            (i) Federal undertakings that may affect historic 
        properties; and
            (ii) the content and sufficiency of any plans developed to 
        protect, manage, or reduce or mitigate harm to such properties; 
        and

        (J) advise and assist in the evaluation of proposals for 
    rehabilitation projects that may qualify for Federal assistance.

    (4) Any State may carry out all or any part of its responsibilities 
under this subsection by contract or cooperative agreement with any 
qualified nonprofit organization or educational institution.
    (5) Any State historic preservation program in effect under prior 
authority of law may be treated as an approved program for purposes of 
this subsection until the earlier of--
        (A) the date on which the Secretary approves a program submitted 
    by the State under this subsection, or
        (B) three years after December 12, 1992.

    (6)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the Secretary may enter 
into contracts or cooperative agreements with a State Historic 
Preservation Officer for any State authorizing such Officer to assist 
the Secretary in carrying out one or more of the following 
responsibilities within that State--
        (i) Identification and preservation of historic properties.
        (ii) Determination of the eligibility of properties for listing 
    on the National Register.
        (iii) Preparation of nominations for inclusion on the National 
    Register.
        (iv) Maintenance of historical and archaeological data bases.
        (v) Evaluation of eligibility for Federal preservation 
    incentives.

Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to provide that any State 
Historic Preservation Officer or any other person other than the 
Secretary shall have the authority to maintain the National Register for 
properties in any State.
    (B) The Secretary may enter into a contract or cooperative agreement 
under subparagraph (A) only if--
        (i) the State Historic Preservation Officer has requested the 
    additional responsibility;
        (ii) the Secretary has approved the State historic preservation 
    program pursuant to subsection (b)(1) and (2) of this section;
        (iii) the State Historic Preservation Officer agrees to carry 
    out the additional responsibility in a timely and efficient manner 
    acceptable to the Secretary and the Secretary determines that such 
    Officer is fully capable of carrying out such responsibility in such 
    manner;
        (iv) the State Historic Preservation Officer agrees to permit 
    the Secretary to review and revise, as appropriate in the discretion 
    of the Secretary, decisions made by the Officer pursuant to such 
    contract or cooperative agreement; and
        (v) the Secretary and the State Historic Preservation Officer 
    agree on the terms of additional financial assistance to the State, 
    if there is to be any, for the costs of carrying out such 
    responsibility.

    (C) For each significant program area under the Secretary's 
authority, the Secretary shall establish specific conditions and 
criteria essential for the assumption by State Historic Preservation 
Officers of the Secretary's duties in each such program.
    (D) Nothing in this subsection shall have the effect of diminishing 
the preservation programs and activities of the National Park Service.

(c) Certification of local governments by State Historic Preservation 
        Officer; transfer of portion of grants; certification by 
        Secretary; nomination of properties by local governments for 
        inclusion on National Register

    (1) Any State program approved under this section shall provide a 
mechanism for the certification by the State Historic Preservation 
Officer of local governments to carry out the purposes of this 
subchapter and provide for the transfer, in accordance with section 
470c(c) of this title, of a portion of the grants received by the States 
under this subchapter, to such local governments. Any local government 
shall be certified to participate under the provisions of this section 
if the applicable State Historic Preservation Officer, and the 
Secretary, certifies that the local government--
        (A) enforces appropriate State or local legislation for the 
    designation and protection of historic properties;
        (B) has established an adequate and qualified historic 
    preservation review commission by State or local legislation;
        (C) maintains a system for the survey and inventory of historic 
    properties that furthers the purposes of subsection (b) of this 
    section;
        (D) provides for adequate public participation in the local 
    historic preservation program, including the process of recommending 
    properties for nomination to the National Register; and
        (E) satisfactorily performs the responsibilities delegated to it 
    under this subchapter.

