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(c) COVENANTS.—All conditions placed with the quitclaim deed of title to 
the historic light station shall be construed as covenants running with the 
land. 
(d) SUBMERGED LAND.—No submerged land shall be conveyed under this 
chapter. 
§ 305106. Historic light station sales 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) WHEN SALE MAY OCCUR.—If no applicant is approved for the 
conveyance of a historic light station pursuant to sections 305101 
through 305105 of this title, the historic light station shall be offered 
for sale. 
(2) TERMS OF SALE.—Terms of the sales— 
(A) shall be developed by the Administrator; and 
(B) shall be consistent with the requirements of paragraphs (1) 
to (4) and (8) of subsection (a), and subsection (b), of section 
305104 of this title. 
(3) COVENANTS TO BE INCLUDED IN CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS.— 
Conveyance documents shall include all necessary covenants to protect 
the historical integrity of the historic light station and ensure that any 
Federal aid to navigation located at the historic light station is oper-
ated and maintained by the United States for as long as needed for 
that purpose. 
(b) NET SALE PROCEEDS.— 
(1) DISPOSITION AND USE OF FUNDS.—Net sale proceeds from the 
disposal of a historic light station— 
(A) located on public domain land shall be transferred to the 
National Maritime Heritage Grants Program established under 
chapter 3087 in the Department of the Interior; and 
(B) under the administrative control of the Secretary of Home-
land Security— 
(i) shall be credited to the Coast Guard’s Operating Ex-
penses appropriation account; and 
(ii) shall be available for obligation and expenditure for the 
maintenance of light stations remaining under the adminis-
trative control of the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The funds referred to in paragraph 
(1)(B) shall remain available until expended and shall be available in 
addition to funds available in the Coast Guard’s Operating Expense ap-
propriation for that purpose. 
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Chapter 3053—National Center for 
Preservation Technology and Training 
Sec. 
305301.
Definitions. 
305302.
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. 
305303.
Preservation Technology and Training Board. 
305304.
Preservation grants. 
305305.
General provisions. 
305306.
Service preservation centers and offices. 
§ 305301. Definitions 
In this chapter: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Preservation Technology 
and Training Board established pursuant to section 305303 of this 
title. 
(2) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the National Center for 
Preservation Technology and Training established pursuant to section 
305302 of this title. 
§ 305302. National Center for Preservation Technology and 
Training 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the Department of the 
Interior a National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. The 
Center shall be located at Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 
Natchitoches, Louisiana. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Center shall be to— 
(1) develop and distribute preservation and conservation skills and 
technologies for the identification, evaluation, conservation, and inter-
pretation of historic property; 
(2) develop and facilitate training for Federal, State, and local re-
source preservation professionals, cultural resource managers, mainte-
nance personnel, and others working in the preservation field; 
(3) take steps to apply preservation technology benefits from ongoing 
research by other agencies and institutions; 
(4) facilitate the transfer of preservation technology among Federal 
agencies, State and local governments, universities, international orga-
nizations, and the private sector; and 
(5) cooperate with related international organizations including the 
International Council on Monuments and Sites, the International Cen-
ter for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, 
and the International Council on Museums. 
(c) PROGRAMS.—The purposes shall be carried out through research, pro-
fessional training, technical assistance, and programs for public awareness, 
and through a program of grants established under section 305304 of this 
title. 
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(d) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Center shall be headed by an Executive 
Director with demonstrated expertise in historic preservation appointed by 
the Secretary with advice of the Board. 
(e) ASSISTANCE FROM SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall provide the 
Center assistance in obtaining such personnel, equipment, and facilities as 
may be needed by the Center to carry out its activities. 
§ 305303. Preservation Technology and Training Board 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Preservation Technology 
and Training Board. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Board shall— 
(1) provide leadership, policy advice, and professional oversight to 
the Center; 
(2) advise the Secretary on priorities and the allocation of grants 
among the activities of the Center; and 
(3) submit an annual report to the President and Congress. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall be comprised of— 
(1) the Secretary; 
(2) 6 members appointed by the Secretary, who shall represent ap-
propriate Federal, State, and local agencies, State and local historic 
preservation commissions, and other public and international organiza-
tions; and 
(3) 6 members appointed by the Secretary on the basis of out-
standing professional qualifications, who represent major organizations 
in the fields of archeology, architecture, conservation, curation, engi-
neering, history, historic preservation, landscape architecture, planning, 
or preservation education. 
