APPENDIX K

SECTION 106 

DRAFT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
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SECTION 106 DRAFT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 

Due to several levels of federal involvement, the DC2RVA Project requires compliance with the 

Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), as amended (54 U.S.C. 306108), 

and its implementing regulations (36 CFR Part 800). This process requires federal agencies to take 

into account their effects on historic properties (defined as any resource that is eligible for or listed 

in the National Register of Historic Places). After extensive identification and evaluation studies 

within the Project’s area of potential effects (APE), it was found that there are 120 historic 

properties in the Project APE. Chapter 5 and Appendix D of the Final EIS provides details on this 

Section 106 process. In accordance with 36 CFR 800.5(a), the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) applied the criteria of adverse effect to these 120 historic properties. 

The regulations implementing Section 106 define an effect as an “alteration to the characteristics 

of a historic property qualifying it for inclusion in or eligible for the National Register”.1 The effect 

is adverse when the alteration of a qualifying characteristic occurs in a “manner that would 

diminish the integrity of the property’s location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, 

or association”.2 Through their effect analysis, FRA determined that the Project will have an 

adverse effect on 21 resources, no adverse effect on 69 resources, and no effect on the remaining 

30 resources. The Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR, the State Historic 

Preservation Office [SHPO]) has concurred with these determinations. Detailed information on 

SHPO consultation is provided in Appendix E of the Final EIS. 

Per 36 CFR 800.6, FRA and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) 

have crafted a Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to outline stipulations that will 

be taken to mitigate the adverse effects to the 21 historic properties. The Section 106 MOA has 

been developed based on feedback from consulting parties, property owners, and involved 

agencies and includes a roster of tasks to be completed on all adversely affected resources, such 

as public interpretation, additional research, National Register documentation, archaeological 

data recovery, and more, to mitigate any adverse effects caused by the undertaking. 

The Section 106 MOA enclosed here is a draft. This document has been extensively reviewed by 

the four signatories (FRA, DHR, DRPT, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation). A 

final, signed MOA will be part of the Record of Decision for the Project. Acquiring a signed MOA 

is the final step in the Section 106 process. 

 

1 36 CFR 800.16(i) 

2 36 CFR 800.5(a)

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DRAFT/MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

AMONG THE VIRGINIA HISTORIC PRESERVATION 

OFFICE, THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, 

ADVISORY COUNCIL OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, 

AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND 

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION REGARDING THE 

WASHINGTON, D.C. TO RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT

WHEREAS, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Highway 

Administration, in cooperation with North Carolina Department of Transportation and 

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), completed a Tier I Final 

Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.) in July and October 2002, 

respectively, for the proposed Southeast High Speed Rail corridor from Washington, D.C. 

to Charlotte, North Carolina, (SEHSR Project), which determined the preferred corridor 

for detailed analysis in Tier II environmental studies for individual portions of the larger 

corridor; and

WHEREAS, a Programmatic Agreement developed pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.14(b) 

among FRA, the Virginia State Historic Preservation Office (Virginia SHPO), North 

Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, DRPT, the North Carolina Department of 

Transportation, Rail Division, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)

was signed on April 12, 2016 for the SEHSR Project (the SEHSR PA); and

WHEREAS, Stipulation VIII of the SEHSR PA requires that FRA, in consultation with the 

Virginia SHPO, DRPT, and ACHP, if participating, develop a Memorandum of Agreement 

(MOA) should a project have an adverse effects on historic properties; and

WHEREAS, FRA, Virginia SHPO, DRPT, and ACHP, if participating, are Signatories to 

this MOA to assure that ensuing stipulations are met; and 

WHEREAS, DRPT proposes to construct a 123-mile portion of the SEHSR Project that

involves construction of infrastructure improvements to support increased frequency and 

higher-speed intercity passenger rail service in the travel corridor between Washington, 

D.C. and Richmond/Centralia, Virginia (DC2RVA), such as constructing additional main 

line tracks and track crossovers, straightening curves in existing tracks, improving 

intercity passenger stations and station areas, improving sidings and signals, and 

implementing roadway crossing safety improvements, within a long-established surface 

transportation corridor (Project); and

WHEREAS, FRA anticipates receiving a future request from DRPT to provide federal 

financial assistance to construct the Project, including activities such as design, property 
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acquisition, and demolition, though funding sources have not yet been determined, and it 

is expected that there will be a combination of federal, state and local funding that may be 

allocated in phases; and

WHEREAS, if FRA provides federal financial assistance to construct the Project, the 

Project would constitute an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) as amended (54 U.S.C. § 306108) (Section 106); and 

WHEREAS, the NHPA and the SEHSR PA require FRA, as the lead federal agency for 

the Project, to take into account the effects of its undertakings on properties included in or 

eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), including 

consultation with other parties, and to provide ACHP a reasonable opportunity to comment 

prior to commencement of work on the Project; and

WHEREAS, FRA is the Project’s lead federal agency for Tier II environmental study under 

the NEPA and pursuant to the NEPA, FRA prepared and published a Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (Draft EIS) in September 2017, and a Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (Final EIS) in summer 2019 for the Project, which is being coordinated with the 

Section 106 process pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(a); and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.2(c)(4), FRA has requested DRPT participate in 

consultation and, by letter dated December 11, 2014, has authorized DRPT to initiate 

consultation with the Virginia ; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.6(c)(2)(iii), FRA has consulted with DRPT and 

has invited them to sign this MOA as an Invited Signatory to this MOA; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R.§ 800.2(c), FRA identified Native American tribes, local 

governments and other groups with a vested interest in the prehistory and history of the 

project area (Consulting Parties) to potentially participate in the process; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R.§ 800.2(c)(2), FRA invited the Pamunkey Indian Tribe,

Chickahominy Indian Tribe, Eastern Chickahominy Indian Tribe, Upper Mattaponi Indian 

Tribe, Rappahannock Indian Tribe, Nansemond Indian Tribe, Monacan Indian Tribe, and

Catawba Indian Nation participate in consultation in letters sent in July 2015 and February 

2018; and 

WHEREAS, on February 23, 2018, the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe accepted FRA’s 

invitation; and

WHEREAS, the remaining tribes did not respond to the invitation, but FRA is assuming 

that the Virginia-based tribes (Pamunkey Indian Tribe, Chickahominy Indian Tribe, 

Eastern Chickahominy Indian Tribe, Rappahannock Indian Tribe, Nansemond Indian 

Tribe, and Monacan Indian Tribe) are Consulting Parties and are treating them as such; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.2(c)(3), FRA, invited the following local 

governments to be Consulting Parties between January 2015 and July 2018, and they have 

elected to participate: Arlington County, Caroline County, City of Alexandria, City of 

Fredericksburg, City of Richmond, Hanover County, Prince William County, and Town of 

Ashland; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.2(c)(3), FRA, invited the following local 

governments to be Consulting Parties between January 2015 and July 2018, and each group 

either elected to not participate or did not reply to the invitation: Fairfax County, Henrico 

County, Spotsylvania County, and Stafford County; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.2(c)(5), FRA, invited the following groups to be 

consulting parties between January 2015 and February 2019, and they have elected to 

participate: Alexandria Archaeology, American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP), 

Ashland Museum, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (CVBT), Civil War/Battlefield

Preservation Trust (CWT), Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. (HFFI), Historic 

Richmond Foundation, Marine Corps Base Quantico, National Park Service (NPS)-

Northeast Regional Office, NPS- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historical 

Trail, NPS- Fredericksburg Division (which includes the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania 

National Military Park), NPS- George Washington Memorial Parkway, NPS- National 

Capital Region, NPS- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, NPS- Richmond Division, 

NPS- Washington-Rochambeau National Historical Trail, National Trust for Historic 

Preservation (NTHP), and Preservation Virginia; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.2(c)(5), FRA invited the following groups to be 

Consulting Parties to the Project on January 6, 2015 and they declined to participate or did 

not reply to the invitations: ACL & SAL Railroad Historical Society, Arlington Historical 

Society, Caroline Historical Society, Center for Neighborhood Revitalization, Chesterfield 

Historical Society, Hanover County Historical Society, Inc., Henrico County Historical 

Society, Historic Alexandria Foundation, Historic Prince William, Inc., Historical Society 

of Fairfax County, Virginia, Inc., and Stafford County Historical Society; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.4(a)(1) and as defined in 36 C.F.R.§ 800.16(d), 

FRA in consultation with the Virginia SHPO determined that the direct Area of Potential 

Effects (APE) for this Project is the entire area of ground disturbing activities and staging 

areas for rail and road modifications (project limits of disturbance), to include construction,

along the 123-mile corridor and the Virginia SHPO concurred in a letter dated February 2, 

2015; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.4(a)(1) and as defined in 36 C.F.R. § 800.16(d), 

FRA, in consultation with the Virginia SHPO, determined that the indirect APE is the entire

area of ground-disturbing activities and staging areas plus any areas within the viewshed 

of the corridor where indirect affects to a resource’s setting and feeling could occur, 

typically comprising a 500-foot wide corridor along all sides of the limits of disturbance, 

1,000 feet near proposed overpasses, one (1) city block in urban areas, and additional areas 

as warranted due to viewsheds and vistas; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.4(b) and Stipulation VI of the SEHSR PA, DRPT 

conducted identification and evaluation-level architectural and archaeological 

investigations of the entire APE between 2015 and 2018, and the results of the cultural 

resource investigations have been coordinated with the Virginia SHPO and other 

Consulting Parties (see Appendix A for a full list); and

WHEREAS, a total of 120 historic properties listed in, eligible for, or assumed eligible for

the NRHP have been identified within the Project APE, and FRA determined, in 

consultation with the Virginia SHPO and the other Consulting Parties, that the Project will 

have an adverse effect on twenty-one (21) of these historic properties (listed north to south; 

see Table 1 and Appendix B for additional details and mapping): Richmond, 

Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad (RF&P) (Virginia Department of Historic 

Resources [DHR] Inventory No. 500-0001), RF&P Bridge over Occoquan River (DHR 

Inventory No. 500-0001-0022), Rippon Lodge (DHR Inventory No. 076-0023), Civil War 

Campsite (Site 44ST1223), Rappahannock River Railroad Bridge and Associated 

Structures/Platform (DHR Inventory No. 111-0132-0025), Bridge/Marye’s Mill (Site 

44SP0187), Fredericksburg Historic District (DHR Inventory No. 111-0132), Block 

49/Train Station (Site 44SP0688), Block 48/Train Station (Site 44SP0687), Earthwork/ 

Jackson's Earthwork (Site 44SP0468), Doswell Historic District (DHR Inventory No. 042-

5448), Doswell Depot and Tower (DHR Inventory No. 042-0093), Berkleytown Historic 

District (DHR Inventory No. 166-5073), Laurel Industrial School Historic District (DHR 

Inventory No. 043-0292), Main Building/Robert Stiles Building (DHR Inventory No. 043-

0292-0001), Shockoe Valley & Tobacco Row Historic District (DHR Inventory No. 127-

0344), Main Street Station Parking Lot/Railroad (Site 44HE1098), Railroad , Warehouse

(Site 44HE1097), Main Street Station and Trainshed (DHR Inventory No. 127-0172), 

Seaboard Air Line Railroad Corridor (DHR Inventory No. 127-6271), and Warehouse (Site 

44HE1094); and

WHEREAS, FRA, in consultation with the Virginia SHPO and the other Consulting 

Parties, developed this MOA in accordance with Stipulation VIII of the SEHSR PA in 

order to address the Project’s adverse effects on historic properties; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with 36 C.F.R. § 800.6(a)(1), FRA notified the ACHP of its 

adverse effect determination on June 20, 2018, and the ACHP has chosen to participate in 

the consultation pursuant to 36 CFR § 800.6(a)(1)(iii) and the SEHSR PA; and

WHEREAS, the list of historic properties, project effects, and mitigation strategies

included in this MOA formulated by FRA, DRPT, ACHP, and the Virginia SHPO, have 

been disseminated to the Consulting Parties by DRPT through numerous emails, letters, 

and in-person meetings held by DRPT in Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Washington, 

D.C., as well as through dissemination of hard copies of the draft MOA on December 28, 

2018 (see Appendix C for a list of correspondence); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.2(d), FRA invited public input on the Project and 

history-related studies through public information meetings at numerous venues held in 
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November 2014, June 2015, December 2015, October 2017, and October 2018, and 

through numerous in-person meetings and emails with individual property owners and 

other interested parties; and

WHEREAS, FRA and DRPT have shared with the public information about the overall 

Project, including its effects on historic properties, multiple times via the NEPA process as 

outlined in the Final EIS.

NOW, THEREFORE, FRA, DRPT, the Virginia SHPO, and the ACHP (collectively 

referred to as the Signatories) agree that the Project shall be implemented in accordance 

with the following stipulations in order to take into account the effect of the undertaking 

on historic properties.

STIPULATIONS

FRA, in coordination with DRPT, shall ensure that the following stipulations are carried 

out:

I. APPLICABILITY

A. This MOA is binding on FRA only if FRA provides financial assistance for the 

construction of the Project.

B. Notwithstanding Stipulation I.A., this MOA applies to all of DRPT’s activities 

necessary to advance the Project toward and/or through construction due to the 

involvement of federal permits which necessitate compliance with Section 106 of 

the National Historic Preservation Act, including, but not limited to, further design, 

acquisition of property for the Project, demolition of acquired properties, and 

construction that are funded with any amount of financial assistance from FRA or 

non-federal funds. 

C. Nothing herein shall be interpreted as agreement by DRPT that Section 106 applies 

to other projects with independent utility that use exclusively non-federal funds.

II. MITIGATION MEASURES FOR ADVERSELY AFFECTED HISTORIC

PROPERTIES (listed north to south)

A. RF&P Railroad (DHR Inventory No. 500-0001)

1. Within one (1) year of the receipt of funding for the Project as described under 

Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall document, or cause to be documented through the 

engagement of a qualified consultant, all bridges to be removed as a result of the 

Project and are contributing elements to the RF&P. DRPT shall prepare, or cause 

to be prepared, photographic documentation of each structure consistent with 

guidance found in “Photographic Documentation for National Park Service 
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Basic Survey” and DHR’s “Photographic Documentation for Virginia

Department of Historic Resources (DHR) Survey” (Updated 2016); and 

complete a Virginia SHPO Intensive Level Survey form for each structure in the 

Virginia SHPO’s Virginia-Cultural Resource Information System (VCRIS). 

