National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5861
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2006-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Accounting
Administrative remedies
Authorization
Commemorations
Due process of law
Economics and Public Finance
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal employees
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial services
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Government trust funds
Governors
Grants-in-aid
Historic sites
History
Indian lands
Landowners
Law
Licenses
Minorities
Native Americans
Personnel management
Right of property

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-20
text: 
National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 2006 - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) to prohibit a federal agency from requiring an applicant for federal assistance, licenses, or permits to take into account the effects of a federal undertaking that occur outside the area of potential effects as determined by the federal agency.
 
Declares that, if a State Historic Preservation Officer or a Tribal Historic Preservation Officer fails to concur within 30 days of receipt of an adequately documented finding of either &quot;no historic properties affected&quot; or &quot;no adverse effect,&quot; the applicant or agency may proceed with the undertaking.
 
Specifies additional criteria for certification of local governments to implement the NHPA.
 
Extends through FY2015 the period of funding for the Historic Preservation Fund.
 
Expands: (1) from five to eight the number of federal agencies on the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Council); and (2) from nine to eleven the number of Council members constituting a quorum. 
 
Grants the Council discretion to reach an agreement with any federal agency other than the Department of the Interior, or with a private entity, to provide the Council with financial and administrative services.
 
Authorizes the Council to enter into cooperative agreements with any federal agency that administers a grant or assistance program for the purpose of improving the effectiveness of program administration.
 
Permits such cooperative agreements to: (1) modify the selection criteria for a grant or assistance program to further NHPA purposes; or (2) allow the Council to participate in the selection of recipients.
 
Authorizes the Council to review the operation of any federal grant or assistance program to evaluate its effectiveness in meeting NHPA purposes and policies.

action_date: 2006-09-25
text: 
National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 2006 - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) to prohibit a State Historic Preservation Officer from having any authority to require an applicant for federal assistance, permit, or license to identify historic properties outside the undertaking's area of potential effects. 
 
Declares that, if the State Historic Preservation Officer, Tribal representative, or Tribal Historic Preservation Officer fails to respond within 30 days after an adequately documented finding of either &quot;no historic properties affected&quot; or &quot;no adverse effect,&quot; the federal agency may assume that the State Historic Preservation Officer or Tribal Historic Preservation Officer has no objection to the finding. 
 
Specifies additional criteria for certification of local governments to implement the NHPA. 
 
Extends through FY2015 the period of funding for the Historic Preservation Fund. 
 
Expands: (1) from five to eight the number of federal agencies on the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Council); and (2) from nine to eleven the number of Council members constituting a quorum. Permits the Governor serving on the Council to designate a substitute to serve in such Governor's capacity on the Council. 
 
Grants the Council discretion to reach an agreement with any federal agency other than the Department of the Interior, or with a private entity, to provide the Council with financial and administrative services. 
 
Authorizes the Council to enter into cooperative agreements with any federal agency that administers a grant or assistance program for the purpose of improving the effectiveness of program administration. 
 
Permits such cooperative agreements to: (1) modify the selection criteria for a grant or assistance program to further NHPA purposes; or (2) allow the Council to participate in the selection of recipients.
 
Authorizes the Council to: (1) review the operation of any federal grant or assistance program to evaluate its effectiveness in meeting NHPA purposes and policies; (2) make recommendations to the head of the federal agency that administers such program to further the consistency of the program with NHPA purposes and policies and to improve its effectiveness in carrying out such purposes and policies; and (3) make recommendations to the President and Congress regarding the effectiveness of federal grant and assistance programs in meeting those purposes and policies, including recommendations with regard to appropriate funding levels. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2006-09-26
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6945-6946)
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6945-6946)
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5861.
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6945-6946)
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Mr. Pearce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-641.
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-641.
action_date: 2006-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-20
text: Introduced in House