§302103 — Title 54 National Park Service and Related Programs | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must work with national historic and archaeological groups to set rules for which places can be listed on the National Register and which can be named National Historic Landmarks. The Secretary must also create rules for how places are nominated or removed, how certified local governments can recommend places, how appeals are handled, how places are nominated to the World Heritage List under the World Heritage Convention, how eligibility is decided, and how owners, local governments, and the public are notified when a place is being considered.

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.

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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”.

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

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Title 54, §302103

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