DRPT shall also ensure that each structure is documented in a written report. 

The report shall address, at a minimum, the physical description and historical 

context of each structure. DRPT shall submit the photographs, VCRIS form, and 

report concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, property owner, and other 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment, as described under 

Stipulation IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall disseminate final copies to FRA, Virginia

SHPO, property owner, and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, for their 

collections, and to the other Consulting Parties upon written request. Final 

VCRIS forms and associated packets shall be given to the Virginia SHPO at this 

time for their archives.

2. Within one (1) year of the receipt of funding for Project construction, as 

described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall complete, or cause to be 

completed through the engagement of a qualified consultant, two (2) oral 

histories of past and present RF&P and/or CSX Transportation (CSX-T)

employees who have extended tenures with the resource and particularly historic 

structures along the corridor, if such individuals are available. Interviews shall 

be taped, and transcriptions of the interviews shall be submitted to the Virginia

SHPO, the Library of Virginia, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 

HFFI, and the Richmond History Center for their collections, and the other 

Consulting Parties upon written request.

3. Within four (4) years of receipt of Project construction funding as described in 

Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall create, or cause to be created through the 

engagement of a qualified consultant, a web-based “story map” highlighting the 

120 historic properties located within the Project APE. The story map shall

include photographs, narratives, and mapping details of all resources (as 

appropriate to comply with the Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979) 

digitally tied to an overall GIS-based map of the project corridor. Draft materials 

for the story map shall be submitted concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, and 

other Consulting Parties for review and comment, as appropriate, as described 

under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The hosting location for the story map shall 

also be discussed at this time and may include one of the consulting parties or 

another historically focused webpage. DRPT shall finalize the story map and 

notify FRA, Virginia SHPO, and the other Consulting Parties when the webpage 

goes live.

B. RF&P Bridge over Occoquan River (DHR Inventory No. 500-0001-0022)

1. Draft designs for the new bridge over the Occoquan River shall be compatible 

with the architectural and historic character of the existing structure and nearby 

historic properties. DRPT shall submit draft design plans for the new bridge at 
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the schematic, 30%, 65%, and 90% stages concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, 

property owner, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and 

comment, as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The design packet shall 

include a set of bridge plans and elevations, as well as a schematic showing the 

proposed bridge design in relation to the existing Bridge over Occoquan River 

to show proposed visual modifications.

2. Within one (1) year of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall produce, or cause to 

be produced through the engagement of a qualified consultant, measured 

drawings of the existing RF&P Bridge over the Occoquan River prior to any 

alterations. The drawings shall conform to the guidelines specified by the NPS 

as set forth in Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American 

Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) Guidelines 

(http://www.cr.nps.gov/hdp/standards/haerguidelines.htm). 

3. Within one (1) year of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment as described under Stipulation V(C) and concurrent with the measured 

drawings, DRPT shall engage a professional photographer with experience in 

preparing large-format, black-and-white, archival-quality photographic 

documentation for HAER and HAER-type documentation projects to complete 

large-format photographs of the existing RF&P Bridge over Occoquan River. 

Photographs shall comply with HABS/HAER Photographs Specifications and 

Guidelines (http://www.cr.nps.gov/hdp/standards/HABS/photospecs.pdf) and 

DHR’s “Photographic Documentation for Virginia Department of Historic 

Resources Survey (Updated 2016). Negatives and print sizes shall be 4” x 5”. 

Negatives and prints shall be processed, labeled, and packaged according to 

HABS/HAER archival standards. A list of photo captions (index to photos) and 

a site plan of the building showing the location and direction of the photographs 

(key to photos) shall be included.

Photographic views shall show the bridge and associated railway, as well as the 

surrounding landscape. Overview and detail photos of the bridge shall be 

provided, documenting as much as possible of the engineering and construction 

methods for the property including exterior elevations and detailed views of 

significant architectural or historical features.

4. Within six (6) months of the completion of the measured drawings and largeformat photography, DRPT shall prepare or cause to be prepared through the 

engagement of a qualified consultant, a first draft HAER Outline Format report 

documenting the bridge. The report shall include any archival research collated 

on the history of the bridge as it relates to the RF&P, a physical description of 

the bridge, copies of the measured drawings and large-format photographs

collected as part of II.B.2 and II.B.3 above, and any additional data gathered 

during this process. The draft shall be submitted concurrently to FRA, Virginia

SHPO, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment, 
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as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall submit final 

documents to FRA, the Virginia SHPO, the Library of Virginia, the Virginia

Museum of History & Culture, the Fairfax County Historical Society, the Prince 

William Historic Society, and to the other Consulting Parties upon written 

request.

C. Rippon Lodge (DHR Inventory No. 076-0023)

1. The adverse effect on Rippon Lodge is caused by the installation of a new 

railroad bridge across Neabsco Creek. As such, draft designs for the new 

Neabsco Creek Bridge shall be compatible with the architectural and historic 

character of the existing structure and nearby historic properties. DRPT shall 

submit draft design plans for the new bridge at the schematic, 30%, 65%, and 

90% stages concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, Prince William County 

Department of Planning as property owner, and other Consulting Parties, as 

appropriate, for review and comment, as described under Stipulation IV(B) and 

(C). The design packet shall include a set of bridge plans and elevations, as well 

as a schematic showing the proposed bridge design in relation to the existing 

Neabsco Creek Bridge to show proposed visual modifications.

2. Prior to beginning construction and within one (1) year of the receipt of funding 

for Project construction in this segment, as described under Stipulation V(C), 

DRPT shall create, or cause to be created through the engagement of a qualified 

consultant, a cultural landscape study of the Neabsco Creek watershed between 

Rippon Lodge and the Neabsco Creek Bridge. The study shall follow the 

Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for conducting historic landscape studies as 

well as applicable guidance found in NPS Bulletin #18, How to Evaluate and 

Nominate Designed Historic Landscapes and other appropriate publications and 

guidance documents. The landscape study shall include, at a minimum, 

completing archival research on this segment of Neabsco Creek focusing on 

historic images and maps of this corridor and gathering spatial data on the 

current parameters of the waterway in this area. The data shall be used to create 

a contextual narrative on the evolution of the waterway over time inclusive of 

GIS overlays and photodocumentation. The ensuing cultural landscape report 

shall be submitted concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, Prince William 

County, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment, 

as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall disseminate final 

copies to FRA, Virginia SHPO, and Prince William County Planning Office for 

their collections, and to the other Consulting Parties upon written request.

3. Within one (1) year of the completion of the cultural landscape study, DRPT 

shall fund the fabrication and installation of an interpretive sign near the Rippon 

Lodge/Neabsco Creek vista as part of Prince William County’s signage initiative 

program to disseminate information about the historical viewshed to the general 

public. In consultation with FRA, Virginia SHPO, Prince William County, and 

other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, DRPT shall prepare, or cause to be 
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prepared through the engagement of a qualified consultant, draft text and layout 

for the interpretive sign. The draft text and layout shall be submitted to FRA, 

Virginia SHPO, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and 

comment, and Prince William County Planning Department for review and 

approval, as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). If the interpretive sign

text and layout are approved by William County, DRPT shall produce the 

interpretive sign and install the panel in a location deemed suitable after 

consultation with FRA, Virginia SHPO, Prince William County, and other 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate. Prince William County is under no obligation 

to approve the signage. If the Prince William County Planning Department does 

not approve the signage to be a part of their marker and signage program, DRPT 

shall consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, Prince William County, and other 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to determine an appropriate method to 

interpret the historic viewshed to the public.

4. Within one (1) year of the completion of the cultural landscape study, DRPT 

shall engage a qualified consultant to restore the viewshed between Rippon 

Lodge and the Neabsco Creek rail bridge through the removal of underbrush as 

depicted in Appendix D. Mature trees shall be left extant. DRPT shall consult 

with FRA, Virginia SHPO, Prince William County Planning Department, and 

other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, on plans associated with the vegetative 

removal. Prince William County is under no obligation to approve the vegetative 

clearing. If the Prince William County Planning Department does not approve 

the vegetative clearing, DRPT shall consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO and other 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to determine an appropriate method to restore

the historic viewshed.

D. Civil War Campsite (Site 44ST1223)

1. DRPT shall avoid Site 44ST1223 to the greatest extent possible. For the portions 

of the archaeological site that cannot be avoided, prior to ground disturbing 

activities and within two (2) years of receipt of Project construction funding in 

this segment as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall conduct an 

intensive pedestrian survey with mapping of all visible surface features and GIS 

map overlays followed by Phase III archaeological data recovery in areas with 

the potential for intact subsurface remains. The archaeological work shall 

include the following components:

a. DRPT shall develop a draft data recovery plan for the investigations and 

submit the plan concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, property owner, NPSFredericksburg Division, ABPP, CWT and Consulting Parties, as 

appropriate, for review and comment, as described under Stipulation IV(B) 

and (C). The plan shall be consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s 

Standards and Guidelines for Archaeological Documentation (48 Fed. Reg. 

44734–37, September 29, 1983) and take into account ACHP’s publication, 

Treatment of Archaeological Properties (1980). The plan shall include:
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1) The property, properties, or portions of properties where site-specific 

data recovery plans shall be carried out;

2) Any property, properties, or portions of properties that will be destroyed 

or altered without data recovery;

3) The research questions to be addressed through data recovery, with an 

explanation of their relevance and importance;

4) The methods to be used with an explanation of their relevance to the 

research questions;

5) The methods to be used in analysis, data management, and dissemination 

of data, including a schedule;

6) The proposed disposition of recovered materials and records;

7) Proposed methods of disseminating the results of the work to interested 

individuals and/or organizations who have expressed an interest in the 

data recovery; and

8) A schedule for the submission of progress reports to FRA, the Virginia

SHPO, property owner, NPS- Fredericksburg Division, ABPP, CWT,

and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate.

b. Upon revision of the plan and acceptance of a data recovery plan by FRA 

and Virginia SHPO, DRPT shall complete or cause to be completed through 

the engagement of a qualified consultant all pedestrian survey, mapping, GIS 

overlays, and archaeological excavation described in the recovery plan. The 

report shall meet all state standards for data recovery reports and include 

required components. DRPT shall submit draft copies of the ensuing report 

concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, property owner, NPS- Fredericksburg

Division, ABPP, CWT, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for 

review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). Final 

copies of the report shall be disseminated to FRA, Virginia SHPO, property 

owner, NPS- Fredericksburg Division, ABPP, CWT, and Library of Virginia

for their collections, and to the other Consulting Parties upon written request.

A final VCRIS form and associated packet shall be given to the Virginia 

SHPO at this time for their archives.

2. Using the information gathered during the mapping and data recovery, within 

four (4) years of the receipt of Project construction funding in this segment as 

described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall produce, or cause to be produced

through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a scholarly article discussing 

the historical and archaeological importance of this site. DRPT shall consult 

with FRA, Virginia SHPO, NPS- Fredericksburg Division, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, regarding the location for submittal for publication. The 
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final publication submittal location shall be determined based on consensus of 

those parties involved in the consultation. DRPT shall submit the article to the 

agreed upon publication and shall have no other obligations with respect to any 

actions that may be taken by the publisher once the article is submitted and 

accepted or declined, except that DRPT shall undertake any revisions or provide 

other assistance requested by the publisher if the article is accepted for 

publication.

3. Within one (1) year of the completion of the archaeological report, DRPT shall 

fund the fabrication and installation of an interpretive sign in a location deemed 

appropriate by NPS- Fredericksburg Division as part of their signage initiative 

program to disseminate information about Civil War camps to the general 

public. In consultation with FRA, Virginia SHPO, NPS- Fredericksburg 

Division, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, DRPT shall prepare, or 

cause to be prepared through the engagement of a qualified consultant, draft text 

and layout for the interpretive sign. The draft text, layout, and proposed location 

for placement of the interpretive sign shall be submitted to FRA, Virginia SHPO, 

and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment, and NPSFredericksburg Division for review and approval, as described under Stipulation 

IV(B) and (C). Within six (6) months after the interpretive sign the text, layout, 

and location are approved by NPS- Fredericksburg Division, DRPT shall 

produce the interpretive sign and install it. NPS- Fredericksburg Division is 

under no obligation to approve the interpretive sign. If NPS- Fredericksburg 

Division does not approve the interpretive sign to be a part of their marker and 

signage program, DRPT shall consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO and other 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to determine an appropriate method to 

interpret the historic site to the public.

E. Rappahannock River Railroad Bridge and Structures/Platform (DHR Inventory No. 

111-0132-0025)

1. Draft designs for the new Rappahannock River Bridge, associated structures in 

downtown Fredericksburg, and new platform shall be compatible with the 

architectural and historic character of the existing structure and nearby historic 

properties and meet the guidelines set forth for new construction in the Old and 

Historic Fredericksburg District, under the auspice of the Fredericksburg 

Architectural Review Board (ARB). DRPT shall submit draft design plans for 

the new bridge at the schematic, 30%, 65%, and 90% stages concurrently to 

FRA, Virginia SHPO, property owner, and other Consulting Parties, as 

appropriate, for review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and 

(C). The design packet shall include a set of bridge plans and elevations, as well 

as a schematic showing the proposed bridge design in relation to the existing 

Rappahannock River Railroad Bridge and Structures/Platform to show proposed 

visual modifications.
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2. Within one (1) year of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall produce, or cause to 

be produced through the engagement of a qualified consultant, measured 

drawings of the existing bridge, structures and platform prior to any alterations. 

The drawings shall conform to the guidelines specified by the NPS as set forth 

in Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record 

(HABS/HAER) Guidelines (http://www.cr.nps.gov/hdp/standards/

haerguidelines.htm). 

3. Within one (1) year of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment as described under Stipulation V(C) and concurrent with the measured 

drawings, DRPT shall engage a professional photographer with experience in 

preparing large-format, black-and-white, archival-quality photographic 

documentation for HAER and HAER-type documentation projects to complete 

large-format photographs of the existing Rappahannock River Railroad Bridge 

and Structures/Platform. Photographs shall comply with HABS/HAER 

Photographs Specifications and Guidelines (http://www.cr.nps.gov/hdp/

standards/HABS/photospecs.pdf) and DHR’s “Photographic Documentation for 

Virginia Department of Historic Resources Survey (Updated 2016). Negatives 

and print sizes shall be 4” x 5”. Negatives and prints shall be processed, labeled, 

and packaged according to HABS/HAER archival standards. A list of photo 

captions (index to photos) and a site plan of the bridge showing the location and 

direction of the photographs (key to photos) shall be included.

