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Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-102

§302103 Criteria and Regulations Relating to National Register, National Historic Landmarks, and World Heritage List

Title 54 › Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs › CHAPTER 3021 — NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES › § 302103

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, working with national historical and archaeological groups, must create rules that say which places can go on the National Register and which can be National Historic Landmarks. The rules must cover nominations and removals, recommendations by certified local governments, appeals or refusals, nominations to the World Heritage List, eligibility decisions, and notices to owners, local governments, and the public.

Full Legal Text

Title 54, §302103

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The Secretary, in consultation with national historical and archeological associations, shall—
(1)establish criteria for properties to be included on the National Register and criteria for National Historic Landmarks; and
(2)promulgate regulations for—
(A)nominating properties for inclusion on, and removal from, the National Register and the recommendation of properties by certified local governments;
(B)designating properties as National Historic Landmarks and removing that designation;
(C)considering appeals from recommendations, nominations, removals, and designations (or any failure or refusal by a nominating authority to nominate or designate);
(D)nominating historic property for inclusion in the World Heritage List in accordance with the World Heritage Convention;
(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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30210316 U.S.C. 470a(a)(2).Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(a)(2), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 91–383, § 11, as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1942; Pub. L. 93–54, § 1(d), July 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 96–205, title VI, § 608(a)(1), (2), Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 92; Pub. L. 96–515, title II, § 201(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2988. The words “or revise” are omitted as being included in “establish” and “promulgate”.

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 302103

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102