Where there is no approved State program, a local government may be 
certified by the Secretary if he determines that such local government 
meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (E); and in any such 
case the Secretary may make grants-in-aid to the local government for 
purposes of this section.
    (2)(A) Before a property within the jurisdiction of the certified 
local government may be considered by the State to be nominated to the 
Secretary for inclusion on the National Register, the State Historic 
Preservation Officer shall notify the owner, the applicable chief local 
elected official, and the local historic preservation commission. The 
commission, after reasonable opportunity for public comment, shall 
prepare a report as to whether or not such property, in its opinion, 
meets the criteria of the National Register. Within sixty days of notice 
from the State Historic Preservation Officer, the chief local elected 
official shall transmit the report of the commission and his 
recommendation to the State Historic Preservation Officer. Except as 
provided in subparagraph (B), after receipt of such report and 
recommendation, or if no such report and recommendation are received 
within sixty days, the State shall make the nomination pursuant to 
subsection (a) of this section. The State may expedite such process with 
the concurrence of the certified local government.
    (B) If both the commission and the chief local elected official 
recommend that a property not be nominated to the National Register, the 
State Historic Preservation Officer shall take no further action, unless 
within thirty days of the receipt of such recommendation by the State 
Historic Preservation Officer an appeal is filed with the State. If such 
an appeal is filed, the State shall follow the procedures for making a 
nomination pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Any report and 
recommendations made under this section shall be included with any 
nomination submitted by the State to the Secretary.
    (3) Any local government certified under this section or which is 
making efforts to become so certified shall be eligible for funds under 
the provisions of section 470c(c) of this title, and shall carry out any 
responsibilities delegated to it in accordance with such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary deems necessary or advisable.
    (4) For the purposes of this section the term--
        (A) ``designation'' means the identification and registration of 
    properties for protection that meet criteria established by the 
    State or the locality for significant historic and prehistoric 
    resources within the jurisdiction of a local government; and
        (B) ``protection'' means a local review process under State or 
    local law for proposed demolition of, changes to, or other action 
    that may affect historic properties designated pursuant to this 
    subsection.

(d) Historic properties of Indian tribes

    (1)(A) The Secretary shall establish a program and promulgate 
regulations to assist Indian tribes in preserving their particular 
historic properties. The Secretary shall foster communication and 
cooperation between Indian tribes and State Historic Preservation 
Officers in the administration of the national historic preservation 
program to ensure that all types of historic properties and all public 
interests in such properties are given due consideration, and to 
encourage coordination among Indian tribes, State Historic Preservation 
Officers, and Federal agencies in historic preservation planning and in 
the identification, evaluation, protection, and interpretation of 
historic properties.
    (B) The program under subparagraph (A) shall be developed in such a 
manner as to ensure that tribal values are taken into account to the 
extent feasible. The Secretary may waive or modify requirements of this 
section to conform to the cultural setting of tribal heritage 
preservation goals and objectives. The tribal programs implemented by 
specific tribal organizations may vary in scope, as determined by each 
tribe's chief governing authority.
    (C) The Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes, other Federal 
agencies, State Historic Preservation Officers, and other interested 
parties and initiate the program under subparagraph (A) by not later 
than October 1, 1994.
    (2) A tribe may assume all or any part of the functions of a State 
Historic Preservation Officer in accordance with subsections (b)(2) and 
(b)(3) of this section, with respect to tribal lands, as such 
responsibilities may be modified for tribal programs through regulations 
issued by the Secretary, if--
        (A) the tribe's chief governing authority so requests;
        (B) the tribe designates a tribal preservation official to 
    administer the tribal historic preservation program, through 
    appointment by the tribe's chief governing authority or as a tribal 
    ordinance may otherwise provide;
        (C) the tribal preservation official provides the Secretary with 
    a plan describing how the functions the tribal preservation official 
    proposes to assume will be carried out;
        (D) the Secretary determines, after consulting with the tribe, 
    the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officer, the Council (if 
    the tribe proposes to assume the functions of the State Historic 
    Preservation Officer with respect to review of undertakings under 
    section 470f of this title), and other tribes, if any, whose tribal 
    or aboriginal lands may be affected by conduct of the tribal 
    preservation program--
            (i) that the tribal preservation program is fully capable of 
        carrying out the functions specified in the plan provided under 
        subparagraph (C);
            (ii) that the plan defines the remaining responsibilities of 
        the Secretary and the State Historic Preservation Officer; and
            (iii) that the plan provides, with respect to properties 
        neither owned by a member of the tribe nor held in trust by the 
        Secretary for the benefit of the tribe, at the request of the 
        owner thereof, the State Historic Preservation Officer, in 
        addition to the tribal preservation official, may exercise the 
        historic preservation responsibilities in accordance with 
        subsections (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this section; and

        (E) based on satisfaction of the conditions stated in 
    subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), the Secretary approves the 
    plan.