Photographic views shall show the bridge and associated railway, structures 

within downtown Fredericksburg, and extant platform, as well as the 

surrounding landscape. Overview and detail photos of the bridge and other 

elements shall be provided, documenting as much as possible of the engineering 

and construction methods for the property including exterior elevations and 

detailed views of significant architectural or historical features.

4. Prior to beginning construction and within four (4) years of the receipt of 

funding for Project construction in this segment, as described under Stipulation 

V(C), DRPT shall create, or cause to be created through the engagement of a 

qualified consultant, a cultural landscape study of the Rappahannock River

watershed and historic transportation crossings within the City of 

Fredericksburg, bounded by the Blue/Grey Parkway bridge on the south and 

Hawke Street on the north. The cultural landscape study shall follow the 

Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for conducting historic landscape studies as 

well as applicable guidance found in NPS Bulletin #18, How to Evaluate and 

Nominate Designed Historic Landscapes and other appropriate publications and 

guidance documents. The cultural landscape study shall include, at a minimum, 

completing archival research on this segment of the Rappahannock River 

focusing on historic images and maps of this corridor, recording historic 

transportation crossings in this area including bridges and ferries, and gathering 

spatial data on the current parameters of the waterway in this area. In addition, 
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the work shall document the extant railroad bridge crossing as an iconic vista in 

various cultural media in the twentieth century. The data shall be used to create 

a contextual narrative on the evolution of the waterway over time inclusive of 

GIS overlays and photodocumentation. The cultural landscape study shall also 

include copies of the measured drawings and photographs as collected during 

tasks II.E.2 and II.E.3 above. The ensuing cultural landscape study shall be 

submitted concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Fredericksburg, HFFI,

and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as 

described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall disseminate final copies 

to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Fredericksburg, Central Rappahannock 

Regional Library, and HFFI for their collections, and to the other Consulting 

Parties upon written request. Full-sized copies of the measured drawings and 

large-format photographs will also be placed on file with the Virginia SHPO and 

Central Rappahannock Regional Library.

F. Bridge/Marye’s Mill (Site 44SP0187), Block 49/Train Station (Site 44SP0688), and 

Block 48/Train Station (Site 44SP0687)

1. These three (3)sites (44SP0187, 44SP0688, and 44SP0687) are all located within 

three (3) adjacent blocks in downtown Fredericksburg. DRPT shall avoid, to the 

greatest extent possible, all three (3) sites. For the portions of the archaeological 

sites that cannot be avoided and where appropriate, prior to ground disturbing 

activities and within two (2) years of receipt of Project construction funding in 

this segment as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall conduct an 

intensive pedestrian survey with mapping of all visible surface features and GIS 

map overlays at each site (as appropriate) followed by Phase III archaeological 

data recovery in areas with the potential for intact subsurface remains. The 

archaeological work at all three sites shall include the following components:

a. DRPT shall develop a separate draft data recovery plan per site for the 

investigations and submit the plan concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, 

City of Fredericksburg, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for 

review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The plan 

shall be consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and 

Guidelines for Archaeological Documentation (48 Fed. Reg. 44734–37, 

September 29, 1983) and take into account ACHP’s publication, Treatment 

of Archaeological Properties (1980). Each plan shall include:

1) The property, properties, or portions of properties where site-specific 

data recovery plans shall be carried out;

2) Any property, properties, or portions of properties that will be destroyed 

or altered without data recovery;

3) The research questions to be addressed through data recovery, with an 

explanation of their relevance and importance;
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4) The methods to be used with an explanation of their relevance to the 

research questions;

5) The methods to be used in analysis, data management, and dissemination 

of data, including a schedule;

6) The proposed disposition of recovered materials and records;

7) Proposed methods of disseminating the results of the work to interested 

individuals and/or organizations who have expressed an interest in the 

data recovery; and

8) A schedule for the submission of progress reports to FRA, Virginia

SHPO, the City of Fredericksburg, and other Consulting Parties, as 

appropriate.

b. Upon revision of the plan and acceptance of the three (3) data recovery plans

by FRA and Virginia SHPO, DRPT shall complete, or cause to be completed 

through the engagement of a qualified consultant, all pedestrian survey, 

mapping, GIS overlays, and archaeological excavation described in the 

recovery plan at each site. Depending on the approved data recovery plan, 

one (1) report containing data on all three (3) excavations may be produced, 

or three separate documents may be completed. In either case, the report(s) 

shall meet all state standards for data recovery reports and include required 

components. DRTP shall submit draft copies of the ensuing report 

concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Fredericksburg, and other 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as described 

under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). Final copies of the report shall be 

disseminated to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Fredericksburg, Central 

Rappahannock Regional Library, and Library of Virginia for their 

collections, and to the other Consulting Parties upon written request. Final 

VCRIS forms and associated packets shall be given to the Virginia SHPO at 

this time for their archives.

2. Using the information gathered during the mapping and data recovery, within 

four (4) years of the receipt of Project construction funding in this segment as 

described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall produce, or cause to be produced

through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a cohesive scholarly article 

discussing the historical and archaeological importance of these three (3) sites. 

FRA, DRPT, Virginia SHPO, City of Fredericksburg, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, shall discuss the location for submittal for publication, 

and the final publication submittal location shall be determined based on 

consensus of involved parties. DRPT shall submit the article to the agreed upon 

location and shall have no other obligations with respect to any actions that may 

be taken by the publisher once the article is submitted and accepted or declined, 

except that DRPT shall undertake any revisions or provide other assistance 

requested by the publisher if the article is accepted for publication.
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3. Within three (3) years of receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall provide, or cause to 

be provided through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a lecture for the 

general public on the results of the archaeological studies on these three sites, 

preferably to be presented in the City of Fredericksburg. This lecture shall be 

advertised in the Fredericksburg area and the surrounding region.

4. Within one (1) year of completion of the new passenger facility in 

Fredericksburg associated with this project, DRPT shall fund the fabrication and 

installation of an interpretive sign near the passenger facility as part of the City 

of Fredericksburg’s signage initiative program to disseminate information to the 

general public about the history of this area and the archaeological studies 

completed at Sites 44SP0187, 44SP0688, and 44SP0687. In consultation with 

FRA, Virginia SHPO, the City of Fredericksburg, HFFI, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, DRPT shall prepare, or cause to be prepared through the 

engagement of a qualified consultant, draft text and layout for the interpretive 

sign. The draft text, layout, and proposed location for placement of the 

interpretive sign, shall be submitted to FRA, Virginia SHPO, HFFI, and other 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment, and City of 

Fredericksburg for review and approval, as described under Stipulation IV(B) 

and (C). Within six (6) months after the interpretive sign text, layout, and 

location are approved by City of Fredericksburg DRPT shall produce the 

interpretive sign and install it. The City of Fredericksburg is under no obligation 

to approve the interpretive sign. If the City of Fredericksburg does not approve 

the interpretive sign to be a part of their marker and signage program or if a 

suitable location for placement cannot be found, DRPT shall consult with FRA, 

Virginia SHPO, HFFI, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to determine 

an appropriate method to interpret the historic properties to the public.

5. Within one (1) year of completion of the new passenger facility in 

Fredericksburg associated with this project, DRPT shall fund the fabrication and 

installation of a museum exhibit within the passenger facility to disseminate 

information to the general public about the history of this area and the 

archaeological studies completed at Sites 44SP0187, 44SP0688, and 44SP0687. 

In consultation with FRA, Virginia SHPO, the City of Fredericksburg, HFFI, 

and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, DRPT shall prepare, or cause to be 

prepared through the engagement of a qualified consultant, draft text and layout 

for the exhibit. The draft text and layout shall be submitted to FRA, Virginia

SHPO, City of Fredericksburg, HFFI, and other Consulting Parties, as 

appropriate, for review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and 

(C). Six (6) months after finalizing the text and layout for the exhibit, DRPT 

shall produce and install the exhibit within the station. 
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G. Fredericksburg Historic District (DHR Inventory No. 111-0132)

1. Draft designs for the new parking deck in downtown Fredericksburg shall be 

compatible with the architectural and historic character of the surrounding 

historic district and meet the guidelines set forth for new construction in the Old 

and Historic Fredericksburg District, under the auspice of the Fredericksburg 

ARB. DRPT shall submit draft design plans for the new structure at the 

schematic, 30%, 65%, and 90% stages concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, 

City of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg Architectural Review Board, HFFI, and 

the other Consulting Parties for review and comment as described under 

Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The design packet shall include a set of structure 

plans and elevations, as well as a schematic showing the proposed structure 

design in relation to the surrounding historic district to show proposed visual 

modifications.

2. Within four (4) years of receipt of Project construction funding in this segment 

as described in Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall create, or cause to be created, a 

historic context on the evolution of the rail system in downtown Fredericksburg. 

This includes acquiring archival data on the establishment of and modifications 

to the rail line between the Rappahannock River and Hazel Run. The data 

obtained during the research shall be compiled into a report. DRPT shall submit 

a draft report concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Fredericksburg, 

HFFI, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as 

described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall disseminate the final 

report to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Fredericksburg, HFFI, Central 

Rappahannock Regional Library, and Library of Virginia, and to public libraries 

and historical societies for their collections; and to the other Consulting Parties, 

upon written request. 

3. Within three (3) years of receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall provide, or cause to 

be provided through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a lecture for the 

general public on the results of the contextual study on the evolution of the 

railroad in Fredericksburg, preferably to be presented in the city. This lecture 

shall be advertised in the Fredericksburg area and the surrounding region.

4. Within three (3) years of receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C) and concurrent with the public 

presentation, DRPT shall consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of 

Fredericksburg, HFFI, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to find an 

appropriate website, such as the Local History page of the Central 

Rappahannock Regional Library, to host an abbreviated narrative on the history 

of the railroad in Fredericksburg, as well as details of the Project. DRPT shall 

request that the identified website host the contents for a minimum of two (2) 

years. If no website host can be identified, DRPT shall consult with FRA, 

Virginia SHPO, City of Fredericksburg, HFFI, and other Consulting Parties, as 
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appropriate, to identify another means to disseminate the abbreviated narrative 

to the public. DRPT shall submit a draft of the webpage content concurrently to 

FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Fredericksburg, HFFI, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as described under Stipulation 

IV(B) and (C). 

H. Earthwork/ Jackson's Earthwork (Site 44SP0468)

1. DRPT shall, to the extent possible, avoid Site 44SP0468. For the portions of the 

archaeological site that cannot be avoided, DRPT shall conduct an intensive 

pedestrian survey with mapping of all visible surface features and GIS map 

overlays followed by Phase III archaeological data recovery in areas with the 

potential for intact subsurface remains prior to ground disturbing activities and 

within two (2) years of receipt of Project construction funding in this segment 

as described under Stipulation V(C). The archaeological work shall include the 

following components:

a. DRPT shall develop a draft data recovery plan for the investigations and 

submit the plan concurrently to FRA and Virginia SHPO for review and 

approval, and to the property owner, NPS- Fredericksburg Division, ABPP, 

CWT, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment

as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The plan shall be consistent 

with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for 

Archaeological Documentation (48 Fed. Reg. 44734–37, September 29, 

1983) and take into account ACHP’s publication, Treatment of 

Archaeological Properties (1980). The plan shall include:

1) The property, properties, or portions of properties where site-specific 

data recovery plans shall be carried out;

2) Any property, properties, or portions of properties that will be destroyed 

or altered without data recovery;

3) The research questions to be addressed through data recovery, with an 

explanation of their relevance and importance;

4) The methods to be used with an explanation of their relevance to the 

research questions;

5) The methods to be used in analysis, data management, and dissemination 

of data, including a schedule;

6) The proposed disposition of recovered materials and records;

7) Proposed methods of disseminating the results of the work to interested 

individuals and/or organizations who have expressed an interest in the 

data recovery; and
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8) A schedule for the submission of progress reports to FRA, the Virginia 

SHPO, property owner, NPS- Fredericksburg Division, ABPP, CWT, 

and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate.

b. Upon revision of the plan and approval of a data recovery plan by FRA and 

Virginia SHPO, DRPT shall complete, or cause to be completed through the 

engagement of a qualified consultant, all pedestrian survey, mapping, GIS 

overlays, and archaeological excavation described in the recovery plan. The 

report shall meet all state standards for data recovery reports and include 

required components. DRPT shall submit draft copies of the ensuing report 

concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, property owner, NPS- Fredericksburg 

Division, ABPP, CWT, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for 

review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). Final 

copies of the report shall be disseminated to FRA, Virginia SHPO, property 

owner, NPS- Fredericksburg Division, ABPP, CWT, and Library of Virginia

for their collections, and to other Consulting Parties upon written request. 

DRPT will give to the Virginia SHPO a final VCRIS form and associated 

packet for DHR’s archives.

2. Using the information gathered during the mapping and data recovery, within 

four (4) years of the receipt of Project construction funding in this segment as 

described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall produce, or cause to be produced

through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a scholarly article discussing 

the historical and archaeological importance of this site. FRA, DRPT, Virginia

SHPO, NPS- Fredericksburg Division, ABPP, CWT, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, shall discuss the location for submittal for publication, 

and the final publication submittal location shall be determined based on 

consensus of involved parties. DRPT shall submit the article to the agreed upon 

location and shall have no other obligations with respect to any actions that may 

be taken by the publisher once the article is submitted and accepted or declined, 

except that DRPT shall undertake any revisions or provide other assistance 

requested by the publisher if the article is accepted for publication.

3. Within one (1) year of the completion of the archaeological report, DRPT shall 

fund the fabrication and installation of an interpretive sign in a location deemed 

appropriate by the NPS- Fredericksburg Division as part of their signage 

initiative program to disseminate information about Civil War camps to the 

general public. In consultation with FRA, Virginia SHPO, NPS- Fredericksburg 

Division, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, DRPT shall prepare, or 

cause to be prepared through the engagement of a qualified consultant, draft text 

and layout for the interpretive sign. The draft text, layout, and proposed location 

for placement of the interpretive sign shall be submitted to FRA, Virginia SHPO, 

and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment; and to 

NPS- Fredericksburg Division for review and approval, as described under 

Stipulation IV(B) and (C). Within six (6) months after the interpretive sign, the 

text, layout, and location are approved by NPS- Fredericksburg Division, DRPT 

shall produce and install the interpretive sign. NPS- Fredericksburg Division is 
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under no obligation to approve the signage. If the NPS- Fredericksburg Division 

does not approve the interpretive sign to be a part of their marker and signage 

program or if a suitable location for placement cannot be found, DRPT shall 

consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, NPS- Fredericksburg Division, and other 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to determine an appropriate method to 

interpret the historic site to the public.

