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

§306103 Recordation of Historic Property Prior to Alteration or Demolition

Title 54 › Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs › CHAPTER 3061 — PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES › SUBCHAPTER I — IN GENERAL › § 306103

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agencies must ensure that when their actions will substantially alter or demolish historic property, timely records are made and, under section 302107, deposited with the Library of Congress or a Secretary-designated agency.

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Title 54, §306103

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Each Federal agency shall initiate measures to ensure that where, as a result of Federal action or assistance carried out by the agency, a historic property is to be substantially altered or demolished—
(1)timely steps are taken to make or have made appropriate records; and
(2)the records are deposited, in accordance with section 302107 of this title, in the Library of Congress or with such other appropriate agency as the Secretary may designate, for future use and reference.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30610316 U.S.C. 470h–2(b).Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 110(b), as added Pub. L. 96–515, title II, § 206, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2996.

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54 U.S.C. § 306103

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102