    (3) In consultation with interested Indian tribes, other Native 
American organizations and affected State Historic Preservation 
Officers, the Secretary shall establish and implement procedures for 
carrying out section 470c(a) of this title with respect to tribal 
programs that assume responsibilities under paragraph (2).
    (4) At the request of a tribe whose preservation program has been 
approved to assume functions and responsibilities pursuant to paragraph 
(2), the Secretary shall enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
with such tribe permitting the assumption by the tribe of any part of 
the responsibilities referred to in subsection (b)(6) of this section on 
tribal land, if--
        (A) the Secretary and the tribe agree on additional financial 
    assistance, if any, to the tribe for the costs of carrying out such 
    authorities;
        (B) the Secretary finds that the tribal historic preservation 
    program has been demonstrated to be sufficient to carry out the 
    contract or cooperative agreement and this subchapter; and
        (C) the contract or cooperative agreement specifies the 
    continuing responsibilities of the Secretary or of the appropriate 
    State Historic Preservation Officers and provides for appropriate 
    participation by--
            (i) the tribe's traditional cultural authorities;
            (ii) representatives of other tribes whose traditional lands 
        are under the jurisdiction of the tribe assuming 
        responsibilities; and
            (iii) the interested public.

    (5) The Council may enter into an agreement with an Indian tribe to 
permit undertakings on tribal land to be reviewed under tribal historic 
preservation regulations in place of review under regulations 
promulgated by the Council to govern compliance with section 470f of 
this title, if the Council, after consultation with the tribe and 
appropriate State Historic Preservation Officers, determines that the 
tribal preservation regulations will afford historic properties 
consideration equivalent to those afforded by the Council's regulations.
    (6)(A) Properties of traditional religious and cultural importance 
to an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization may be determined to 
be eligible for inclusion on the National Register.
    (B) In carrying out its responsibilities under section 470f of this 
title, a Federal agency shall consult with any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization that attaches religious and cultural significance 
to properties described in subparagraph (A).
    (C) In carrying out his or her responsibilities under subsection 
(b)(3) of this section, the State Historic Preservation Officer for the 
State of Hawaii shall--
        (i) consult with Native Hawaiian organizations in assessing the 
    cultural significance of any property in determining whether to 
    nominate such property to the National Register;
        (ii) consult with Native Hawaiian organizations in developing 
    the cultural component of a preservation program or plan for such 
    property; and
        (iii) enter into a memorandum of understanding or agreement with 
    Native Hawaiian organizations for the assessment of the cultural 
    significance of a property in determining whether to nominate such 
    property to the National Register and to carry out the cultural 
    component of such preservation program or plan.

(e) Matching grants to States; grants to National Trust for Historic 
        Preservation in the United States; program of direct grants for 
        preservation of properties included on National Register; grants 
        or loans to Indian tribes and ethnic or minority groups for 
        preservation of cultural heritage; grants for religious 
        properties; direct grants to Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian 
        organizations, and Micronesian States

    (1) The Secretary shall administer a program of matching grants to 
the States for the purposes of carrying out this subchapter.
    (2) The Secretary may administer grants to the National Trust for 
Historic Preservation in the United States, chartered by sections 468 to 
468d of this title consistent with the purposes of its charter and this 
subchapter.
    (3)(A) In addition to the programs under paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
Secretary shall administer a program of direct grants for the 
preservation of properties included on the National Register. Funds to 
support such program annually shall not exceed 10 per centum of the 
amount appropriated annually for the fund established under section 470h 
of this title. These grants may be made by the Secretary, in 
consultation with the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officer--
        (i) for the preservation of National Historic Landmarks which 
    are threatened with demolition or impairment and for the 
    preservation of historic properties of World Heritage significance,
        (ii) for demonstration projects which will provide information 
    concerning professional methods and techniques having application to 
    historic properties,
        (iii) for the training and development of skilled labor in 
    trades and crafts, and in analysis and curation, relating to 
    historic preservation, and
        (iv) to assist persons or small businesses within any historic 
    district included in the National Register to remain within the 
    district.