I. Doswell Historic District (DHR Inventory No. 042-5448)

1. Within two (2) years of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall complete, or cause to 

be completed through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a NRHP 

nomination form for the historic district. DRPT shall submit the draft 

nomination form concurrently to FRA, Hanover County, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as described under Stipulation 

IV(B) and (C); and to Virginia SHPO for review and approval pursuant to the 

agency’s established procedures and regulations for the Register Program. 

DRPT shall submit the final draft of the NRHP nomination to Virginia SHPO

for listing to the NRHP as prescribed by the agency's established procedures and 

regulations for the Register Program. DRPT shall have no other obligations with 

respect to any actions that may be taken by Hanover County, the property 

owners, the Virginia SHPO, or any other entity relating to the nomination of the 

property to the NRHP. The Virginia Board of Historic Resources is under no 

obligation to approve the nomination for listing to the NRHP.

2. Within two (2) years of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C) and concurrent with the NRHP 

nomination, DRPT shall fund the fabrication and installation of a Virginia state 

historical highway marker, in accordance with Va. Code Ann. §§ 10.1–2202, 

10.1–2204, and 10.1–2209, which govern the State Historical Highway Markers 

Program, to be located within the Doswell Historic District to disseminate 

information about the history of Doswell to the general public. The historical 

highway marker shall summarize the historical significance of the Town of 

Doswell and the related railroad history in this area. In consultation with FRA, 

Virginia SHPO, Hanover County, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate,

DRPT shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, draft text for the state historical

highway marker. DRPT shall submit the draft text for the state historical 

highway marker to the Virginia SHPO historical highway marker program for 

review and approval pursuant to the agency’s established procedures and 

regulations for the State Historical Highway Markers Program; and to Hanover 

County and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as 

described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The Virginia SHPO shall then 

perform its respective role, as prescribed by the agency's established procedures 

and regulations for the Virginia State Historical Highway Markers Program. 
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The Virginia Board of Historic Resources is under no obligation, and nothing in 

this MOA should be construed to require the Virginia Board of Historic 

Resources, to approve the state historical highway marker. If the Virginia Board 

of Historic Resources approves the state historical highway marker, DRPT shall 

request that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) install the state 

historical highway marker within six (6) months after its approval. The VDOT 

is under no obligation to accept this request. If the Virginia Board of Historic 

Resources does not approve the state historical highway marker, DRPT shall 

consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, Hanover County, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, to determine an appropriate method to interpret the 

Doswell Historic District to the public. 

3. Within two (2) years of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C) and concurrent with the marker, 

DRPT shall consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, Hanover County, Hanover 

County Historical Commission, and other Consulting Parties to find an 

appropriate website, such as Hanover’s Historic Places page of the Hanover 

County Historical Society’s webpage (http://www.hchs.us/places.html/), to host 

an abbreviated narrative on the history of Doswell, as well as details of the 

Project. DRPT shall request that the identified website host the contents for a 

minimum of two (2) years. If no website host can be identified, DRPT shall 

consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, Hanover County, and other Consulting 

Parties to identify another means to disseminate the abbreviated narrative to the 

public. DRPT shall submit a draft of the webpage content concurrently to FRA, 

Virginia SHPO, Hanover County, Hanover County Historical Commission, and 

other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as described 

under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). 

J. Doswell Depot and Tower (DHR Inventory No. 042-0093)

1. Within one (1) year of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall produce, or cause to 

be produced through the engagement of a qualified consultant, measured 

drawings of the existing depot and tower prior to any alterations. The drawings 

shall conform to the guidelines specified by the NPS as set forth in Historic 

American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record 

(HABS/HAER) Guidelines (http://www.cr.nps.gov/hdp/standards/

haerguidelines.htm). Copies of the drawings will be archived at the Virginia 

SHPO and the Hanover County Department of Planning.

2. Within one (1) year of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C) and concurrent with the measured 

drawings, DRPT shall engage a professional photographer with experience in 

preparing large-format, black-and-white, archival-quality photographic 

documentation for HAER and HAER-type documentation projects to complete 

large-format photographs of the existing depot and tower. Photographs shall 
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comply with HABS/HAER Photographs Specifications and Guidelines 

(http://www.cr.nps.gov/hdp/standards/HABS/photospecs.pdf) and DHR’s 

“Photographic Documentation for Virginia Department of Historic Resources 

Survey (Updated 2016). Negatives and print sizes shall be 4” x 5”. Negatives 

and prints shall be processed, labeled, and packaged according to HABS/HAER 

archival standards. A list of photo captions (index to photos) and a site plan of 

the building showing the location and direction of the photographs (key to 

photos) shall be included.

Photographic views shall show both the depot and the tower, as well as the 

surrounding landscape. Overview and detail photos of the depot, tower, and 

other elements shall be provided, documenting as much as possible of the 

engineering and construction methods for the property including exterior 

elevations and detailed views of significant architectural or historical features.

Copies of the photographs will be archived at the Virginia SHPO and the 

Hanover County Department of Planning.

3. Prior to construction of the Project in this area and after the measured drawings

and HAER photographic documentation is completed, DRPT shall employ a 

qualified structural engineer with demonstrated experience working with 

historic properties to carefully move the tower. The tower shall be installed

outside of the Project limits of disturbance using the Secretary of the Interior’s 

Standards for Reconstruction and NPS Preservation Briefs, Technical Notes, and 

other relevant guidance and accepted historic preservation practices, as 

appropriate. DRPT shall consult on the final location of the tower with FRA, 

Virginia SHPO, Hanover County, property owners, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, prior to moving the historic building.

4. Within two (2) years of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall fund the fabrication 

and installation of an interpretive sign near either the depot or the moved tower

as part of Hanover County’s signage initiative program to disseminate 

information about the historic of the railroad in this area, the Project, and the 

process to move the tower to the general public. In consultation with FRA, 

Virginia SHPO, Hanover County, the property owners, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, DRPT shall prepare, or cause to be prepared through the 

engagement of a qualified consultant, draft text and layout for the interpretive 

sign. The draft text, layout, and proposed location for placement of the 

interpretive sign, shall be submitted to FRA, Virginia SHPO, the property 

owners, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment; 

and Hanover County for review and approval, as described under Stipulation 

IV(B) and (C). Within six (6) months after the interpretive sign text, layout, and 

location are approved by Hanover County, DRPT shall produce the interpretive 

sign and install it. Hanover County is under no obligation to approve the

interpretive sign. If Hanover County does not approve the signage to be a part 

of their marker and signage program or if a suitable location for placement 
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cannot be found, DRPT shall consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, Hanover 

County, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to determine an 

appropriate method to interpret the historic properties to the public.

K. Berkleytown Historic District (DHR Inventory No. 166-5073)

1. Draft designs for the new structural overpass of Archie Cannon Road shall be 

compatible with the architectural and historic character of the adjacent historic 

district and comply with all applicable Town of Ashland design standards. 

DRPT shall submit draft design plans for the new structure at the schematic, 

30%, 65%, and 90% stages concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, Town of 

Ashland, Ashland Museum, and the other Consulting Parties for review and 

comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The design packet shall 

include a set of structure plans and elevations, as well as a schematic showing 

the proposed structure design in relation to the adjacent historic district to show 

proposed visual modifications.

2. Within one (1) year of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall complete, or cause to 

be completed through the engagement of a qualified consultant, two (2) oral 

histories of individuals with an extended tenure living and/or working within the 

Berkleytown Historic District and are knowledgeable of the history and 

evolution of the area, to include area residents, town staff, or members of the 

Ashland Museum, among others. Interviews shall be taped, and transcriptions 

of the interviews shall be submitted to FRA, Virginia SHPO, Town of Ashland, 

Ashland Museum, and the Library of Virginia for their collections, and the other 

Consulting Parties upon written request.

3. Within two (2) years of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall complete, or cause to 

be completed through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a NRHP 

nomination form for the historic district. DRPT shall submit the draft 

nomination form concurrently to FRA, Town of Ashland, Ashland Museum, and 

other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as described 

under Stipulation IV(B) and (C); and to the Virginia SHPO for review and 

approval pursuant to the agency’s established procedures and regulations for the 

Register Program. DRPT shall submit the final draft of the NRHP nomination 

to Virginia SHPO for listing to the NRHP as prescribed by the agency's 

established procedures and regulations for the Register Program. DRPT shall 

have no other obligations with respect to any actions that may be taken by the 

Town of Ashland, the property owners, the Virginia SHPO, or any other entity 

relating to the nomination of the property to the NRHP. The Virginia Board of 

Historic Resources is under no obligation to approve the nomination for listing 

to the NRHP.
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4. Within two (2) years of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C) and concurrent with the NRHP 

nomination, DRPT shall fund the fabrication and installation of a Virginia state 

historical highway marker, in accordance with Va. Code Ann. §§ 10.1–2202, 

10.1–2204, and 10.1–2209, which govern the State Historical Highway Markers 

Program, to be located within the Berkleytown Historic District to disseminate 

information about the history of Berkleytown to the general public. The 

historical highway marker shall summarize the historical significance of the 

community. In consultation with FRA, Virginia SHPO, Town of Ashland, 

Ashland Museum, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, DRPT shall 

prepare, or cause to be prepared, draft text for the state historical highway 

marker. DRPT shall submit the draft text for the state historical highway marker 

to the Virginia SHPO historical highway marker program for review and 

approval pursuant to the agency’s established procedures and regulations for the 

State Historical Highway Markers Program, and to the Town of Ashland, 

Ashland Museum, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and 

comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The Virginia SHPO

shall then perform its respective role, as prescribed by the agency's established 

procedures and regulations for the Virginia State Historical Highway Marker 

Program. 

The Virginia Board of Historic Resources is under no obligation, and nothing in 

this MOA should be construed to require the Virginia Board of Historic 

Resources, to approve the state historical highway marker. If the Virginia Board 

of Historic Resources approves the state historical highway marker, DRPT shall 

request that VDOT install the state historical highway marker within six (6) 

months after its approval. The VDOT is under no obligation to accept this 

request. If the Virginia Board of Historic Resources does not approve the state 

historical highway marker, DRPT shall consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, the 

Town of Ashland, Ashland Museum, and other Consulting Parties, as 

appropriate, to determine an appropriate method to interpret the Berkleytown

Historic District to the public. 

5. Within two (2) years of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C) and concurrent with the NRHP 

nomination, DRPT shall complete, or cause to be completed through the 

engagement of a qualified consultant, narrative text associated with a walking 

tour of the historic district. Text is to be completed in partnership with the 

Ashland Museum. DRPT shall submit the draft walking tour text concurrently 

to FRA, Virginia SHPO, Town of Ashland, Ashland Museum, and other 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as described under 

Stipulation IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall submit the final draft of the walking tour 

text to the Town of Ashland to use if it so chooses, and in a manner it deems 

appropriate. DRPT shall have no other obligations with respect to any actions 

that may be taken by the Town of Ashland, the Ashland Museum, the property 

owners, the Virginia SHPO, or any other entity relating to the walking tour. 
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L. Laurel Industrial School Historic District (DHR Inventory No. 043-0292) and Main 

Building/Robert Stiles Building (DHR Inventory No. 043-0292-0001)

1. Draft designs for the new structural overpass of Hungary Road shall be 

compatible with the architectural and historic character of the adjacent historic 

district and nearby historic properties and comply with all applicable City of 

Richmond design standards. DRPT shall submit draft design plans for the new 

structure at the schematic, 30%, 65%, and 90% stages concurrently to FRA, 

Virginia SHPO, Henrico County, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate,

for review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The 

design packet shall include a set of structure plans and elevations, as well as a 

schematic showing the proposed structure design in relation to the adjacent 

historic district and nearby historic properties to show proposed visual 

modifications.

2. Within four (4) years of receipt of Project construction funding in this segment 

as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall create, or cause to be created

through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a historic context on latenineteenth/early-twentieth century reform schools in Central Virginia. This 

includes acquiring archival data on the Laurel Industrial School Historic District 

and other similar institutions in central Virginia, completing an abbreviated 

architectural study of nearby, extant facilities that functioned in a similar 

capacity, and briefly identifying comparable facilities in other parts of the state 

for contextual analysis. The data obtained during the research shall be compiled 

into a report. DRPT shall submit a draft report concurrently to FRA, Virginia

SHPO, Henrico County, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review 

and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall 

disseminate the final report to FRA, Virginia SHPO, Henrico County, and 

Library of Virginia, and public libraries and historical societies for their 

collections; and to the other Consulting Parties upon written request. If 

appropriate, DRPT shall provide final VCRIS forms and associated packet to 

the Virginia SHPO at this time for their archives related to any facilities 

documented as part of this research that are not currently in their records.

3. As part of the contextual research completed above, DRPT shall create, or cause 

to be created through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a historic map 

and aerial study of the Laurel Industrial School Historic District and surrounding 

area. A series of georeferenced, GIS-based overlays shall be created to illustrate 

the evolution of the landscape and road system in this area. The resulting 

documents shall include a series of illustrations and an accompanying narrative 

describing the history of the road system and landscape near the intersection of 

Hungary Road and the railroad. DRPT shall submit a draft report concurrently 

to FRA, Virginia SHPO, Henrico County, and other Consulting Parties, as 

appropriate, for review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and 

(C). DRPT shall disseminate the final report and associated digital data to FRA, 
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Virginia SHPO, Henrico County, and Library of Virginia, and public libraries 

and historical societies for their collections; and to the other Consulting Parties

upon written request.

4. Within four (4) years of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall fund the fabrication 

and installation of an interpretive sign near the Main Building/Robert Stiles 

Building as part of Hanover County’s signage initiative program to disseminate 

information about the historic of the surrounding historic district, the Main 

Building/Robert Stiles Building, and association of this area with the railroad to 

the general public. In consultation with FRA, Virginia SHPO, Henrico County, 

the property owner, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, DRPT shall 

prepare, or cause to be prepared, draft text and layout for the interpretive sign. 

