[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR61.1]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 61--PROCEDURES FOR STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIC
 PRESERVATION PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 61.1  Authorization.

    The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 470 et seq.):
    (a) Requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to promulgate 
regulations for:
    (1) Approving and overseeing State historic preservation programs;
    (2) Certifying local governments to carry out the purposes of the 
Act;
    (3) Ensuring that applicable State Historic Preservation Officers 
(SHPOs) allocate to certified local governments (CLGs) a share of grants 
that the SHPOs receive under the Act; and
    (4) Assisting Indian tribes in preserving their particular 
``historic properties'' (as defined by the Act);
    (b) Directs the Secretary to administer a program of grants-in-aid 
to States and Indian tribes for historic preservation projects and 
programs that the Secretary has approved; and
    (c) Requires the Secretary to make available information concerning 
professional standards, methods, and techniques for the preservation of 
``historic properties'' (as defined by the Act) and the administration 
of historic preservation programs.