    (B) The Secretary may also, in consultation with the appropriate 
State Historic preservation Officer, make grants or loans or both under 
this section to Indian tribes and to nonprofit organizations 
representing ethnic or minority groups for the preservation of their 
cultural heritage.
    (C) Grants may be made under subparagraph (A)(i) and (iv) only to 
the extent that the project cannot be carried out in as effective a 
manner through the use of an insured loan under section 470d of this 
title.
    (4) Grants may be made under this subsection for the preservation, 
stabilization, restoration, or rehabilitation of religious properties 
listed in the National Register of Historic Places, provided that the 
purpose of the grant is secular, does not promote religion, and seeks to 
protect those qualities that are historically significant. Nothing in 
this paragraph shall be construed to authorize the use of any funds made 
available under this section for the acquisition of any property 
referred to in the preceding sentence.
    (5) The Secretary shall administer a program of direct grants to 
Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations for the purpose of 
carrying out this subchapter as it pertains to Indian tribes and Native 
Hawaiian organizations. Matching fund requirements may be modified. 
Federal funds available to a tribe or Native Hawaiian organization may 
be used as matching funds for the purposes of the tribe's or 
organization's conducting its responsibilities pursuant to this section.
    (6)(A) As part of the program of matching grant assistance from the 
Historic Preservation Fund to States, the Secretary shall administer a 
program of direct grants to the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands, and upon termination of the Trusteeship Agreement for the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Republic of Palau (referred to as 
the Micronesian States) in furtherance of the Compact of Free 
Association between the United States and the Federated States of 
Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, approved by the Compact of Free 
Association Act of 1985 [48 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., 2001 et seq.], the 
Trusteeship Agreement for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 
and the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau, 
approved by the Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution to approve 
the `Compact of Free Association' between the United States and 
Government of Palau, and for other purposes'' [48 U.S.C. 1931 et seq.]. 
The goal of the program shall be to establish historic and cultural 
preservation programs that meet the unique needs of each Micronesian 
State so that at the termination of the compacts the programs shall be 
firmly established. The Secretary may waive or modify the requirements 
of this section to conform to the cultural setting of those nations.
    (B) The amounts to be made available to the Micronesian States shall 
be allocated by the Secretary on the basis of needs as determined by the 
Secretary. Matching funds may be waived or modified.

(f) Prohibition of use of funds for compensation of intervenors in 
        preservation program

    No part of any grant made under this section may be used to 
compensate any person intervening in any proceeding under this 
subchapter.

(g) Guidelines for Federal agency responsibility for agency-owned 
        historic properties

    In consultation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 
the Secretary shall promulgate guidelines for Federal agency 
responsibilities under section 470h-2 of this title.

(h) Professional standards for preservation of federally owned or 
        controlled historic properties

    Within one year after December 12, 1980, the Secretary shall 
establish, in consultation with the Secretaries of Agriculture and 
Defense, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Administrator of the 
General Services Administration, professional standards for the 
preservation of historic properties in Federal ownership or control.

(i) Dissemination of information concerning professional methods and 
        techniques for preservation of historic properties

    The Secretary shall develop and make available to Federal agencies, 
State and local governments, private organizations and individuals, and 
other nations and international organizations pursuant to the World 
Heritage Convention, training in, and information concerning, 
professional methods and techniques for the preservation of historic 
properties and for the administration of the historic preservation 
program at the Federal, State, and local level. The Secretary shall also 
develop mechanisms to provide information concerning historic 
preservation to the general public including students.

(j) Preservation education and training program

    (1) The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Council and other 
appropriate Federal, tribal, Native Hawaiian, and non-Federal 
organizations, develop and implement a comprehensive preservation 
education and training program.
    (2) The education and training program described in paragraph (1) 
shall include--
        (A) new standards and increased preservation training 
    opportunities for Federal workers involved in preservation-related 
    functions;
        (B) increased preservation training opportunities for other 
    Federal, State, tribal and local government workers, and students;
        (C) technical or financial assistance, or both, to historically 
    black colleges and universities, to tribal colleges, and to colleges 
    with a high enrollment of Native Americans or Native Hawaiians, to 
    establish preservation training and degree programs; and
        (D) coordination of the following activities, where appropriate, 
    with the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training--
            (i) distribution of information on preservation 
        technologies;
            (ii) provision of training and skill development in trades, 
        crafts, and disciplines related to historic preservation in 
        Federal training and development programs; and
            (iii) support for research, analysis, conservation, 
        curation, interpretation, and display related to preservation.

(Pub. L. 89-665, title I, Sec. 101, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 
93-54, Sec. 1(d), July 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 91-383, Sec. 11, 
as added Pub. L. 94-458, Sec. 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1942; amended 
Pub. L. 96-205, title VI, Sec. 608(a)(1), (2), Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 
92; Pub. L. 96-515, title II, Sec. 201(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2988; 
Pub. L. 102-575, title XL, Secs. 4003-4006(a), 4007, 4008, Oct. 30, 
1992, 106 Stat. 4753-4755, 4758; Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 6(d)(29), Nov. 2, 
1994, 108 Stat. 4584; Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title VIII, 
Sec. 814(d)(2)(F), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4196; Pub. L. 106-113, div. 
B, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title III, Sec. 3007], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 
1536, 1501A-551; Pub. L. 106-208, Sec. 5(a)(1)-(4), May 26, 2000, 114 
Stat. 318.)