The draft text and layout and proposed location for placement of the interpretive 

sign shall be submitted to FRA, Virginia SHPO, the property owner, and other 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment; and to Henrico 

County for review and approval, as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). 

Within six (6) months after the interpretive sign text, layout, and location are 

approved by Henrico County, DRPT shall produce the interpretive sign and 

install it. Henrico County is under no obligation to approve the interpretive sign. 

If Henrico County does not approve the interpretive sign to be a part of their 

marker and signage program or if a suitable location for placement cannot be 

found, DRPT shall consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, Henrico County, and 

other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to determine an appropriate method to

interpret the historic properties to the public.

M. Shockoe Valley & Tobacco Row Historic District (DHR Inventory No. 127-0344)

1. Draft designs for the platform and other structural changes to Main Street Station 

and the surrounding rail facilities in Shockoe Bottom shall be compatible with 

the architectural and historic character of the surrounding historic district and 

meet the guidelines set forth in the City Old and Historic District, under the 

auspice of the Richmond Commission of Architectural Review. DRPT shall 

submit draft design plans for the new platform and other structural changes at 

the schematic, 30%, 65%, and 90% stages concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, 

City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, 

Richmond Commission of Architectural Review, Historic Richmond 

Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and Consulting Parties for review 

and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The design packet 

shall include a set of structure plans and elevations, as well as a schematic 

showing the proposed structure design in relation to the surrounding historic 

district and nearby historic properties to show proposed visual modifications.

2. Within four (4) years of receipt of Project construction funding in this segment 

as described in Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall create, or cause to be created

through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a historic context on the 
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association of the RF&P railroad, the downtown Richmond segment of the 

Virginia Central Railroad, and other precursors of the Chesapeake and 

Ohio/Seaboard Railroad and the slave trade in Virginia. This includes acquiring 

archival data on the establishment and proliferation of the slave trade in Shockoe 

Bottom and associated activities between Richmond and Washington, D.C along 

the rail lines, as well as gathering reconnaissance-level data on any extant 

buildings or known archaeological sites along the rail corridor between 

Washington, D.C. and Richmond that have an association with the slave trade. 

The task shall also include community engagement and ethnographic research 

regarding the significance of the slave trade in Shockoe Bottom and surrounding 

district to the descendent community. DRPT or its consultants, as applicable, 

shall consult with Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of Richmond

Planning and Preservation Division, Richmond Commission of Architectural 

Review, Historic Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to identify community members to include in 

such ethnographic research. The data obtained during all phases of research 

shall be compiled into a report and georeferenced on modern aerial maps to 

create a series of GIS-based overlays. DRPT shall submit a draft report 

concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of Richmond

Planning and Preservation Division, Historic Richmond Foundation, 

Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for 

review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall 

disseminate the final report to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of 

Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, Historic Richmond Foundation, 

Preservation Virginia, NTHP, Library of Virginia, and public libraries and 

historical societies for their collections; and to the other Consulting Parties upon 

written request. The digital data obtained as part of this process shall also be 

disseminated to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of Richmond

Planning and Preservation Division, Historic Richmond Foundation, 

Preservation Virginia, NTHP, Library of Virginia, and to other groups who have 

an interest in this topic upon written request, provided that the dissemination 

meets the requirements set forth in the Archeological Resources Protection Act.

3. Within four (4) years of receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall provide, or cause to 

be provided through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a lecture for the 

general public on the results of the contextual study on the association of the 

RF&P and associated railroads and the slave trade, preferably to be presented in 

Richmond. The exact time and location will be determined based on consultation 

with Consulting Parties, with a goal of maximizing opportunities for public 

attendance. This lecture shall be advertised in Richmond, Fredericksburg, 

Alexandria, and other areas highlighted in the research. 

4. Within four (4) years of funding in this segment as described in Stipulation V(C) 

and concurrent with the preparation of the RF&P and associated railroads and 

slave trade context, DRPT shall fund the fabrication and installation of a 
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Virginia state historical highway marker, in accordance with Va. Code Ann. §§ 

10.1–2202, 10.1–2204, and 10.1–2209, which govern the State Historical 

Highway Markers Program, to be located near the site of Lumpkin’s Jail/Devil’s 

Half Acre (Site 44HE1053) to disseminate information about the site, the nearby 

Burial Ground for Negros (Site 44HE1089), and the associated slave trade in 

this area to the general public. In consultation with FRA, Virginia SHPO, City 

of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, Historic 

Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, DRPT shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, draft text 

for the state historical highway marker. DRPT shall submit the draft text for the 

state historical highway marker to the Virginia SHPO historical highway marker 

program for review and approval pursuant to the agency’s established 

procedures and regulations for the State Historical Highway Markers Program; 

and to the City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation 

Division, Historic Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and 

other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as described 

under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The Virginia SHPO shall then perform its 

respective role, as prescribed by the agency's established procedures for the 

Virginia State Historical Highway Markers Program. 

The Virginia Board of Historic Resources is under no obligation, and nothing in 

this MOA should be construed to require the Virginia Board of Historic 

Resources, to approve the state historical highway marker. If the Virginia Board 

of Historic Resources approves the state historical highway marker, DRPT shall 

request that VDOT install the state historical highway marker within six (6) 

months after its approval. The VDOT is under no obligation to accept this 

request. If the Virginia Board of Historic Resources does not approve the state

historical highway marker, DRPT shall consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, City 

of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, Historic 

Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, to determine an appropriate method to interpret the slave 

trade and associated sites of significance in this area to the public. 

5. Within four (4) years of receipt of Project construction funding in this segment 

as described in Stipulation V(C) and concurrent with the context preparation, 

DRPT shall work with the City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and 

Preservation Division, Virginia SHPO, Historic Richmond Foundation, 

Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to

establish boundaries for a potential historic district (or other appropriate historic 

resource type) that encompasses resources associated with the slave trade in 

Shockoe Bottom. The geographic data shall be added to the ongoing historic 

district research completed by the Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of 

Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, and others on file at the Virginia 

SHPO office. DRPT shall submit a draft boundary and any other pertinent data 

concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of Richmond

Planning and Preservation Division, Historic Richmond Foundation, 
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Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for 

review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall 

disseminate the final boundary and other pertinent data to FRA, Virginia SHPO, 

City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, 

Historic Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and the other 

Consulting Parties upon written request. The digital data obtained as part of this 

process will also be used to update the Virginia SHPO online site database 

provided that the dissemination meets the requirements set forth in the 

Archeological Resources Protection Act.

N. Main Street Station Parking Lot/Railroad (Site 44HE1098), Railroad, Warehouse

(44HE1097), and Warehouse (Site 44HE1094)

1. These three (3) sites are all located within two (2) adjacent blocks in Shockoe 

Bottom. DRPT shall avoid all three (3) sites (44HE1098, 44HE1097, and 

44HE1094) where possible. For the portions of the archaeological sites that 

cannot be avoided and where appropriate, DRPT shall conduct Phase III 

archaeological data recovery in areas with the potential for intact subsurface 

remains prior to ground disturbing activities and within two (2) years of receipt 

of Project construction funding in this segment as described under Stipulation 

V(C). The archaeological work at all three (3) sites shall include the following 

components:

a. DRPT shall develop a separate draft data recovery plan per site for the 

investigations and submit the plan concurrently to FRA and Virginia SHPO

for review and approval, and to City of Richmond, City of Richmond

Planning and Preservation Division, Historic Richmond Foundation, 

Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate,

for review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). The 

plan shall be consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and 

Guidelines for Archaeological Documentation (48 Fed. Reg. 44734–37, 

September 29, 1983) and take into account ACHP’s publication, Treatment 

of Archaeological Properties (1980). Each plan shall include:

1) The property, properties, or portions of properties where site-specific 

data recovery plans shall be carried out;

2) Any property, properties, or portions of properties that will be destroyed 

or altered without data recovery;

3) The research questions to be addressed through data recovery, with an 

explanation of their relevance and importance;

4) The methods to be used with an explanation of their relevance to the 

research questions;
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5) The methods to be used in analysis, data management, and dissemination 

of data, including a schedule;

6) The proposed disposition of recovered materials and records;

7) Proposed methods of disseminating the results of the work to interested 

individuals and/or organizations who have expressed an interest in the 

data recovery; and

8) A schedule for the submission of progress reports to FRA, Virginia

SHPO, City of Richmond, Historic Richmond Foundation, Preservation 

Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate.

b. Upon revision of the plan and approval of the three (3) data recovery plans

by FRA and Virginia SHPO, DRPT shall complete, or cause to be completed 

through the engagement of a qualified consultant, all GIS overlays and 

archaeological excavation described in the recovery plan at each site. 

Depending on the approved data recovery plan, one (1) report containing 

data on all three (3) excavations may be produced, or three (3) separate 

documents may be completed. In either case, the report(s) shall meet all state 

standards for data recovery reports and include required components. DRPT

shall submit draft copies of the ensuing report concurrently to FRA, Virginia

SHPO, City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation 

Division, Historic Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and 

other Consulting Parties for review and comment as described under 

Stipulation IV(B) and (C). Final copies of the report shall be disseminated 

to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and 

Preservation Division, Historic Richmond Foundation, Preservation 

Virginia, NTHP, and Library of Virginia for their collections, and to other 

Consulting Parties upon written request. Final VCRIS forms and associated 

packets will be given to the Virginia SHPO at this time for their archives.

2. Using the information gathered during the mapping and data recovery, within 

four (4) years of the receipt of Project construction funding in this segment as 

described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall produce, or cause to be produced

through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a cohesive scholarly article 

discussing the historical and archaeological importance of these three sites. 

FRA, DRPT, Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning

and Preservation Division, Historic Richmond Foundation, Preservation 

Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, shall discuss the 

location for submittal for publication, and the final publication submittal 

location shall be determined based on consensus of involved parties. DRPT shall 

submit the article to the agreed upon location and shall have no other obligations 

with respect to any actions that may be taken by the publisher once the article is 

submitted and accepted or declined, except that DRPT shall undertake any 

revisions or provide other assistance requested by the publisher if the article is 

accepted for publication.
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3. Within three (3) years of receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment, as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall provide, or cause to 

be provided through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a lecture for the 

general public on the results of the archaeological studies on these three (3) sites, 

preferably to be presented in the City of Richmond. This lecture shall be 

advertised in the Richmond area and the surrounding region.

4. Within three (3) years of the receipt of funding for Project construction in this 

segment as described under Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall fund the fabrication 

and installation of an interpretive sign within or near Main Street Station as part 

of station’s interior design or exterior landscaping to disseminate information 

about the history of this area and the archaeological studies completed at Sites 

44HE1098, 44HE1097, and 44HE1094 to the general public. In consultation 

with FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and 

Preservation Division, Historic Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, 

NTHP, property owner, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, DRPT 

shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, draft text and layout for the interpretive 

sign. The draft text, layout, and proposed location for placement of the 

interpretive sign shall be submitted to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, 

City of Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, Historic Richmond 

Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting Parties, as 

appropriate, for review and comment; and owners and managers of Main Street 

Station for review and approval, as described under Stipulation IV(B) and (C). 

Within six (6) months after the interpretive sign text, layout, and location are 

approved by the owners and managers of Main Street Station DRPT shall 

produce the interpretive sign and install it. The owners and managers of Main 

Street Station are under no obligation to approve the interpretive sign. If the 

owners and managers of Main Street Station do not approve the signage to be a 

part of their facility or if a suitable location for placement cannot be found, 

DRPT shall consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of 

Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, Historic Richmond Foundation, 

Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to 

determine an appropriate method to interpret the historic properties to the public.

O. Main Street Station and Trainshed (DHR Inventory No. 127-0172)

1. Draft designs for platform modifications to Main Street Station and Trainshed 

shall be compatible with the architectural and historic character of the building 

and nearby historic properties and meet the guidelines set forth in the City Old 

and Historic District, under the auspice of the Richmond Commission of 

Architectural Review. DRPT shall submit draft design plans for modifications 

at the schematic, 30%, 65%, and 90% stages concurrently to FRA, Virginia

SHPO, City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation 

Division, Richmond Commission of Architectural Review, Historic Richmond 

Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting Parties, as 
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appropriate, for review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and 

(C). The design packet shall include a set of structure plans and elevations, as 

well as a schematic showing the proposed platform structure design in relation 

to the building and nearby historic properties to show proposed visual 

modifications.

2. Within four (4) years of receipt of Project construction funding in this segment 

as described in Stipulation V(C), DRPT shall create, or cause to be created

through the engagement of a qualified consultant, a historic context on the 

evolution of the rail system in downtown Richmond. This includes acquiring 

archival data on the establishment of and modifications to the earliest rail lines 

in the city, development of the RF&P rail line and other nineteenth-century rail 

lines downtown, creation of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and the Seaboard 

Air Line Railroad, and the physical impacts of the different lines on downtown 

Richmond, including buildings, structures, and landscapes that represent this 

evolution. The data obtained during the research shall be compiled into a report. 

DRPT shall submit a draft report concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of

Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, Historic 

Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as described under Stipulation 

IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall disseminate the final report to FRA, Virginia SHPO, 

City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, 

Historic Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and Library of 

Virginia, and public libraries and historical societies for their collections; and to 

the other Consulting Parties upon written request. 

3. Within four (4) years of receipt of Project construction funding in this segment 

as described in Stipulation V(C) and upon completion of the context, DRPT shall 

create, or cause to be created through the engagement of a qualified consultant, 

an abbreviated narrative on the history of the railroad in Richmond with 

accompanying visuals, as well as details of the Project, and post the document 

on a webpage deemed appropriate for the subject matter, such as the Online 

Exhibits page of the Valentine Museum’s webpage 

(https://thevalentine.org/exhibitions/online/). The data can be uploaded as a 

stand-alone webpage or as a downloadable .pdf. The data shall remain on their 

webpage for a minimum of two (2) years. DRPT shall submit a draft of the 

webpage content concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City 

of Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, The Valentine, Historic 

Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting 

Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as described under Stipulation 

IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall disseminate the final webpage to The Valentine for 

their placement on the webpage. The Valentine is under no obligation to approve 

the webpage. If the Valentine does not approve the webpage content to be a part 

of their digital programming, DRPT shall consult with FRA, Virginia SHPO, 

City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, 

Historic Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other 
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Consulting Parties, as appropriate, to determine an appropriate method to

disseminate this data to the public.

P. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Corridor (DHR Inventory No. 127-6271)

1. Draft designs for modifications to contributing resources to the Seaboard Air 

Line Railroad Corridor shall be compatible with the architectural and historic 

character of the rail corridor and any applicable design standards for their 

respective localities. DRPT shall submit draft design plans for modifications at 

the schematic, 30%, 65%, and 90% stages concurrently to FRA, Virginia SHPO, 

City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation Division, 

Richmond Commission of Architectural Review, Historic Richmond 

Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and other Consulting Parties, as 

appropriate, for review and comment as described under Stipulation IV(B) and 

(C). The design packet shall include a set of structure plans and elevations, as 

well as a schematic showing the proposed structure design in relation to the 

building and nearby historic properties to show proposed visual modifications.

2. Within four (4) years of receipt of Project construction funding in this segment 

as described in Stipulation (C), DRPT shall create, or cause to be created through 

the engagement of a qualified consultant, a historic context on railroad depots 

and associated facilities along the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in Virginia. This 

includes acquiring archival data on the history of past and present historic 

buildings developed as part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad system between 

Richmond and the North Carolina state line. 

As part of this contextual study, DRPT shall document, or cause to be 

documented through the engagement of a qualified consultant, all stations and 

towers that are contributing elements to the Seaboard Air Line Railroad that have 

not been previously recorded with the Virginia SHPO. The DRPT shall prepare, 

or cause to be prepared, photographic documentation of each structure consistent 

with guidance found in “Photographic Documentation for National Park Service 

Basic Survey” and DHR’s “Photographic Documentation for Virginia

Department of Historic Resources (DHR) Survey” (Updated 2016); and 

complete a Virginia SHPO Intensive Level Survey form for each recorded depot 

and tower in the Virginia SHPO’s VCRIS system. 

The data obtained during the contextual research and architectural study shall be 

documented in a written report. DRPT shall submit a draft report concurrently 

to FRA, Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and 

Preservation Division, Richmond Commission of Architectural Review, 

Historic Richmond Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, and the other 

Consulting Parties, as appropriate, for review and comment as described under 

Stipulation IV(B) and (C). DRPT shall disseminate the final report to FRA, 

Virginia SHPO, City of Richmond, City of Richmond Planning and Preservation 

Division, Richmond Commission of Architectural Review, Historic Richmond 
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Foundation, Preservation Virginia, NTHP, Virginia Museum of History & 

Culture, Library of Virginia, and public libraries and historical societies for their 

collections; and to the other Consulting Parties, upon written request. Final 

VCRIS forms and associated packets shall be given to the Virginia SHPO at this 

time for their archives.

III. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

A. All cultural resource work carried out pursuant to this MOA shall be conducted by 

or under the direct supervision of an individual or individuals who meet, at a 

minimum, the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for 

Preservation Professionals (48 Fed. Reg. 44738–44739 (September 29, 1983)).

B. In preparing all archaeological studies resulting from this MOA, the preparer shall 

take into account ACHP’s publications, Section 106 Archaeology Guidance (2009)

and Recommended Approach for Consultation on Recovery of Significant 

Information from Archeological Sites (1999) as well as state-specific archaeological 

guidelines on best practice and procedure, as applicable.

C. In preparing all architectural studies resulting from this MOA, the preparer shall take 

into account guidelines on specific architectural projects issued by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior/National Park Service (such as the Bulletin entitled How 

To Complete the National Register Registration Form) and state-specific guidelines 

on best practices and procedures, as applicable.

IV.PREPARATION AND REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS 

A. All studies, technical reports, and treatment plans prepared pursuant to this MOA

shall be consistent with pertinent standards and guidelines including, as applicable, 

The Secretary's Standards and Guidelines for Historical Documentation (48 Fed. 

Reg. 44728-30), The Secretary's Standards and Guidelines for Architectural and 

Engineering Documentation (48 Fed. Reg. 44730-34), Archaeology and Historic 

Preservation: Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines (48 Fed. Reg. 

44716-44742, September 29, 1983), ACHP’s Treatment of Archaeological 

Properties: A Handbook, ACHP’s Recommended Approach for Consultation on 

Recovery of Significant Information from Archaeological Sites (1999), and the 

Virginia SHPO’s Guidelines for Conducting Historic Resources Survey in Virginia

(October 2017), or subsequent revisions or replacements to these documents and are 

in accordance with 36 C.F.R. § 800.11(d) and (e) per the SEHSR PA Stipulation IV.

B. DRPT shall provide the Virginia SHPO two (2) copies (one [1] bound archival hard 

copies and one [1] in Portable Document Format (PDF) on compact disc or other 

electronic format that is acceptable to DRPT and Virginia SHPO) of all draft and 

final reports prepared pursuant to this MOA. DRPT shall also provide a hardcopy of 

any draft and final report to the Consulting Parties to this MOA unless a Consulting 

Party requests the material in another format acceptable to DRPT. The requesting 
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Consulting Party must submit such requests to DRPT in writing. DRPT shall provide 

a hardcopy of all final reports to all non-Consulting Party recipients as identified in 

the stipulations above.

C. The Virginia SHPO and the other Consulting Parties agree to provide comments on 

all Project plans, technical reports, treatment plans, and other documentation arising 

from this MOA to DRPT within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of complete 

information. If DRPT does not receive comments from the Virginia SHPO or the 

other Consulting Parties within the thirty (30) calendar-day review period, DRPT

may assume that the non-responding party has no comments. DRPT shall ensure that 

all comments received within the thirty (30) calendar-day review period are 

addressed in the final product.

D. Notwithstanding any other commitments herein to distribute documentation to FRA, 

DRPT shall provide FRA with a final copy of any Project plans, technical reports, 

treatment plans, and other documentation arising under this MOA once it has been 

agreed upon by Virginia SHPO and DRPT and any relevant Consulting Parties. All 

submissions to FRA should be in electronic format unless electronic format is not 

feasible or practical.

V. ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT AND APPROPRIATIONS

A. All requirements set forth in this MOA requiring the expenditure of Federal 

Government funds are expressly subject to the availability of appropriated funds. 

Nothing in this MOA shall be interpreted to establish obligations or require payments 

in violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. § 1341). DRPT shall notify the 

Signatories and Consulting Parties when it has acquired the funding for the Project, 

including funding for any phase of the project, as contemplated in Stipulation V(C).

B. All requirements set forth in this MOA requiring the expenditure of Commonwealth 

of Virginia funds are expressly subject to the appropriation of funds by the Virginia

General Assembly, and, if applicable, the allocation of funds by the Commonwealth 

Transportation Board.

C. Funding sources for construction of the Project have not yet been determined. It is 

expected that there will be a mix of federal, state and local funding. There is a 

potential for funding to be available in phases. The mitigation measures for the 

treatment of adversely affected historic properties described in Stipulation II will 

apply as funding is obtained for the Project phase where each resource is physically 

located. There is no obligation to implement the mitigation measures identified in 

Stipulation II prior to receipt of funding. 

D. DRPT is responsible for the successful completion and funding of any mitigation 

measures pursuant to Stipulation II.
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VI.UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES AND IMPACTS

A. In the event that previously unidentified archaeological resources are discovered 

during ground disturbing activities within the APE, but outside of the boundaries of 

an archaeological site that has been determined to be not eligible for the NRHP in its 

entirety, DRPT shall immediately halt all construction work within one-hundred

(100) feet of the discovery and in the surrounding area where further subsurface 

resources can reasonably be expected to occur and immediately notify FRA and the 

Virginia SHPO of the discovery. In the case of potentially prehistoric or historic 

Native American sites, FRA shall also notify federally recognized Indian tribes with 

interest and DRPT shall notify appropriate federally recognized Indian tribes and/or 

Virginia Indian tribes within two (2) working days of the discovery. Notification of 

completion of activities shall be done in accordance with Stipulation IV pending 

Virginia SHPO approval of the action.

B. DRPT shall ensure that an archaeologist meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s 

Professional Qualification Standards (48 FR 44739) investigates the work site and 

the resource within seven (7) days, and then DRPT shall forward to FRA, the 

Virginia SHPO, the other Consulting Parties and, if necessary, the federally

recognized Indian tribes with an interest in the area and appropriate Virginia Indian 

tribes, an assessment of the NRHP eligibility of the resource (36 C.F.R pt. 60.4), 

determination of project effect, and proposed treatment actions to resolve any 

adverse effects on historic properties. The Virginia SHPO, the other Consulting 

Parties and, if participating, the federally recognized Indian tribes and the Virginia

Indian tribes, shall respond within five (5) working days of receipt of DRPT’s 

assessment of NRHP eligibility of the resource and proposed action plan. DRPT, in 

coordination with FRA, shall take into account the recommendations of the Virginia

SHPO, the other Consulting Parties and, if participating, the federally recognized 

Indian tribes and the Virginia Indian tribes regarding NRHP eligibility of the 

resource and the proposed action plan, and then carry out the appropriate actions.

C. In the event that above-ground historic properties within the APE, but not among the 

21 adversely effected historic properties listed in this MOA, are inadvertently 

affected during construction, DRPT shall immediately halt all construction work 

within fifty (50) feet of the impacted historic property and in the surrounding area,

and immediately notify FRA the Virginia SHPO, and the other Consulting Parties of 

the issue.

D. DRPT shall ensure that an architectural historian or historic architect meeting the 

Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards (48 Fed. Reg. 

44739) investigates the work site and the historic property within seven (7) days, and 

then DRPT shall forward to FRA, the Virginia SHPO, and the other Consulting 

Parties an assessment of effect to the historic property and proposed treatment actions 

to resolve any adverse effects on historic properties. The Virginia SHPO and the 

other Consulting Parties shall respond within five (5) working days of receipt of 

DRPT’s assessment of effect and proposed treatment actions. DRPT, in consultation 

with FRA, shall take into account the comments and recommendations of the 
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Virginia SHPO and the other Consulting Parties regarding the assessment of effect

and the proposed treatment actions, and then carry out the treatment actions.

E. DRPT shall ensure that ground disturbing activities within the affected area do not 

proceed until the appropriate treatment measures are developed and implemented or 

a determination of ineligibility is made.

VII. HUMAN REMAINS

DRPT shall ensure that human skeletal remains and associated funerary objects 

encountered during the course of actions taken as a result of this MOA shall be treated in 

accordance with the Regulations Governing Permits for the Archaeological Removal of 

Human Remains (Virginia NRHP 390–01–02) found in Va. Code Ann. §§ 10.1–2305, et 

seq., the Virginia Antiquities Act as well as ACHP’s “Policy Statement Regarding 

Treatment of Burial Sites, Human Remains, and Funerary Objects” adopted on February 

23, 2007. DRPT shall obtain a permit from the Virginia SHPO for the removal of human 

remains in accordance with the regulations stated above, as appropriate.

VIII. USE OF MOA BY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

In the event that a Federal agency other than FRA is considering funding, permits, licenses, 

or approvals for the Project, such Federal agency may become a signatory to this MOA as 

a means of complying with its responsibilities under Section 106 for its undertaking 

relating to the Project. To become a signatory to this MOA, the agency official must 

provide written notice to the Signatories that the agency agrees to the terms of the MOA, 

specifying the extent of the agency’s intent to participate in the MOA. The participation of 

the agency is subject to approval by the Signatories, who must respond to the written notice 

within thirty (30) days or the approval will be considered implicit. Any necessary 

amendments to the MOA as a result will be considered in accordance with Stipulation X.

IX. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

A. Should any Signatory, Consulting Party, or member of the public object in writing 

to FRA regarding any action carried out or proposed with respect to any undertakings 

covered by this MOA, or to the implementation of this MOA, FRA shall notify the 

other Signatories of the objection and consult with the objecting party to attempt to

resolve the objection within thirty (30) days of receipt of the written objection.

B. If after initiating such consultation, FRA determines within the thirty (30) day period

in subparagraph (A) of this Stipulation IX that the objection cannot be resolved 

through consultation with the objecting party, FRA shall then consult with all 

Signatories to resolve the objection. If the objection still cannot be resolved within 

thirty (30) days of all Signatories being advised of the objection and so consulted, 

FRA shall then forward all documentation relevant to the objection to ACHP, 

including a proposed response to the objection, and request ACHP’s comment on the 

objection as described in subsection (C) of this Stipulation IX.
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C. When forwarding relevant documentation and a proposed response to ACHP, FRA 

shall request that within thirty (30) days after receipt ACHP exercise one of the 

following options:

1. Advise FRA that ACHP concurs with FRA’s proposed response to the 

objection, whereupon the FRA shall respond to the objecting party accordingly; 

or

2. Provide FRA with one (1) or more ACHP recommendations for resolving the 

objection, which FRA shall take into account in reaching a final decision 

regarding its response to the objection, which it shall render within ten (10) days 

of receiving ACHP’s recommendation(s).

D. Should ACHP not exercise one (1) of the above options within thirty (30) days after 

receipt of all pertinent documentation and proposed response, FRA may make a final 

decision on the dispute and proceed accordingly.

E. FRA shall take into account any ACHP recommendation provided in accordance with 

this Stipulation IX with reference only to the subject of the objection. FRA’s 

responsibility to carry out all other actions under this MOA that are not the subject 

of an objection made pursuant to this Stipulation IX shall remain unchanged.

F. At any time during implementation of the measures stipulated in this MOA should 

an objection pertaining to this MOA be raised by a member of the public, FRA shall 

notify the Signatories to this MOA and take the objection into account, consulting 

with the objector and with the Signatories to this MOA in an effort to resolve the 

objection to follow the SEHSR PA Stipulation XI.B.

X. AMENDMENTS 

Any Signatory to this MOA may propose to FRA that the MOA be amended, whereupon 

FRA shall consult with the other Signatories to consider such an amendment. All 

Signatories to the MOA must agree to the proposed amendment in accordance with 36 

C.F.R. § 800.6(c)(7). 

