PUBLIC LAW 96-515—DEC. 12, 1980
94 STAT. 3001
TITLE V—GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. The National Historic Preservation Act is amended by adding the following new title at the end thereof:
“TITLE III
“Sec. 301.Definitions.
16 USC 470w. As used in this Act, the term—
- “(1) ‘Agency’ means agency as such term is defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code, except that in the case of any Federal program exempted under section 214,Ante, p. 3000. the agency administering such program shall not be treated as an agency with respect to such program.
- “(2) ‘State’ means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands.
- “(3) ‘Local government’ means a city, county, parish, township, municipality, or borough, or any other general purpose political subdivision of any State.
- “(4) ‘Indian tribe’ means the governing body of any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other group which is recognized as an Indian tribe by the Secretary of the Interior and for which the United States holds land in trust or restricted status for that entity or its members. Such term also includes any Native village corporation, regional corporation, and Native Group established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.43 USC 1601 note.).
- “(5) ‘Historic property’ or ‘historic resource’ means any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in, or eligible for inclusion on the National Register; such term includes artifacts, records, and remains which are related to such a district, site, building, structure, or object.
- “(6) ‘National Register’ or ‘Register’ means the National Register of Historic Places established under section 101.Ante, p. 2988.
- “(7) ‘Undertaking’ means any action as described in section 106.16 USC 470f.
- “(8) ‘Preservation’ or ‘historic preservation’ includes identification, evaluation, recordation, documentation, curation, acquisition, protection, management, rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization, maintenance and reconstruction, or any combination of the foregoing activities.
- “(9) ‘Cultural park’ means a definable urban area which is distinguished by historic resources and land related to such resources and which constitutes an interpretive, educational, and recreational resource for the public at large.
- “(10) ‘Historic conservation district’ means an urban area of one or more neighborhoods and which contains (A) historic properties, (B) buildings having similar or related architectural characteristics, (C) cultural cohesiveness, or (D) any combination of the foregoing.
- “(11) ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Interior except where otherwise specified.
- “(12) ‘State historic preservation review board’ means a board, council, commission, or other similar collegial body established as provided in section 101(b)(1)(B)Ante, p. 2988.—