                       References in Text

    The effective date of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(B), 
probably means the effective date of the National Historic Preservation 
Act Amendments of 1980, Pub. L. 96-515, approved Dec. 12, 1980, rather 
than the effective date of the National Historic Preservation Act, Pub. 
L. 89-665, which was approved Oct. 15, 1966.
    Act of June 27, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469c), referred to in subsec. 
(a)(7)(A), is Pub. L. 86-523, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 220, as amended, 
which enacted sections 469 to 469c-1 of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
    The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa 
and following), referred to in subsec. (a)(7)(A), is Pub. L. 96-95, Oct. 
31, 1979, 93 Stat. 721, as amended, which is classified generally to 
chapter 1B (Sec. 470aa et seq.) of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 470aa of this title and Tables.
    Sections 468 to 468d of this title, referred to in subsec. (e)(2), 
was in the original ``an Act of Congress approved October 26, 1949 (63 
Stat. 947)'', probably meaning Act Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 755, 63 Stat. 927, 
which is classified to sections 468 to 468d of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
    The Compact of Free Association Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. 
(e)(6)(A), is Pub. L. 99-239, Jan. 14, 1986, 99 Stat. 1770, as amended, 
which is classified principally to subchapter I (Sec. 1901 et seq.) of 
chapter 18 and chapter 19 (Sec. 2001 et seq.) of Title 48, Territories 
and Insular Possession. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1901 of Title 48 and 
Tables.
    The Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution to approve the 
`Compact of Free Association' between the United States and Government 
of Palau, and for other purposes'', referred to in subsec. (e)(6)(A), is 
Pub. L. 99-658, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3672, as amended, which is 
classified generally to part A (Sec. 1931 et seq.) of subchapter II of 
chapter 18 of Title 48. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Tables.


                               Amendments

    2000--Subsec. (d)(2)(D)(ii). Pub. L. 106-208, Sec. 5(a)(1), inserted 
``and'' after semicolon.
    Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 106-208, Sec. 5(a)(2), amended par. (2) 
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``The Secretary 
shall administer a program of matching grant-in-aid to the National 
Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, chartered by 
sections 468 to 468e of this title, for the purposes of carrying out the 
responsibilities of the National Trust.''
    Subsec. (e)(3)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 106-208, Sec. 5(a)(3), substituted 
comma for semicolon after ``preservation''.
    Subsec. (j)(2)(C). Pub. L. 106-208, Sec. 5(a)(4), inserted ``and'' 
after semicolon at end.
    1999--Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 106-113 inserted at end 
``Notwithstanding section 1125(c) of title 15, buildings and structures 
on or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places 
(either individually or as part of a historic district), or designated 
as an individual landmark or as a contributing building in a historic 
district by a unit of State or local government, may retain the name 
historically associated with the building or structure.''
    1996--Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 104-333 inserted period after 
``published in the Federal Register'' and struck out at end ``and 
submitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United 
States Senate and to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United 
States House of Representatives.''
    1994--Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 103-437 substituted ``Natural 
Resources'' for ``Interior and Insular Affairs'' after ``Committee on''.
    1992--Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4003, added par. (8).
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4004(1), amended par. (2) 
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``Periodically, 
but not less than every four years after the approval of any State 
program under this subsection, the Secretary shall evaluate such program 
to make a determination as to whether or not it is in compliance with 
the requirements of this subchapter. If at any time, the Secretary 
determines that a State program does not comply with such requirements, 
he shall disapprove such program, and suspend in whole or in part 
assistance to such State under subsection (d)(1) of this section, unless 