XI. TERMINATION

A. If any Signatory to this MOA determines that its terms will not or cannot be carried 

out, that party shall immediately consult with the other Signatories to attempt to 

develop an amendment per Stipulation X, above. If within thirty (30) days (or 

another time period agreed to by all signatories) an amendment cannot be reached, 

any signatory may terminate the MOA upon written notification to the other 

signatories. Once the MOA is terminated, and prior to work continuing on the 

undertaking, FRA must either (a) execute an MOA pursuant to 36 CFR § 800.6 or 

(b) request, take into account, and respond to the comments of the ACHP under 36 
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CFR § 800.7. FRA shall notify the signatories as to the course of action it will 

pursue.

B. If FRA and DRPT decide they shall not proceed with the Project, they shall so notify 

the other Signatories and Consulting Parties in writing, and this MOA shall become 

null and void.

C. If FRA, DRPT, Virginia SHPO, or ACHP determines that they cannot implement the 

terms of this MOA, or if the Virginia SHPO or ACHP determines that this MOA is 

not being properly implemented, FRA and DRPT jointly, or the Virginia SHPO or 

ACHP individually, may propose to the other parties that this MOA be amended or 

terminated.

D.Termination shall include the submission of a technical letter report to the Virginia 

SHPO by DRPT, in coordination with FRA, on any work done up to and including 

the date of termination. DRPT shall ensure that any associated collections and 

records recovered are curated in accordance with state guidelines.

XI. EFFECTIVE DATE 

This MOA shall be effective as of the date of the last signature of the Signatories.

XII. DURATION 

This MOA shall continue in full force and effect for fifteen (15) years after the effective

date. At any time in the six (6)-month period prior to the expiration of that initial term, the 

Signatories may consult to consider extending or modifying this MOA. No extension or 

modification shall be effective unless all Signatories to the MOA have agreed to it in 

writing. Any extension or modification of this MOA shall be in accordance with Stipulation 

X.

XIII. NO WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

Nothing in this MOA shall be deemed a waiver of a Signatory’s sovereign immunity.

XIV. EXECUTION 

This MOA may be executed in counterpart. FRA shall ensure that each of the Signatories 

is provided a copy of the executed MOA.

Execution of this MOA by FRA, ACHP, DRPT, and the Virginia SHPO, and its submission 

to ACHP pursuant to 36 C.F.R § 800.6(c), is evidence that FRA has afforded ACHP an 

opportunity to comment on the proposed Project and its effects on historic properties, and 

that FRA has taken into account the effects of the Project on historic properties.
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

AMONG THE VIRGINIA HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE, 

THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, ADVISORY COUNCIL OF 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION,

AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT 

OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 

REGARDING THE WASHINGTON, D.C. TO RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

By: _____________________________________________ Date: __________________

Marlys Osterhues, Division Chief

Environment and Corridor Planning Divisions
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

AMONG THE VIRGINIA HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE, 

THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, ADVISORY COUNCIL OF 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION,

AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT 

OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 

REGARDING THE WASHINGTON, D.C. TO RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT

VIRGINIA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE

By: ____________________________________________ Date: __________________

Julie V. Langan, Director, Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

AMONG THE VIRGINIA HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE, 

THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, ADVISORY COUNCIL OF 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION,

AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT 

OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 

REGARDING THE WASHINGTON, D.C. TO RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

By: _____________________________________________ Date: __________________

John M. Fowler, Executive Director
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

AMONG THE VIRGINIA HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE, 

THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, ADVISORY COUNCIL OF 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION,

AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT 

OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 

REGARDING THE WASHINGTON, D.C. TO RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

By: ____________________________________________ Date: __________________

Jennifer Mitchell, Director
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Table 1: Summary of Mitigation Per Adversely Effected Historic Property (Listed North to South).

Resource Name Image NRHP 

Nom

Interp 

Signage

Intensive 

Arch’ture

Survey

Cultural 

Landscp 

Report

GIS 

Mapping 

& 

Overlays

HABS/ 

HAER/ 

Analysis

Arch’y 

Data 

Recovery

Webpage Public 

Talk

Oral 

Histories

Scholarly 

Article

Structure 

Treatmt Other

Richmond, 

Fredericksburg 

and Potomac 

Railroad (500-

0001)

X X

Web-based 

Story Map 

on 120 

Historic 

Properties

RF&P Bridge 

over Occoquan 

River (500-0001-

0022)

X X

Rippon Lodge 

(076-0023) X X X

Assist with 

Vegetative 

Removal/

Underbrush 

Clearing to 

Restore 

Viewshed

Site 44ST1223-

Civil War 

Campsite

X X X X

Rappahannock 

River Railroad 

Bridge & 

Structures/ 

Platform (111-

0132-0025)

X X X
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Resource Name Image NRHP 

Nom

Interp 

Signage

Intensive 

Arch’ture

Survey

Cultural 

Landscp 

Report

GIS 

Mapping 

& 

Overlays

HABS/ 

HAER/ 

Analysis

Arch’y 

Data 

Recovery

Webpage Public 

Talk

Oral 

Histories

Scholarly 

Article

Structure 

Treatmt Other

Site 44SP0187-

Bridge/Marye’s 

Mill

X X X X X

Artifact 

Display in 

New Rail 

Station

Fredericksburg 

Historic District 

(111-0132)

X X X X

Context of 

RR History 

in 

Fredericksburg

Site 44SP0688-

Block 49/Train 

Station

X X X X

Artifact 

Display in 

New Rail 

Station

Site 44SP0687-

Block 48/Train 

Station

X X X X

Artifact 

Display in 

New Rail 

Station

Site 44SP0468-

Earthwork/ 

Jackson's 

Earthwork

X X X X
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Resource Name Image NRHP 

Nom

Interp 

Signage

Intensive 

Arch’ture

Survey

Cultural 

Landscp 

Report

GIS 

Mapping 

& 

Overlays

HABS/ 

HAER/ 

Analysis

Arch’y 

Data 

Recovery

Webpage Public 

Talk

Oral 

Histories

Scholarly 

Article

Structure 

Treatmt Other

Doswell Historic 

District (042-

5448)

X X X

Doswell Depot 

and Tower (042-

0093)

X X Move Tower

Berkleytown 

Historic District 

(166-5073)

X X X X

Aid in Text 

for Walking 

Tour of 

District

Laurel Industrial 

School Historic 

District (043-

0292)

X X X

Main Building/ 

Robert Stiles 

Building (043-

0292-0001)

X X

Context on 

Reform 

Schools in 

Central VA
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Resource Name Image NRHP 

Nom

Interp 

Signage

Intensive 

Arch’ture

Survey

Cultural 

Landscp 

Report

GIS 

Mapping 

& 

Overlays

HABS/ 

HAER/ 

Analysis

Arch’y 

Data 

Recovery

Webpage Public 

Talk

Oral 

Histories

Scholarly 

Article

Structure 

Treatmt Other

Shockoe Valley 

& Tobacco Row 

Historic District 

(127-0344)

X X X

X 

(research & 

interviews 

with 

descendent 

comm’y)

X

Context on 

VA RR & 

Slave Trade; 

Boundary 

Delineation 

for Slave 

Trade MPD

Site 44HE1098-

Main Street 

Station Parking 

Lot/Railroad

X X X X

Site 44HE1097-

Railroad, 

Warehouse

X X X X

Main Street 

Station and 

Trainshed 

(127-0172)

X X

Context on 

RR history of 

Richmond

Seaboard Air 

Line Railroad 

Corridor (127-

6271)

X X

Context on 

SAL Stations 

in VA
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Resource Name Image NRHP 

Nom

Interp 

Signage

Intensive 

Arch’ture

Survey

Cultural 

Landscp 

Report

GIS 

Mapping 

& 

Overlays

HABS/ 

HAER/ 

Analysis

Arch’y 

Data 

Recovery

Webpage Public 

Talk

Oral 

Histories

Scholarly 

Article

Structure 

Treatmt Other

Site 44HE1094-

Warehouse X X X X
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APPENDIX A: List of Cultural Resource Reports Completed on the DC2RVA 

Project Area

Archaeological Sites/Resources (in publication order)

Klein, Mike, Emily Calhoun, Marco González, and Earl E. Proper

2015 Archaeological Background Review and Predictive Model for the Washington, 

D.C. to Richmond, Virginia, Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor. DC2RVA 

Project Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

McCloskey, Kevin, Earl Proper, Curtis McCoy, Emily Calhoun, Morgan MacKenzie, 

and Joseph Blondino

2016 Phase IB Archaeological Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, Virginia

High Speed Rail Project Rosslyn to Alexandria (ROAF) through Buckingham 

Branch/Hospital Wye (BBHW) Segments. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail 

Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

McCloskey, Kevin, Emily Calhoun, Kerry González, and Mike Klein

2018 Phase IB Archaeological Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, Virginia

High Speed Rail Project Preferred Alternative Limits of Disturbance. DC2RVA 

Project Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Buildings, Structures, Objects, and Districts (in publication order)

Staton, Heather Dollins, and Adriana Lesiuk 

2015 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project Dahlgren Junction to Fredericksburg (DJFB) 

Segment, City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County. DC2RVA Project 

Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Staton, Heather Dollins, Adriana Lesiuk, and M. Chris Manning 

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project Arkendale to Dahlgren Junction (ARDJ) 

Segment Stafford County. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource 

Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Staton, Heather D., Adriana T. Lesiuk, and Emily K. Anderson 

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project Rosslyn to Alexandria (ROAF) Segment 

Arlington County and the City of Alexandria. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail 

Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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Staton, Heather Dollins, Adriana T. Lesiuk, Emily K. Anderson, and Earl P. Proper 

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project Alexandria to Franconia (AFFR) Segment City 

of Alexandria and Fairfax County. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail Cultural 

Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Manning, M. Chris, Earl Proper, Adriana Lesiuk, and Heather Dollins Staton 

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project Franconia to Lorton (FRLO) Segment Fairfax 

County. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, 

Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Staton, Heather Dollins, M. Chris Manning, and Adriana Lesiuk 

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project Lorton to Powells Creek (LOPC) Segment 

Prince William and Fairfax Counties. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail Cultural 

Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Anderson, Emily K., and Heather D. Staton 

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project Fredericksburg to Hamilton (FBHA) and 

Hamilton to Crossroads (HAXR) Segments, Spotsylvania County. DC2RVA 

Project Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Manning, M. Chris, and Michelle Salvato 

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project Crossroads to Guinea (XRGU), Guinea to 

Milford (GUMD), and Milford to North Doswell (MDND) Segments

Spotsylvania, Caroline, and Hanover Counties. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail 

Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Lesiuk, Adriana T., and M. Chris Manning 

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project Elmont to Greendale (ELGN) Segment, 

Hanover and Henrico Counties. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail Cultural 

Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Sylvester, Caitlin C., and Heather D. Staton 

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project Greendale to SAY/WAY (GNSA), SAY/WAY to 

AM Jct (SAAM) and Buckingham Branch/Hospital Wye (BBHW) Segments, 

Henrico County and City of Richmond. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail Cultural 

Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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Anderson, Emily K., and Heather D. Staton 

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project AM Jct to Centralia - S Line (AMCE) and AM 

Jct to Fulton Yard (AMFY) Segments, City of Richmond and Chesterfield County.

DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, 

Virginia.

Lesiuk, Adriana T., and Heather D. Station

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project WAY to Centralia – A Line (WACE) Segment, 

Chesterfield County and City of Richmond. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail 

Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Peckler, Danae 

2016 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, 

Virginia High Speed Rail Project North Doswell to Elmont (NDEL) Segment, 

Hanover County. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, 

Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Chase, Kristine A.

2017 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey of Structures for the Washington, D.C. to 

Richmond, Virginia High Speed Rail Project Rosslyn to Alexandria (ROAF) 

through Buckingham Branch/Hospital Wye (BBHW) Segments. DC2RVA Project 

Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Moss, Adriana T., and Kerri S. Barile

2018 Addendum: Architectural Reconnaissance Survey of the LOD Expansion Area 

for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, High Speed Rail Project, Arlington, 

Caroline, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, and 

Spotsylvania Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Fredericksburg, and 

Richmond, Virginia. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, 

Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Barile, Kerri S., Kristine A. Chase, Sean Maroney, Adriana T. Moss, Danae Peckler, 

and Heather Dollins Staton 

2018 Architectural Intensive Investigations for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond 

Southeast High Speed Rail (DC2RVA) Project (Report A). DC2RVA Project 

Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Barile, Kerri S., Melissa Butler, Adriana T. Moss, Danae Peckler, Heather Dollins Staton, 

Caitlin Sylvester, and Lenora Wiggs 

2018 Architectural Intensive Investigations for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond 

Southeast High Speed Rail (DC2RVA) Project (Report B). DC2RVA Project 

Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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Barile, Kerri S., Melissa Butler, Adriana T. Moss, Heather Dollins Staton, Caitlin 

Sylvester, and Lenora Wiggs 

2018 Architectural Intensive Investigations for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond 

Southeast High Speed Rail (DC2RVA) Project (Report C). DC2RVA Project 

Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Combined Cultural Resources/Reconnaissance Studies (in publication order)

Staton, Heather Dollins, and Earl E. Proper

2016 Archaeological and Architectural Phase IA Study for the Washington, D.C. to 

Richmond, Virginia High Speed Rail Project Ashland Bypass (ASBP) Segment, 

Hanover County. DC2RVA Project Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, 

Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Staton, Heather Dollins, D. Brad Hatch, and Emily Calhoun 

2017 Archaeological and Architectural Phase IA Study for the Washington, D.C. to 

Richmond, Virginia High Speed Rail Project Fredericksburg Bypass (FBBP) 

Segment, Stafford, Caroline, and Spotsylvania Counties. DC2RVA Project 

Team/Dovetail Cultural Resource Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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APPENDIX B: Location of 21 Adversely Effected Properties (North to South)

Maps are not for public distribution per the 

Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979.
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APPENDIX C: Meetings and Correspondence with Consulting Parties

Meetings

Date Attendees Topics

November 7, 2014 DHR, DRPT Kick-off meeting; discussions on APE, methodology, 

reporting

March 19, 2015 VDOT, DRPT Roadway bridges and Section 106 coordination

February 18, 2016 DHR, DRPT Update on corridor and status of studies

June 14, 2016 CWT General discussion on results to date; Richmond to 

Raleigh Memorandum of Agreement

August 10, 2016 DHR, DRPT Preliminary dialogue on historic properties and Project 

effect

May 15, 2017 Ashland Museum, Town of Ashland Overview of 106 process and technical studies to date

June 8, 2017 NPS- Fredericksburg, DRPT Update on technical studies and Project plans

