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

§302107 Regulations

Title 54 › Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs › CHAPTER 3021 — NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES › § 302107

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must make rules to: make sure prehistoric and historic artifacts and related records under subchapter I of chapter 3061, chapter 3125, or the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.) go to institutions with long-term curatorial care; create one uniform process and standards for documenting historic property for the Library of Congress national records; and certify local governments under sections 302502 and 302503 and for transfers under section 302902(c)(4).

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Title 54, §302107

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The Secretary shall promulgate regulations—
(1)ensuring that significant prehistoric and historic artifacts, and associated records, subject to subchapter I of chapter 3061, chapter 3125, or the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.) are deposited in an institution with adequate long-term curatorial capabilities;
(2)establishing a uniform process and standards for documenting historic property by public agencies and private parties for purposes of incorporation into, or complementing, the national historical architectural and engineering records in the Library of Congress; and
(3)certifying local governments, in accordance with section 302502 and 302503 of this title, and for the transfer of funds pursuant to section 302902(c)(4) of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30210716 U.S.C. 470a(a)(7).Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(a)(7), 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. 2990. In paragraph (3), the word “transfer” is substituted for “allocation” for consistency with section 302902(c)(4) of the new title.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 96–95, Oct. 31, 1979, 93 Stat. 721, which is classified generally to chapter 1B (§ 470aa et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 470aa of Title 16 and Tables.

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 302107

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102