there are adequate assurances that the program will comply with such 
requirements within a reasonable period of time. The Secretary may also 
conduct periodic fiscal audits of State programs approved under this 
section.''
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4004(2), substituted ``in 
historic preservation;'' for ``relating to the Federal and State 
Historic Preservation Programs; and'' in subpar. (G) and added subpars. 
(I) and (J).
    Subsec. (b)(5)(B). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4004(3), substituted 
``1992'' for ``1980''.
    Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4004(4), added par. (6).
    Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4005, added par. (4).
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4006(a)(2), added subsec. (d). 
Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4007, amended par. (1) generally 
and added pars. (4) to (6). Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as 
follows: ``The Secretary shall administer a program of matching grants-
in-aid to the States for historic preservation projects, and State 
historic preservation programs, approved by the Secretary and having as 
their purpose the identification of historic properties and the 
preservation of properties included on the National Register.''
    Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4006(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). 
Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
    Subsecs. (f) to (i). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4006(a)(1), redesignated 
subsecs. (e) to (h) as (f) to (i), respectively.
    Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4008, added subsec. (j).
    1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-515 substituted provision designating 
certain properties as National Historical Landmarks, providing for 
establishment by the Secretary of the Interior of criteria for inclusion 
on or removal from the National Register, designation of properties as 
National Historical Landmarks and removal of such designation, and 
nomination of properties for inclusion in the World Heritage List, 
authorizing any State, local government, or person to nominate 
properties for inclusion on the National Register and to appeal a 
nomination or refusal to nominate, requiring that before property be 
included on the National Register or designated as a National Historic 
Landmark, the owner or owners of the property be given an opportunity to 
concur in, or object to, its inclusion, and authorizing the Secretary to 
promulgate regulations to ensure that significant prehistoric and 
historic artifacts and records receive proper treatment, to establish 
standards for documenting historic properties for incorporation in the 
national historical, architectural, and engineering records within the 
Library of Congress, and to certify local governments for allocation of 
funds, for provision authorizing the Secretary to grant funds to States 
for preparing comprehensive statewide historic surveys and plans for 
preservation and acquisition of historic properties, to establish 
programs of matching grants-in-aid to States for the purpose of 
historical preservation and to the National Trust for Historic 
Preservation in the United States for the purpose of carrying out the 
responsibilities of the National Trust, and to withhold from disclosure 
to the public, information relating to the location of sites or objects 
listed on the National Register whenever he determines that disclosure 
of specific information would create a risk of destruction or harm to 
such sites or objects.
    Pub. L. 96-205, Sec. 608(a)(1), in par. (2) struck out ``and'' after 
``culture;'', and in par. (3) substituted ``Trust; and'' for ``Trust.''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-515 substituted provision authorizing the 
establishment of State Historic Preservation Programs, providing for 
periodic evaluation of these programs and periodic fiscal audits, 
prescribing the responsibilities of the State Historic Preservation 
Officer, and designating the period within which prior State historic 
preservation programs are to remain in effect for provision defining the 
terms ``State'', ``project'', ``historic preservation'', and 
``Secretary''.
    Pub. L. 96-205, Sec. 608(a)(2), inserted reference to the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    Subsecs. (c) to (h). Pub. L. 96-515 added subsecs. (c) to (h).
    1976--Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 91-383, Sec. 11, as added Pub. L. 94-
458, Sec. 2, added par. (4).
    1973--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 93-54 defined ``State'' to include the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

          Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

    For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and the 
Trusteeship Agreement, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 
48, Territories and Insular Possessions.


   Recovery of Fees for Review Services for Historic Preservation Tax 
                              Certification

    Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(3) [title I], Nov. 29, 1999, 
113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-142, provided in part: ``That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the National Park Service may hereafter recover 
all fees derived from providing necessary review services associated 
with historic preservation tax certification, and such funds shall be 
available until expended without further appropriation for the costs of 
such review services''.


                     Women's Progress Commemoration

    Pub. L. 105-341, Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3196, provided that:
``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    ``This Act may be cited as the `Women's Progress Commemoration Act'.
``SEC. 2. DECLARATION.
    ``Congress declares that--
        ``(1) the original Seneca Falls Convention, held in upstate New 
    York in July 1848, convened to consider the social conditions and 
    civil rights of women at that time;
        ``(2) the convention marked the beginning of an admirable and 
    courageous struggle for equal rights for women;
        ``(3) the 150th Anniversary of the convention provides an 
    excellent opportunity to examine the history of the women's 
    movement; and
        ``(4) a Federal Commission should be established for the 
    important task of ensuring the historic preservation of sites that 
    have been instrumental in American women's history, creating a 
    living legacy for generations to come.
``SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known 
as the `Women's Progress Commemoration Commission' (referred to in this 
Act as the `Commission').
    ``(b) Membership.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 15 
    members, of whom--
            ``(A) 3 shall be appointed by the President;
            ``(B) 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives;
            ``(C) 3 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
        House of Representatives;
            ``(D) 3 shall be appointed by the majority leader of the 
        Senate; and
            ``(E) 3 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
        Senate.
        ``(2) Persons eligible.--
            ``(A) In general.--The members of the Commission shall be 
        individuals who have knowledge or expertise, whether by 
        experience or training, in matters to be studied by the 
        Commission. The members may be from the public or private 
        sector, and may include Federal, State, or local employees, 
        members of academia, nonprofit organizations, or industry, or 
        other interested individuals.
            ``(B) Diversity.--It is the intent of Congress that persons 
        appointed to the Commission under paragraph (1) be persons who 
        represent diverse economic, professional, and cultural 
        backgrounds.
        ``(3) Consultation and appointment.--
            ``(A) In general.--The President, Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, minority leader of the House of 
        Representatives, majority leader of the Senate, and minority 
        leader of the Senate shall consult among themselves before 
        appointing the members of the Commission in order to achieve, to 
        the maximum extent practicable, fair and equitable 
        representation of various points of view with respect to the 
        matters to be studied by the Commission.
            ``(B) Completion of appointments; vacancies.--The President, 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives, minority leader of the 
        House of Representatives, majority leader of the Senate, and 
        minority leader of the Senate shall conduct the consultation 
        under subparagraph (3) and make their respective appointments 
        not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
        [Oct. 31, 1998].
        ``(4) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the membership of the Commission 
    shall not affect the powers of the Commission and shall be filled in 
    the same manner as the original appointment not later than 30 days 
    after the vacancy occurs.
    ``(c) Meetings.--
        ``(1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
    which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the 
    Commission shall hold its first meeting.
        ``(2) Subsequent meetings.--After the initial meeting, the 
    Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.
    ``(d) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number 
of members may hold hearings.
    ``(e) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall select 
a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among its members.
``SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
    ``Not later than 1 year after the initial meeting of the Commission, 
the Commission, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and 
other appropriate Federal, State, and local public and private entities, 
shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Interior a report 
that--
        ``(1) identifies sites of historical significance to the women's 
    movement; and
        ``(2) recommends actions, under the National Historic 
    Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and other law, to 
    rehabilitate and preserve the sites and provide to the public 
    interpretive and educational materials and activities at the sites.
``SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
    ``(a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act 
at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence 
as the Commission considers advisable to carry out its duties of this 
Act.
    ``(b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure 
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the 
Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
At the request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such 
department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
``SEC. 6. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.
    ``(a) Compensation of Members.--A member of the Commission who is 
not otherwise an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be 
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for a position at level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day 
(including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the 
performance of the duties of the Commission. A member of the Commission 
who is otherwise an officer or employee of the United States shall serve 
without compensation in addition to that received for services as an 
officer or employee of the United States.
    ``(b) Travel Expenses.--A member of the Commission shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular place 
of business of the member in the performance of service for the 
Commission.
    ``(c) Staff.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
    without regard to the civil service laws (including regulations), 
    appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
    additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to 
    perform its duties. The employment and termination of an executive 
    director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the 
    members of the Commission.
        ``(2) Compensation.--The executive director shall be compensated 
    at a rate not to exceed the rate payable for a position at level V 
    of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
    States Code. The Chairperson may fix the compensation of other 
    personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
    subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
    relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay 
    rates, except that the rate of pay for such personnel may not exceed 
    the rate payable for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule 
    under section 5316 of that title.
        ``(3) Detail of government employees.--Any Federal Government 
    employee, with the approval of the head of the appropriate Federal 
    agency, may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and 
    the detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service 
    status, benefits, or privilege.
    ``(d) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
basic pay prescribed for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of that title.
``SEC. 7. FUNDING.
    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Commission such sums as are necessary to carry out 
this Act.
    ``(b) Donations.--The Commission may accept donations from non-
Federal sources to defray the costs of the operations of the Commission.
``SEC. 8. TERMINATION.
    ``The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after 
the date on which the Commission submits to the Secretary of the 
Interior the report under section 4(b) [sic].
``SEC. 9. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
    ``Not later than 2 years and not later than 5 years after the date 
on which the Commission submits to the Secretary of the Interior the 
report under section 4, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 
Congress a report describing the actions that have been taken to 
preserve the sites identified in the Commission report as being of 
historical significance.''


     Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building 
                      Restoration and Preservation

