| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Advisory Council on Historic Preservation | The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is an independent United States Federal agency that promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of the nation's historic resources, and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy. (references) | ||
| Historic preservation | Historic preservation is the theory and practice of creatively maintaining the historic built environment and controlling the landscape component of which it is an integral part. The Secretary of the Interior of the U.S. government defines the historic environment as districts, sites, buildings, structures, objects, and landscapes which are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. (references) | ||
| National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 | The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) is a piece of legislation in the United States of America concerned with sites of historic and archaeological interest. (references) | ||
| State Historic Preservation Officer | The State Historic Preservation Office is a federally mandated office that is funded by the individual states. The State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) is responsible for identifying and maintaining historic properties and archaeological sites located in his/her individual state. The State Historic Preservation Office is also responsible for coordinating with federal and tribal agencies in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Section 106 requires any federal agency, party who receives federal funding or receives a federal permit to consult with the SHPO to determine any potential effect of an undertaking may have on archaeological sites/historic properties. Any disputes that cannot be resolved between the SHPO and the federal agency are presented to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. (references) | ||
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| Historic preservation | Archeological | Management and preservation of buildings, sites, structures, objects, and landscapes that have historical or cultural significance. (references) | |
| State Historic Preservation Officer | Archeological | "The state official, designated by the governor, to carry out the functions ascribed to the SHPO under the National Historic Preservation Act. SHPOs receive and administer matching grants from NPS to support their work and pass through to others. They identify historic properties and nominate them to the National Register. They maintain inventories, do plans, and consult with others about historic preservation." (King 1998:267). (SHPO). (references) | |
| Tribal Historic Preservation Officer | Archeological | "The official of a federally recognized Indian tribe that oversees the tribe's historic preservation program, particularly where the tribe has been approved by NPS to carry out all or some of the functions of the SHPO within the external boundaries of its reservation." (King 1998:267). (THPO). (references) | |
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