§ 305304. Preservation grants 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Board, shall 
provide preservation technology and training grants to eligible applicants 
with a demonstrated institutional capability and commitment to the pur-
poses of the Center, in order to ensure an effective and efficient system of 
research, information distribution, and skills training in all the related his-
toric preservation fields. 
(b) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ALLOCATION.—Grants provided under this section shall be allo-
cated in such a fashion as to reflect the diversity of the historic preser-
vation fields and shall be geographically distributed. 
(2) LIMIT ON AMOUNT A RECIPIENT MAY RECEIVE.—No grant recipi-
ent may receive more than 10 percent of the grants allocated under 
this section within any year. 
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(3) LIMIT
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—The total administrative 
costs, direct and indirect, charged for carrying out grants under this 
section may not exceed 25 percent of the aggregate costs. 
(c) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Eligible applicants may include— 
(1) Federal and non-Federal laboratories; 
(2) accredited museums; 
(3) universities; 
(4) nonprofit organizations; 
(5) System units and offices and Cooperative Park Study Units of 
the System; 
(6) State Historic Preservation Offices; 
(7) tribal preservation offices; and 
(8) Native Hawaiian organizations. 
(d) STANDARDS AND METHODS.—Grants shall be awarded in accordance 
with accepted professional standards and methods, including peer review of 
projects. 
§ 305305. General provisions 
(a) ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND TRANSFERS.—The Center may ac-
cept— 
(1) grants and donations from private individuals, groups, organiza-
tions, corporations, foundations, and other entities; and 
(2) transfers of funds from other Federal agencies. 
(b) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Subject to appropria-
tions, the Center may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with 
Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions, educational institutions, and other public entities to carry out the 
Center’s responsibilities under this chapter. 
(c) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—Funds appropriated for the Center shall be in 
addition to funds appropriated for Service programs, centers, and offices in 
existence on October 30, 1992. 
§ 305306. Service preservation centers and offices 
To improve the use of existing Service resources, the Secretary shall fully 
utilize and further develop the Service preservation (including conservation) 
centers and regional offices. The Secretary shall improve the coordination 
of the centers and offices within the Service, and shall, where appropriate, 
coordinate their activities with the Center and with other appropriate par-
ties. 
Chapter 3055—National Building Museum 
Sec. 
305501.
Definitions. 
305502.
Cooperative agreement to operate museum. 
305503.
Activities and functions. 
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305504.
Matching grants to Committee. 
305505.
Annual report. 
§ 305501. Definitions 
In this chapter: 
(1) BUILDING ARTS.—The term ‘‘building arts’’ includes all practical 
and scholarly aspects of prehistoric, historic, and contemporary archi-
tecture, archeology, construction, building technology and skills, land-
scape architecture, preservation and conservation, building and con-
struction, engineering, urban and community design and renewal, city 
and regional planning, and related professions, skills, trades, and 
crafts. 
(2) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’ means the Committee for 
a National Museum of the Building Arts, Incorporated, a nonprofit cor-
poration organized and existing under the laws of the District of Co-
lumbia, or its successor. 
§ 305502. Cooperative agreement to operate museum 
To provide a national center to commemorate and encourage the building 
arts and to preserve and maintain a nationally significant building that ex-
emplifies the great achievements of the building arts in the United States, 
the Secretary and the Administrator of General Services shall enter into a 
cooperative agreement with the Committee for the operation of a National 
Building Museum in the Federal building located in the block bounded by 
Fourth Street, Fifth Street, F Street, and G Street, Northwest in Wash-
ington, District of Columbia. The cooperative agreement shall include provi-
sions that— 
(1) make the site available to the Committee without charge; 
(2) provide, subject to available appropriations, such maintenance, 
security, information, janitorial, and other services as may be necessary 
to ensure the preservation and operation of the site; and 
(3) prescribe reasonable terms and conditions by which the Com-
mittee can fulfill its responsibilities under this division. 
