§ 470-1. — Declaration of policy of the Federal Government.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC470-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1A--HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Sec. 470-1. Declaration of policy of the Federal Government
It shall be the policy of the Federal Government, in cooperation
with other nations and in partnership with the States, local
governments, Indian tribes, and private organizations and individuals
to--
(1) use measures, including financial and technical assistance,
to foster conditions under which our modern society and our
prehistoric and historic resources can exist in productive harmony
and fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present
and future generations;
(2) provide leadership in the preservation of the prehistoric
and historic resources of the United States and of the international
community of nations and in the administration of the national
preservation program in partnership with States, Indian tribes,
Native Hawaiians, and local governments;
(3) administer federally owned, administered, or controlled
prehistoric and historic resources in a spirit of stewardship for
the inspiration and benefit of present and future generations;
(4) contribute to the preservation of nonfederally owned
prehistoric and historic resources and give maximum encouragement to
organizations and individuals undertaking preservation by private
means;
(5) encourage the public and private preservation and
utilization of all usable elements of the Nation's historic built
environment; and
(6) assist State and local governments, Indian tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations and the National Trust for Historic
Preservation in the United States to expand and accelerate their
historic preservation programs and activities.
(Pub. L. 89-665, Sec. 2, as added Pub. L. 96-515, title I, Sec. 101(a),
Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2988; amended Pub. L. 102-575, title XL,
Sec. 4002, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4753.)
Amendments
1992--Par. (2). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4002(1), inserted ``and in the
administration of the national preservation program in partnership with
States, Indian tribes, Native Hawaiians, and local governments'' after
``community of nations''.
Par. (6). Pub. L. 102-575, Sec. 4002(2), inserted ``, Indian tribes
and Native Hawaiian organizations'' after ``local governments''.
