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

§306108 Effect of Undertaking on Historic Property

Title 54 › Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs › CHAPTER 3061 — PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES › SUBCHAPTER I — IN GENERAL › § 306108

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Any federal agency that has direct or indirect authority over a proposed federal or federally assisted project, and any federal department or independent agency that can issue a license for the project, must consider how the project will affect any historic property before approving federal funds or issuing the license. They must give the Council a reasonable chance to review and comment on the project.

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Title 54, §306108

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The head of any Federal agency having direct or indirect jurisdiction over a proposed Federal or federally assisted undertaking in any State and the head of any Federal department or independent agency having authority to license any undertaking, prior to the approval of the expenditure of any Federal funds on the undertaking or prior to the issuance of any license, shall take into account the effect of the undertaking on any historic property. The head of the Federal agency shall afford the Council a reasonable opportunity to comment with regard to the undertaking.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30610816 U.S.C. 470f.Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 106, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 917; Pub. L. 94–422, title II, § 201(3), Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1320. The words “historic property” are substituted for “district, site, building, structure, or object that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register” because of the definition of “historic property” in section 300308 of the new title.

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54 U.S.C. § 306108

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102