§ 305503. Activities and functions 
The National Building Museum shall— 
(1) collect and disseminate information concerning the building arts, 
including the establishment of a national reference center for current 
and historic documents, publications, and research relating to the 
building arts; 
(2) foster educational programs relating to the history, practice, and 
contribution to society of the building arts, including promotion of 
imaginative educational approaches to enhance understanding and ap-
preciation of all facets of the building arts; 
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(3) publicly display temporary and permanent exhibits illustrating, 
interpreting and demonstrating the building arts; 
(4) sponsor or conduct research and study into the history of the 
building arts and their role in shaping our civilization; and 
(5) encourage contributions to the building arts. 
§ 305504. Matching grants to Committee 
The Secretary shall provide matching grants to the Committee for its pro-
grams related to historic preservation. The Committee shall match the 
grants in such a manner and with such funds and services as shall be satis-
factory to the Secretary, except that not more than $500,000 may be pro-
vided to the Committee in any one fiscal year. 
§ 305505. Annual report 
The Committee shall submit an annual report to the Secretary and the 
Administrator of General Services concerning its activities under this chap-
ter and shall provide the Secretary and the Administrator of General Serv-
ices with such other information as the Secretary may consider necessary 
or advisable. 
Subdivision 5—Federal Agency Historic 
Preservation Responsibilities 
Chapter 3061—Program Responsibilities 
and Authorities 
Subchapter I—In General 
Sec. 
306101.
Assumption of responsibility for preservation of historic property. 
306102.
Preservation program. 
306103.
Recordation of historic property prior to alteration or demolition. 
306104.
Agency Preservation Officer. 
306105.
Agency programs and projects. 
306106.
Review of plans of transferees of surplus federally owned historic property. 
306107.
Planning and actions to minimize harm to National Historic Landmarks. 
306108.
Effect of undertaking on historic property. 
306109.
Costs of preservation as eligible project costs. 
306110.
Annual preservation awards program. 
306111.
Environmental impact statement. 
306112.
Waiver of provisions in event of natural disaster or imminent threat to national secu-
rity. 
306113.
Anticipatory demolition. 
306114.
Documentation of decisions respecting undertakings. 
Subchapter II—Lease, Exchange, or Management of Historic Property 
306121.
Lease or exchange. 
306122.
Contracts for management of historic property. 
Subchapter III—Protection and Preservation of Resources 
306131.
Standards and guidelines. 
Subchapter I—In General 
§ 306101. Assumption of responsibility for preservation of 
historic property 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) AGENCY
HEAD
RESPONSIBILITY.—The head of each Federal 
agency shall assume responsibility for the preservation of historic prop-
erty that is owned or controlled by the agency. 
(2) USE OF AVAILABLE HISTORIC PROPERTY.—Prior to acquiring, 
constructing, or leasing a building for purposes of carrying out agency 
responsibilities, a Federal agency shall use, to the maximum extent fea-
sible, historic property available to the agency, in accordance with Ex-
ecutive Order No. 13006 (40 U.S.C. 3306 note). 
(3) NECESSARY PRESERVATION.—Each Federal agency shall under-
take, consistent with the preservation of historic property, the mission 
of the agency, and the professional standards established pursuant to 
subsection (c), any preservation as may be necessary to carry out this 
chapter. 
(b) GUIDELINES FOR FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY FOR AGENCY- 
OWNED HISTORIC PROPERTY.—In consultation with the Council, the Sec-
retary shall promulgate guidelines for Federal agency responsibilities under 
this subchapter (except section 306108). 
(c) PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
FOR PRESERVATION
OF FEDERALLY 
OWNED OR CONTROLLED HISTORIC PROPERTY.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of De-
fense, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Administrator of General Serv-
ices, professional standards for the preservation of historic property in Fed-
eral ownership or control. 
