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Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 69 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Section 5320 - Historic preservation requirements

42 U.S.C. § 5320

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Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 5320 - Historic preservation requirements
(a) Regulations

With respect to applications for assistance under section 53181 of this title, the Secretary of the Interior, after consulting with the Secretary, shall prescribe and implement regulations concerning projects funded under section 53181 of this title and their relationship with division A of subtitle III and chapter 3125 of title 54.

(b) Actions by State historic preservation officer and Secretary of the Interior

In prescribing and implementing such regulations with respect to applications submitted under section 5318 of this title which identify any property pursuant to subsection (c)(4)(B) of such section, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide at least that-

(1) the appropriate State historic preservation officer (as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior) shall, not later than 45 days after receiving information from the applicant relating to the identification of properties which will be affected by the project for which the application is made and which may meet the criteria established by the Secretary of the Interior for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (together with documentation relating to such inclusion), submit his or her comments, together with such other information considered necessary by the officer, to the applicant concerning such properties; and
(2) the Secretary of the Interior shall, not later than 45 days after receiving from the applicant the information described in paragraph (1) and the comments submitted to the applicant in accordance with paragraph (1), make a determination as to whether any of the properties affected by the project for which the application is made is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
(c) Regulations by Advisory Council on Historic Preservation providing for expeditious action

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation shall prescribe regulations providing for expeditious action by the Council in making its comments under section 306108 of title 54 in the case of properties which are included on, or eligible for inclusion on, the National Register of Historic Places and which are affected by a project for which an application is made under section 5318 of this title.

1See References in Text note below.

42 U.S.C. § 5320

Pub. L. 93-383, title I, §121, as added Pub. L. 96-399, title I, §110(c), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1620; amended Pub. L. 97-35, title III, §308(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 396; Pub. L. 113-287, §5(k)(4), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3270.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 5318 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), probably should be a reference to section 119 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-383, title I, §119, as added Pub. L. 95-128, title I, §110(b), Oct. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 1125, which is classified to section 5318 of this title.

AMENDMENTS2014-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113-287, §5(k)(4)(A), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "With respect to applications for assistance under section 5318 of this title, the Secretary of the Interior, after consulting with the Secretary, shall prescribe and implement regulations concerning projects funded under section 5318 of this title and their relationship with-"(1) 'An Act to establish a program for the preservation of additional historic properties throughout the Nation, and for other purposes', approved October 14, 1966, as amended; and "(2) 'An Act to provide for the preservation of historical and archaeological data (including relics and specimens) which might otherwise be lost as a result of the construction of a dam', approved June 27, 1960, as amended."Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113-287, §5(k)(4)(B), substituted "section 306108 of title 54" for "section 106 of the Act referred to in subsection (a)(1)".1981-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-35 substituted "subsection (c)(4)(B)" for "subsection (c)(7)(B)".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective on effective date of regulations implementing such amendments, see section 308(c) of Pub. L. 97-35 set out as a note under section 5318 of this title.

Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.
project
The terms "federally assisted housing" and "project" mean-(A) a public housing project (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)] );(B) housing for which project-based assistance is provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f] ;(C) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12;(D) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12, as such section existed before November 28, 1990;(E) housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under section 1715l(d)(3) of title 12 that bears interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 1715l(d)(5) of title 12;(F) housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or a State or State agency under section 1715z-1 of title 12;(G) housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)(2)], as in effect before October 1, 1983, that is assisted under a contract for assistance under such section; and(H) housing that is assisted under section 80131 of this title.