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Antiquities Act of 1906 – Public Law (P.L.) 59-209 16 Uniform Standard Code (U.S.C.) 431-433 Provides for protection of historic and prehistoric ruins and objects of antiquity, including paleontological resources on land owned or controlled by the Federal Government. Full Text: Antiquities Act of 1906 (16 USC Secs. 431-433) (Cornell) Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, as amended - 16 U.S.C. 470 aa-mm Establishes a method for Federal land managers to issue permits to conduct archeological work on Federal land, details who has custody of archaeological resources, establishes prohibited acts and criminal penalties, describes unauthorized activities, prohibits trafficking in archeological resources, and provides for confidentiality of the nature and location of archeological resources, and provides Federal land managers with rules for the implementation of the Act. Full Text: Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, as amended (Cornell) Historic Sites Act of 1935 - P.L. 74-292 16 U.S.C. 461-467 Declared it a national policy to preserve for public use cultural resources of national significance and delegated primary responsibility to the Secretary of the Interior. Full Text: (PL 74-292; 16 USC 461 et seq.; 49 Stat. 666) (Cornell) The Reservoir Salvage Act of 1960 - P.L. 86-523 16 U.S.C. 469-469c, as amended by the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 - P.L. 93-291 16 U.S.C. 469 Intended to make Federal actions responsive to the damage they will cause to scientific, prehistoric, historical and archeological resources. Full Text: Reservoir Salvage Act of 1960 (16 USC Secs. 469-469c) (Cornell)  16 U.S.C. 469-469c, Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 States that when the Federal agency is provided with information that any alteration of the terrain caused as a result of any Federal construction project of Federally licensed activity or program will cause damage to a significant scientific, prehistoric, historic or archeological data, such agency shall notify the Secretary of the Interior, in writing, concerning the project, program, or activity.  Amendment to the Reservoir Salvage Act. Full Text: (PL 86-523; 16 USC 469-469c) (Cornell) P.L. 102-575, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended through 1992 Establishes preservation as a national policy and directs the Federal government to provide leadership in preserving, restoring and maintaining the historic and cultural environment of the nation. Full Text: National Historic Preservation Act (1966, amended 1980, 1992) (16 USC Sec. 470-470t) (Cornell)  36 CFR Part 800, Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties Provides guidance on how to determine what kind of effect a Federal undertaking will have on a significant historic property. Full Text: Title 36--Parks, Forests, and Public Property (National Archives and Records Administration)  36 CFR 78, Waiver of Federal Agency Responsibilities Under Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to "promulgate regulations under which the requirements in Section 110 may be waived in whole or in part in the event of a major natural disaster or an imminent threat to the national security." Full Text: Waiver of Federal agency responsibilities under section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (Natioinal Archives and Records Administration) 36 CFR Part 79, Curation of Federally Owned and Administered Archeological Collections Establishes definitions, standards, procedures, and guidelines to be followed by Federal agencies to preserve collections of prehistoric and historic material remains. Full Text: Curation of federally-owned and administered archaeological collections (National Archives and Records Administration 36 CFR Part 60 National Register of Historic Places. Nominations by States and Federal Agencies published in the Federal Register Vol. 41, No. 28, 10 February 1976 and 36 CFR Part 63, Determinations of Eligibility for Inclusion in the National Register These two regulations establish the method by which States and Federal Agencies can nominate sites to the National Register of Historic Places or have them "Determined Eligible", a similar, but more expedient process for declaring that a site, building, structure, or object is significant and worthy of mitigation. Full Text: National Register of Historic Places 42 U.S.C. 1996 and 1996a, American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 States, "it shall be the policy of the United States to protect and preserve for American Indians their inherent right of freedom to believe, express, and exercise the traditional religions of the American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, and Native Hawaiians, including but not limited to access to sites, use and possession of sacred objects, and the freedom to worship through ceremonials and traditional rites." Full Text: 42 U.S.C. 1996 and 1996a (Cornell) P.L. 100-298, Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 Authorizes the United States to assert ownership over any abandoned shipwreck in State waters and submerges lands (lands beneath navigable waters). Full Text: Abandoned Shipwreck Act 25 U.S.C. 3001-3013, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 Directs the Federal government to determine the cultural affiliation of lineal descendants to human skeletal remains from Federal land, and repatriate those remains, along with any grave goods or other items of cultural patrimony. Full Text: 25 U.S.C. 3001-3013 (Cornell) Final Rule, 43 CFR Part 10, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Establishes definitions and procedures for lineal descendants, Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, and Federal agencies to carry out the Native American Graves Protection Act, the repatriation of human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. Full Text: Native American graves protection and repatriation regulations 18 U.S.C. 641, Theft of Government Property States that it is illegal to steal government property. Full Text: 18 U.S.C 641 (Cornell) 36 CFR Part 65, National Historic Landmarks Program Sets forth the criteria for especially significant sites, elevated in importance from National Register of eligible sites. Full Text: National Historic Landmarks Program 43 CFR 3, Preservation of American Antiquities Designates specific agency jurisdictions over ruins, archeological sites, historic and prehistoric monuments and structures, objects of antiquity, historic landmarks, and other objectives of antiquity.  Also provides conditions for issuing permits for excavation. Full Text: Preservation of American antiquities  36 CFR Part 61, Procedures for Approved State and Local Government Historic Preservation Program Sets forth the guidelines for setting upstate and local government historic preservation programs under the approval process of the Department of the Interior. Full Text: Procedures for State, Tribal, and local government historic preservation programs 43 CFR Part 7, Protection of Archeological Resources Implement provisions of the Archeological resources Protection Act of 1979 by establishing uniform definitions and uniform procedures to be followed in providing protection for archeological resources located on public lands and Indian lands in the United States. Full Text: Protection of archaeological resources  33 CFR 327, Part C, Rules and Regulations Governing Public Use of Water Resource Development Projects Administered by the Chief of Engineers Provides protection for historic properties and public properties. Full Text: Public hearings