§ 306102. Preservation program 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Each Federal agency shall establish (except for 
programs or undertakings exempted pursuant to section 304108(c) of this 
title), in consultation with the Secretary, a preservation program for the 
identification, evaluation, and nomination to the National Register, and pro-
tection, of historic property. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The program shall ensure that— 
(1) historic property under the jurisdiction or control of the agency 
is identified, evaluated, and nominated to the National Register; 
(2) historic property under the jurisdiction or control of the agency 
is managed and maintained in a way that considers the preservation 
of their historic, archeological, architectural, and cultural values in 
compliance with section 306108 of this title and gives special consider-
ation to the preservation of those values in the case of property des-
ignated as having national significance; 
(3) the preservation of property not under the jurisdiction or control 
of the agency but potentially affected by agency actions is given full 
consideration in planning; 
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(4) the agency’s preservation-related activities are carried out in con-
sultation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, Indian tribes, 
Native Hawaiian organizations carrying out historic preservation plan-
ning activities, and the private sector; and 
(5) the agency’s procedures for compliance with section 306108 of 
this title— 
(A) are consistent with regulations promulgated by the Council 
pursuant to section 304108(a) and (b) of this title; 
(B) provide a process for the identification and evaluation of 
historic property for listing on the National Register and the de-
velopment and implementation of agreements, in consultation with 
State Historic Preservation Officers, local governments, Indian 
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and the interested public, 
as appropriate, regarding the means by which adverse effects on 
historic property will be considered; and 
(C) provide for the disposition of Native American cultural 
items from Federal or tribal land in a manner consistent with sec-
tion 3(c) of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatri-
ation Act (25 U.S.C. 3002(c)). 
§ 306103. Recordation of historic property prior to alter-
ation or demolition 
Each Federal agency shall initiate measures to ensure that where, as a 
result of Federal action or assistance carried out by the agency, a historic 
property is to be substantially altered or demolished— 
(1) timely steps are taken to make or have made appropriate 
records; and 
(2) the records are deposited, in accordance with section 302107 of 
this title, in the Library of Congress or with such other appropriate 
agency as the Secretary may designate, for future use and reference. 
§ 306104. Agency Preservation Officer 
The head of each Federal agency (except an agency that is exempted 
under section 304108(c) of this title) shall designate a qualified official as 
the agency’s Preservation Officer who shall be responsible for coordinating 
the agency’s activities under this division. Each Preservation Officer may, 
to be considered qualified, satisfactorily complete an appropriate training 
program established by the Secretary under section 306101(c) of this title. 
§ 306105. Agency programs and projects 
Consistent with the agency’s missions and mandates, each Federal agency 
shall carry out agency programs and projects (including those under which 
any Federal assistance is provided or any Federal license, permit, or other 
approval is required) in accordance with the purposes of this division and 
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give consideration to programs and projects that will further the purposes 
of this division. 
§ 306106. Review of plans of transferees of surplus federally 
owned historic property 
The Secretary shall review and approve the plans of transferees of surplus 
federally owned historic property not later than 90 days after receipt of the 
plans to ensure that the prehistorical, historical, architectural, or culturally 
significant values will be preserved or enhanced. 
§ 306107. Planning and actions to minimize harm to Na-
tional Historic Landmarks 
Prior to the approval of any Federal undertaking that may directly and 
adversely affect any National Historic Landmark, the head of the respon-
sible Federal agency shall to the maximum extent possible undertake such 
planning and actions as may be necessary to minimize harm to the land-
mark. The head of the Federal agency shall afford the Council a reasonable 
opportunity to comment with regard to the undertaking. 
§ 306108. Effect of undertaking on historic property 
The head of any Federal agency having direct or indirect jurisdiction over 
a proposed Federal or federally assisted undertaking in any State and the 
head of any Federal department or independent agency having authority to 
license any undertaking, prior to the approval of the expenditure of any 
Federal funds on the undertaking or prior to the issuance of any license, 
shall take into account the effect of the undertaking on any historic prop-
erty. The head of the Federal agency shall afford the Council a reasonable 
opportunity to comment with regard to the undertaking. 
§ 306109. Costs of preservation as eligible project costs 
A Federal agency may include the costs of preservation activities of the 
agency under this division as eligible project costs in all undertakings of the 
agency or assisted by the agency. The eligible project costs may include 
amounts paid by a Federal agency to a State to be used in carrying out 
the preservation responsibilities of the Federal agency under this division, 
and reasonable costs may be charged to Federal licensees and permittees 
as a condition to the issuance of the license or permit. 
§ 306110. Annual preservation awards program 
The Secretary shall establish an annual preservation awards program 
under which the Secretary may make monetary awards in amounts of not 
to exceed $1,000 and provide citations for special achievement to officers 
and employees of Federal, State, and certified local governments in recogni-
tion of their outstanding contributions to the preservation of historic prop-
erty. The program may include the issuance of annual awards by the Presi-
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