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THE 2020-2045 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN/ SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS PROPOSED FINAL PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT APPENDICES APRIL 2020 STATE CLEARINGHOUSE #20199011061 APPENDIX 3.5 Updated Cultural Resources Technical Report Cultural Resources Technical Report for the 2020–2045 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy for the Southern California Association of Governments SEPTEMBER 2019; REVISED MARCH 2020 PREPARED FOR Impact Sciences PREPARED BY SWCA Environmental Consultants CULTURAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE 2020–2045 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS Prepared for Impact Sciences 811 W. 7th Street, Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Attn: Jessica Kirchner Prepared by Chris Millington, M.A., RPA, and Trevor Gittelhough, M.A.., RPA Principal Investigator Heather Gibson, Ph.D., RPA SWCA Environmental Consultants 51 W. Dayton St Pasadena, CA 91105 (626) 240-0587 www.swca.com SWCA Project No.049443 SWCA Cultural Resources Report No. 19- 557 September 2019; Revised March 2020 This page intentionally left blank. Cultural Resources Technical Report for the 2020–2045 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy for the Southern California Association of Governments CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Regulatory Setting ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Federal .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Antiquities Act of 1906 .................................................................................................................... 3 Historic Sites Act of 1935 ................................................................................................................ 3 U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (Section 4[f]) ....................................................... 3 National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 ..................................................................................... 3 Archeology and Historic Preservation: Secretary of the Interior Standards and Guidelines ........... 5 Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 ................................................................... 6 Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 .......................................................................... 6 American Indian Religious Freedom Act ........................................................................................ 6 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 ................................................. 6 State ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 California Implementation of Federally and State-Mandated Historic Preservation Program ........ 7 California Environmental Quality Act ............................................................................................. 9 California Coastal Act.................................................................................................................... 10 California Health and Safety Code, Section 7050 and Sections 18950 through 18961 ................. 10 California Penal Code Section 622 – Destruction of Historical Properties ................................... 10 California Public Resources Code, Sections 5024, 5024.5, 5025, 5028, 5097.5, 5097.9, and 5097.98-99 ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Senate Bill 18 – Traditional Tribal Cultural Places ....................................................................... 11 Assembly Bill 52 ........................................................................................................................... 11 Executive Order B-10-11 ............................................................................................................... 12 Local ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 County General Plans .................................................................................................................... 12 City General Plans and Ordinances ............................................................................................... 13 Cultural Context ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Prehistoric ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Horizon I: Early Man (ca. 10,000–6,000 BC) ................................................................................ 14 Horizon II: Milling Stone (6,000–3,000 BC) ................................................................................. 14 Horizon III: Intermediate (3,000 BC–AD 500) ............................................................................. 14 Horizon IV: late Prehistoric (AD 500–Historic Contact) .............................................................. 14 Protohistoric ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Historic ................................................................................................................................................. 16 Spanish Period (1769–1821) .......................................................................................................... 16 Mexican Period (1822–1848) ........................................................................................................ 16 American Period (1848–Present) ................................................................................................... 17 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................................................... 18 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................................... 18 Federal Registers ............................................................................................................................ 19 State Registers ................................................................................................................................ 20 Native American Sacred Sites .............................................................................................................. 21 Human Remains ................................................................................................................................... 25 References Cited ........................................................................................................................................ 27 i Cultural Resources Technical Report for the 2020–2045 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy for the Southern California Association of Governments Appendices Appendix A. National Register of Historic Places Listed in the SCAG Region Appendix B. National Historic Landmarks Listed in the SCAG Region Appendix C. California State Historical Landmarks Listed by Historical Period Appendix D. California Historic Places in the SCAG Region Appendix E. Native American Heritage Commission Sacred Lands File Search Results Appendix F. Assembly Bill 52 Correspondence – CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION Figures Figure 1. Map of the SCAG Region Showing County Boundaries. ............................................................. 2 Tables Table 1. County Policies and Ordinances Relevant to the SCAG Region .................................................. 12 Table 2. Archaeological Resources Listed in the CHRIS ........................................................................... 19 Table 3. National Register of Historic Places Properties within SCAG Region ......................................... 19 Table 4. National Historic Landmarks within the SCAG Region ............................................................... 20 Table 5. California Historical Landmarks within the SCAG Region ......................................................... 20 Table 6. California Points of Historical Interest within the SCAG Region ................................................ 20 Table 7. Sacred Lands Recorded by the NAHC in the SCAG Region Listed by County ........................... 24 Table 8. Formal Cemeteries in the SCAG Region Listed by County ......................................................... 25 ii Cultural Resources Technical Report for the 2020–2045 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy for the Southern California Association of Governments INTRODUCTION The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is the lead California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) agency for the proposed 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy (2020 RTP/SCS, Connect