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Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73not60

§302701 Program to Assist Indian Tribes in Preserving Historic Property

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle III— National Preservation Programs › Chapter 3027— HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAMS AND AUTHORITIES FOR INDIAN TRIBES AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONS › § 302701

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create a program and write rules to help Indian tribes preserve historic property. The program must get tribes, State Historic Preservation Officers, and Federal agencies to work together so all kinds of historic places and public interests are considered in planning and preservation. The program must respect tribal values when possible, and the Secretary may change or waive rules to fit tribal cultural needs. Each tribe’s main governing body decides how large its tribal program will be. The Secretary must consult with tribes, Federal agencies, State Historic Preservation Officers, and other interested parties.

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Title 54, §302701

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(a)The Secretary shall establish a program and promulgate regulations to assist Indian tribes in preserving their historic property.
(b)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—
(1)ensure that all types of historic property and all public interests in historic property are given due consideration; and
(2)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 property.
(c)The program under subsection (a) shall be developed in a manner to ensure that tribal values are taken into account to the extent feasible. The Secretary may waive or modify requirements of this subdivision to conform to the cultural setting of tribal heritage preservation goals and objectives.
(d)The tribal programs implemented by specific tribal organizations may vary in scope, as determined by each Indian tribe’s chief governing authority.
(e)The Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes, other Federal agencies, State Historic Preservations 11 So in original. Probably should be “Preservation”. Officers, and other interested parties concerning the program under subsection (a).

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30270116 U.S.C. 470a(d)(1).Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(d)(1), as added Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4006(a)(2), Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4755. In subsection (e), the words “and initiate the program under subparagraph (A) by not later than October 1, 1994” are omitted as obsolete.

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54 U.S.C. § 302701

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60