    Section 507 of title V of div. I of Pub. L. 104-333 provided that:
    ``(a) Authority To Make Grants.--From the amounts made available to 
carry out the National Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 470 et 
seq.], the Secretary of the Interior shall make grants in accordance 
with this section to eligible historically black colleges and 
universities for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings 
and structures on the campus of these institutions.
    ``(b) Grant Conditions.--Grants made under subsection (a) shall be 
subject to the condition that the grantee covenants, for the period of 
time specified by the Secretary, that--
        ``(1) no alteration will be made in the property with respect to 
    which the grant is made without the concurrence of the Secretary; 
    and
        ``(2) reasonable public access to the property with respect to 
    which the grant is made will be permitted by the grantee for 
    interpretive and educational purposes.
    ``(c) Matching Requirement for Buildings and Structures Listed on 
the National Register of Historic Places.--(1) Except as provided by 
paragraph (2), the Secretary may obligate funds made available under 
this section for a grant with respect to a building or structure listed 
on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places 
only if the grantee agrees to match, from funds derived from non-Federal 
sources, the amount of the grant with an amount that is equal or greater 
than the grant.
    ``(2) The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) with respect to a grant 
if the Secretary determines from circumstances that an extreme emergency 
exists or that such a waiver is in the public interest to assure the 
preservation of historically significant resources.
    ``(d) Funding Provision.--Pursuant to section 108 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 470h], $29,000,000 shall be made 
available to carry out the purposes of this section. Of amounts made 
available pursuant to this section, $5,000,000 shall be available for 
grants to Fisk University, $2,500,000 shall be available for grants to 
Knoxville College, $2,000,000 shall be available for grants to Miles 
College, Alabama, $1,500,000 shall be available for grants to Talladega 
College, Alabama, $1,550,000 shall be available for grants to Selma 
University, Alabama, $250,000 shall be available for grants to Stillman 
College, Alabama, $200,000 shall be available for grants to Concordia 
College, Alabama, $2,900,000 shall be available for grants to Allen 
University, South Carolina, $1,000,000 shall be available for grants to 
Claflin College, South Carolina, $2,000,000 shall be available for 
grants to Voorhees College, South Carolina, $1,000,000 shall be 
available for grants to Rust College, Mississippi, and $3,000,000 shall 
be available for grants to Tougaloo College, Mississippi.
    ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall develop such guidelines as 
may be necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
        ``(1) Historically black colleges.--The term `historically black 
    colleges and universities' has the same meaning given the term `part 
    B institution' by section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
    (20 U.S.C. 1061).
        ``(2) Historic building and structures.--The term `historic 
    building and structures' means a building or structure listed on, or 
    eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places or 
    designated a National Historic Landmark.''


         Recommendations of Historic Properties for Preservation

    Section 4021 of Pub. L. 102-575 provided that: ``The Secretary of 
the Interior, in consultation with the Advisory Council, shall seek to 
ensure that historic properties preserved under the National Historic 
Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.] fully reflect the historical 
experience of this nation.''


                           Secretarial Report

    Section 4025 of Pub. L. 102-575 directed Secretary of the Interior, 
not later than one year after Oct. 30, 1992, to prepare and submit to 
Congress a report on the manner in which properties are listed or 
determined to be eligible for listing on the National Register, 
including but not limited to, the appropriateness of the criteria used 
in determining such eligibility, and the effect, if any, of such listing 
or finding of eligibility.


Preservation and Conservation of Intangible Aspects of American Cultural 
               Heritage; Report to President and Congress

    Section 502 of Pub. L. 96-515 directed Secretary, in cooperation 
with American Folklife Center of Library of Congress, to submit within 
two years after Dec. 12, 1980, a report to President and Congress on 
preserving and conserving the intangible elements of our cultural 
heritage such as arts, skills, folklife, and folkways, the report to 
take into account the view of other public and private organizations, as 
appropriate, and to include recommendations for legislative and 
administrative actions by Federal Government in order to preserve, 
conserve, and encourage the continuation of the diverse traditional 
prehistoric, historic, ethnic, and folk cultural traditions that 
underlie and are a living expression of our American heritage.


     Coordinated System of Cultural Parks and Historic Conservation 
   Districts; Comprehensive Study and Formulation of Recommendations; 
                    Report to President and Congress

    Section 506 of Pub. L. 96-515 directed Secretary to undertake a 
comprehensive study and formulate recommendations for a coordinated 
system of cultural parks and historic conservation districts that 
provide for preservation, interpretation, development, and use by public 
and private entities of prehistoric, historic, architectural, cultural, 
and recreational resources found in definable urban areas throughout the 
Nation; the study to propose alternatives concerning management and 
funding of such system by public and private entities and by various 
levels of government; and directed Secretary to submit a report of his 
study and recommendations to President and Congress within two years 
after Dec. 12, 1980.


 Fire in Historic Properties; Protective Measures; Report to President 
                              and Congress

    Section 507 of Pub. L. 96-515 directed Secretary, in cooperation 
with Secretary of the Treasury, Administrator of United States Fire 
Administration, and Administrator of Federal Insurance Administration, 
to submit a report to President and Congress on fire in historic 
properties, such report to include a review of Federal laws to determine 
any relationship between these laws and arson or fire by `suspicious 
origin', to make recommendations respecting amendments to such laws 
should a correlation be found to exist, to include the feasibility and 
necessity of establishing or developing protective measures at the 
Federal, State, or local level for the prevention, detection, and 
control of arson or fire by `suspicious origin' in historic properties, 
to include recommendations regarding the Federal role in assisting the 
States and local governments with protecting historic properties from 
damage by fire, and to be submitted within eighteen months after Dec. 
12, 1980.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 410cc-22, 410cc-32, 430g-7, 
470b, 470c, 470h-1, 470h-2, 470w, 698u, 5406 of this title; title 10 
section 2684; title 24 section 423; title 40 section 612a; title 43 
section 2102.