July 14, 2017 Town of Ashland; Ashland Museum Update on technical studies and Project plans

July 26, 2017 DHR, DRPT Update on technical studies and Project schedule

August 14, 2017 NPS—Richmond, DRPT Update on technical studies and Project plans

October 11, 2017 Hanover County, Town of Ashland, 

Ashland Museum Update on technical studies and Project plans

October 20, 2017

Alexandria Archaeology, City of 

Alexandria, Arlington County, NTHP, 

DRPT

Update on technical studies and Project plans

October 24, 2017 ACHP, ABPP, CWT, DRPT Update on technical studies and Project plans

October 27, 2017

Prince William County, Caroline County, 

City of Fredericksburg, CVBT, HFFI, 

DRPT

Update on technical studies and Project plans

October 30, 2017 City of Richmond, Historic Richmond 

Foundation, DRPT Update on technical studies and Project plans

February 8, 2018 Rose Center/Urban Land Institute, DRPT Overview of Project and history of Shockoe Bottom

February 13, 2018 DHR, DRPT Update on technical studies and Project schedule

April 4, 2018 DHR, DRPT Discussion of Project limits of disturbance and APE

June 18, 2018 Town of Ashland, Ashland Museum Historic property list and 106 process

June 19, 2018 DHR, DRPT Historic properties and Project effect

June 21, 2018

CWT, Historic Richmond Foundation, 

Town of Ashland, Ashland Museum, 

Preservation Virginia, DRPT

Historic properties and Project effect

June 26, 2018 ABPP, City of Fredericksburg, NPS 

Fredericksburg, DRPT, FRA Historic properties and Project effect

June 28, 2018 NTHP, Alexandria Archaeology, NPS—

Mount Vernon Parkway, ACHP, DRPT Historic properties and Project effect

July 2, 2018 DHR, FRA, DRPT Revisit of historic properties and Project effect

July 16, 2018 Town of Ashland, Ashland Museum Technical reports and Project effect
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Date Attendees Topics

July 17, 2018 NPS- Fredericksburg DC2RVA LOD and Jackson’s Shrine

July 17, 2018 Preservation Virginia DC2RVA Project summary and list of historic 

properties

July 19, 2018 City of Richmond, DRPT Historic properties and Project effect

July 24, 2018 DHR Resources in Shockoe Bottom

July 26, 2018 FRA, DHR, DRPT Resources in Shockoe Bottom

July 27, 2018 ACHP Resources in Shockoe Bottom

July 31, 2018 DHR, FRA, DRPT Resources in Shockoe Bottom

August 3, 2018 DHR Resources in Shockoe Bottom

August 6, 2018

DHR, DRPT, VA Secretary of 

Transportation, VA Secretary of Natural 

Resources

Discussion on historic resources in Shockoe Bottom

August 29, 2018 City of Richmond, DHR Resources in Shockoe Bottom, City preservation 

initiatives near Main Street Station and future projects

September 5, 2018 VA Secretary of Transportation, DHR, 

DRPT, City of Richmond Discussion of cultural resources in Shockoe Bottom

September 10, 

2018

NTHP, Preservation Virginia, Sacred 

Ground Project, ACHP, DHR, DRPT

Discussion of upcoming meeting in 

Shockoe/Richmond, including meeting content and 

attendees

October 2, 2018 FRA, DHR, ACHP, DRPT

Summary of three October 2018 consulting party 

meetings, Resources in Shockoe Bottom, Next steps in 

106 process

October 2, 2018 DRPT, City of Alexandria List of historic properties, project effect

October 4, 2018

City of Fredericksburg, Prince William 

County, Ashland Museum, Alexandria 

Archaeology, DRPT, FRA

APE, list of historic properties, project effects, MOA 

mitigation

October 5, 2018

American Battlefield Trust (Civil War 

Trust), ABPP, Alexandria Archaeology, 

NPS- Mount Vernon Parkway, NPSNational Capital Region

APE, list of historic properties, project effects, MOA 

mitigation

October 12, 2018

NTHP, Shockoe Partnership, ACHP, 

Preservation Virginia, City of Richmond, 

Slave Trail Commission, Historic 

Richmond Foundation, Untold RVA, 

DHR, FRA, DRPT, private citizens 

On-site visit at Main Street Station, APE, list of 

historic properties, project effects, MOA mitigation

October 15, 2018 Historic Richmond Foundation, DRPT Resources in Shockoe Bottom, list of historic 

properties, project effect, MOA mitigation

October 23, 2018 ACHP, DHR, FRA, DRPT Update on consulting party meetings, list of historic 

properties, project effect

October 24, 2018 Ashland Museum, Town of Ashland, 

DRPT

List of historic properties, project effect, MOA 

mitigation

November 1, 2018 Preservation Virginia, DRPT Resources in Shockoe Bottom, list of historic 

properties, project effect, MOA mitigation

November 2, 2018 Elegba Folklore Society, DRPT

Summary of project, Resources in Shockoe Bottom, 

list of historic properties, project effect, MOA 

mitigation
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Date Attendees Topics

November 28, 2018 NTHP, DRPT Discussion on reply sent to NTHP on Historic 

Properties

December 3, 2018

NTHP, Preservation Virginia, Historic 

Richmond Foundation, Elegba Folklore 

Society, City of Richmond, DRPT, FRA, 

ACHP, DHR

Additional discussion on reply sent to NTHP, historic 

properties in Shockoe Bottom, and effect on historic 

properties

Correspondence Sent to Consulting Parties

Date Medium Recipient Topic

September 25-October 

15, 2014 E-mail; Letter DHR, FRA, DRPT Initiation of Section 106 Process

January 5-

February 2, 2015 E-mail, Letter DHR, FRA, DRPT Defining Project APE

June 8, 2015 E-mail VDOT VDOT/DHR PA on Historic Bridges

June 22, 2015 Letter Civil War Trust, DRPT Receipt of comments on Project screening 

review

July 30, 2015 E-mail All Consulting Parties, 

DRPT

Distribution of Archaeological Predictive 

Model report for review

July 17, 2015; 

August 28, 2015 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Archaeological Predictive Model Report; DHR Reply

August 3-

September 4, 2015 E-mail

Arlington County, City of

Alexandria, Prince William 

County, City of

Fredericksburg, DRPT

Receipt of comments on Archaeological IA 

Predictive model

August 28, 2015 E-mail All Consulting Parties, 

DRPT

Reminder to submit comments on Predictive 

Model Report

October 20, 2015;

December 18, 2015 Letters NPS (FSNMP)

Archaeological Resources Protection Act

(ARPA) permit to dig on federal land (Original 

Segment 7)

December 9, 2015; 

February 5,2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Original Segment 7); DHR Reply

December 15, 2015 Letter DHR Application to conduct archaeology on state 

lands (Original Segment 11)

March 18-31, 2016 E-mail; 

Memo DHR Discussion of alternative methodology for architecture in Original Segment 18

April 13-

April 26, 2016 E-mail David Hamilton (ConsultingParty), DHR, DRPT, FRA

Mr. Hamilton is a private property owner along 

the Ashland Bypass. Numerous E-mails were

exchanged with Mr. Hamilton regarding his 

concerns, his position as a consulting party, and

distributing Project data

May 20, 2016; 

June 8, 2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Original Segment 6); DHR reply

May 31, 2016; 

June 22, 2016

Letter,

E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Original Segment 3); DHR reply

May 31, 2016; 

June 22, 2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Original Segment 4); DHR reply

June 21, 2016; 

June 28, 2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Original Segments 8-9); DHR reply

July 6, 2016; 

July 22, 2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Original Segment 1); DHR reply
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Date Medium Recipient Topic

July 6, 2016; 

July 15, 2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Original Segment 2); DHR reply

July 25, 2016;

August 15, 2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report 

(Original Segments 10-12); DHR reply

December 21, 2016; 

February 21, 2017 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Original Segment 13); DHR reply

August 3, 2016; 

August 22, 2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Original Segment 14); DHR reply

September 6, 2016; 

October 11, 2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Archaeological Phase I Report (Original Segments 1-20); DHR reply

October 21, 2016;

November 30, 2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report 

(Original Segments 15, 16, 20); DHR reply

November 14, 2016; 

December 22, 2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Original Segments 17, 19); DHR reply

October 21, 2016; 

November 3, 2016 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Original Segment 18); DHR reply

January 20, 2017; 

March 1, 2017 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase I Report (Structures); DHR reply

January 6, 2017; 

February 3, 2017 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Phase IA Ashland Bypass Report; DHR reply

January 20, 2017; 

February 3, 2017 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Phase IA Fredericksburg BypassReport; DHR reply

February 24, 2017; 

March 24, 2017 E-mail All Consulting Parties Distribution of Architectural Reports for review; Consulting Party comments

March 28, 2017 E-mail All Consulting Parties Update on technical study distribution

April 14, 2017; May 

14, 2017 Letter; E-mail All Consulting Parties Distribution of All Phase IA and IB reports for review; Consulting Party comments

May 17, 2017 E-mail All Consulting Parties Reminder of comment deadline for reports

June 1, 2017 E-mail All Consulting Parties Extension of deadline for comments on reports

September 19, 2017 E-mail All Consulting Parties Summary of upcoming Draft EIS meetings and 

offer for on-on-one meetings

October 7, 2017 E-mail All Consulting Parties Reminder of Draft EIS meetings

November 2, 2017 E-mail All Consulting Parties Distribution of historic map overlays showing 

Shockoe Bottom

November 21, 2017 Letter; E-mail Professor J.V. Moeser, 

Secretary of Transportation Resources in Shockoe Bottom

February 7, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties Update on LOD and technical studies progress

February 13, 2018 Letter; Email Tribes who received federal 

status in 2018

Invitation to participate in project; Updates on 

project to date and future steps (Tribes were 

included on all subsequent All Consulting 

Party communication)

May 8, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties Update on distribution of LOD and Phase II 

technical reports

May 14, 2018;

June 12, 2018 E-mail DHR Submittal of Archaeological LOD Expansion

Areas Report; DHR reply

May 17, 2018;

July 20, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties

Distribution of Archaeological LOD Expansion

Areas Report for review; Consulting Party

comments

May 4, 2018;

June 11, 2018 E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural LOD Expansion 

Areas Report for review; DHR reply

May 17, 2018;

July 20, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties

Distribution of Architectural LOD Expansion 

Areas Report for review; Consulting Party 

comments
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Date Medium Recipient Topic

March 22, 2018;

April 25, 2018 E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase II Report A; 

DHR reply

April 19, 2018;

May 1, 2018 E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase II Report B; 

DHR reply

May 10, 2018;

June 12, 2018 E-mail DHR Submittal of Architectural Phase II Report C; 

DHR reply

May 17, 2018;

July 20, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties Distribution of Architectural Phase II Reports 

(A-C) for review; Consulting Party comments

June 13, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties Reminder of upcoming series of Project 

meetings

June 20, 2018;

June 28, 2018 Letter, E-mail DHR Submittal of Project effects letter; DHR reply

June 20, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties Update on Project effects and reminder of 

upcoming series of Project meetings

July 9, 2018;

July 18, 2018 Letter; E-mail DHR Submittal of Addendum Project effects letter; 

DHR reply

July 9, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties Update on Addendum Project Effects

July 20, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties Reminder of deadline for report and effects 

comments

August 14, 2018 E-mail FRA, DHR, DRPT Framework of MOA for review

August 23, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties

Update on project including receipt of 

comments on reports, APE, and list of historic 

properties

September 21, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties Invitation to three October Consulting Party 

Meetings

September 21, 2018 E-mail

Shockoe Bottom 

Neighborhood Assn;

Historic Shockoe 

Partnership; Slave Trail 

Commission; Elegba 

Folklore Society; Black 

History Museum Virginia

Untold VA; Virginia African 

American Cultural 

Resources Task Force; 

Southern Environmental 

Law Center; Sacred Ground 

Project; Community Unity 

in Action, Richmond Branch 

NAACP; Wesley Memorial 

United Methodist Church;

VCU Department African 

American Studies;

Richmond Crusade for 

Voters; First Unitarian 

Universalist Church;

Sacred Ground Historical 

Reclamation Project; VCU, 

Building on Sacred Ground

Invitation to Shockoe Bottom/Richmond 

Consulting Party Meeting

October 11, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties Reminder of three October Consulting Party 

Meetings
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Date Medium Recipient Topic

October 11, 2018

Shockoe Bottom 

Neighborhood Assn;

Historic Shockoe 

Partnership; Slave Trail 

Commission; Elegba 

Folklore Society; Black 

History Museum Virginia

Untold VA; Virginia African 

American Cultural 

Resources Task Force; 

Southern Environmental 

Law Center; Sacred Ground 

Project; Community Unity 

in Action, Richmond Branch 

NAACP; Wesley Memorial 

United Methodist Church;

VCU Department African 

American Studies;

Richmond Crusade for 

Voters; First Unitarian 

Universalist Church;

Sacred Ground Historical 

Reclamation Project; VCU, 

Building on Sacred Ground

Reminder of Shockoe Bottom/Richmond 

Consulting Party Meeting

November 13, 2018 Letter; E-mail

DRPT, Preservation 

Virginia, Historic Richmond 

Foundation, DHR, ACHP

Reply to NTHP, Preservation Virginia, and 

Historic Richmond Foundation on July 20, 

2018 letters

November 27, 2018 E-mail All Consulting Parties

Distribution of updated list of historic 

properties and revised effects; Solicitation of 

additional MOA mitigation ideas

November 19, 2018; 

January 4, 2019 Letter; E-mail DHR Submittal of Second Addendum Project effects letter; DHR reply

December 21, 2018 E-mail FRA, DHR, ACHP, Revised MOA for review

November 30, 2018; 

January 4, 2019 Letter; E-mail DHR Section 4(f) concurrence letter; DHR reply

January 4, 2019 E-mail All Consulting Parties Distribution of Draft MOA for review to 

Consulting Parties

February 11, 2019 E-mail FRA, DHR, ACHP Second revised MOA for review based on 

Consulting Party feedback

TBD; TBD E-mail FRA, DHR, ACHP Final MOA for ratification; Signatures received 

and MOA finalized
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APPENDIX D: Map Showing Area of Vegetative Clearing/Underbrush Removal 

at Rippon Lodge