Table of Contents Part One: An Overview of Federal Historic Preservation Law. I. Introduction ...................................................................... A . Background ............................................................................3 B. Scope of Report .........................................................................4 11 .The National Historic Preservation Act ...............................................5 A . Purpose and Structure ....................................................................5 B . Legislative History .......................................................................7 C . Key Statutory Provisions: Sections 106 and 1 10 ................................................8 1. Section 106 ..........................................................................8 2 . Section 1 10 ..........................................................................9 III . Section 106 Implementing Regulations ...............................................10 A . Current Regulations ..................................................................... 11 B. Proposed Regulations ................................................................... 13 IV . Court Opinions on Compliance with Section 106 and the Council's Regulations .... 13 A . Applicability of Section 106 ..............................................................13 1 . Section 106 applies to Federal agencies ..................................................13 2 . Section 106 applies to Federal undertakings ...............................................16 3 . Timing: When an agency must comply with Section 106 .....................................22 4 . Section 106 applies to eligible and listed properties .........................................23 B . Court Decisions Interpreting the Section 106 Process ..........................................24 I . Identification and evaluation ............................................................24 2 . Assessing effects .....................................................................28 3 . The Council's opportunity to comment ...................................................29 4 . Effects of the Council's comments .......................................................32 V. Court Opinions on Compliance with Section 110 ....................................33 VI. Executive Orders .....................................................................35 A . Executive Order No . 1 1593 ..............................................................35 B . Executive Order No . 13006 ...............................................................36 C . Executive Order No . 13007 ............................................................... 37 VII . Attorneys' Fees arid Costs in Preservation Cases ....................................37 VIII. Related Authorities Involving Historic Preservation ....I ............................ 39 A . The National Environmental Policy Act ..................................................... 40 B . Transportation Authorities ................................................................45 C . Other Statutes ..........................................................................47 1. Historical and Archeological Data Preservation Act of 1974 (HADPA) and Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA) ................................... 47 2 . Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA) .................... 48 3 . American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 (AIRFA) ...................................48 IX . Procedural Questions in Litigating Preservation Cases ..............................49 A . Jurisdiction ............................................................................ 49 B . Standing ...............................................................................51 C . Laches ................................................................................ 54 D . Ripeness and Mootness ..................................................................56 E . Scope and Standard of Review F . Remedies ................. X . Conclusion ............... Part Two: Summaries of Court Decisions Involving Federal Historic Preservation Law Case Page No . 1. Kent County Council for Historic Preservation v . Romney ...................... 2 . South Hill Neighborhood Association v . Romley ............................ 3 . Elyv.Velde(Ely1) .................................................... 4 . Miltenberger v . Chesapeake & Ohio Railway ............................... 5. Boston Waterfront Residents Association v . Ronmey ......................... 6 . District of Columbia Federation of Civic Associations v . Volpe ................. 7 . Petterson v . Froehlke ................................................... 8. Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference v . Federal Power Comnission ........... 9 . Thompsonv.Fugate ................................................... 10. River v . Richmond Metropolitan Authority ................................. 1 1 . Saint Joseph Historical Society v . Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority .... 12 . Ely v . Velde (Ely 11) ................................................... 13 . Environmental Defense Fund v . Tennessee Valley Authority ................... 14 . Jamesv.Lynn ........................................................ 1 5 . Pennsylvania v . Morton ................................................. 16 . Warn1 Springs Dam Task Force v . Gribble ................................. 17 . Committee on Civic Rights of the Friends of the Neivburyport Waterfront v . Romney 18 . Don't Tear It Down, Inc. v . General Services Administration ................... 19 . Save the Courthouse Committee v . Lynn .................................... 20. Columbia Basin Land Protection Association v . Kleppe ........................ 21 . Committee to Save the South Green v . Hills .................................. 22 . Ed\vards v . First Bank of Dundee .......................................... 23 . Montana Wildlife Federation il. Moston ..................................... 24 . Stop H-3 Association v . Coleman .......................................... 25 . United States es re1. Tennessee Valley Authority v . Three Tracts of Land .......... 26 . United States v . 4.18 Acres of Land ........................................ 27 . Ad Hoc Committee to Save the Old Carnegie Library Building v . City of Atlanta .... 28 . Coalition for Responsible Regional Development v . Coleman ................... 29. Dixon v . Coleman ...................................................... 30 . Hart v . Denver Urban Renewal Authority ................................... 3 1. Philadelphia Council of Neighborhood Organizations v . Coleman ................ 32 . Citizens' Committee for Environnlental Protection v . United States Coast Guard .... 33 . Citizens' Defense Fund v . Gallagher ....................................... 34 . District of Columbia Federation of Civic Associations v . Adams ................. 35 . Evansv.Train ......................................................... 36 . Hall County Historical Society v . Georgia Departmei~tof Transportation ........... 37 . Historic Preservation of Shreveport 11. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 38 . Inrnan Park Restoration, Inc . v . Urban Mass Transportation Administration ........ 39 . Libby Rod & Gun Club . Poteet .......................................... 40 . United States v . 45,149.58 Acres yf Land ................................... 41 . Weintraub v . Rural Electrification Administration ............................. Case Page No . 42 . Aluli v . Brown ............................................................. 43 . Blue Grass Land & Nature Trust. Inc . v. Adarns .................................. 44 . Central Oklahonla Prese~~lationAlliance. Inc . v . Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority 45. City of Columbia v . Soloman ................................................. 46 . Cobble Hill Association v . Adams ............................................. 47 . Nehring v . Harris ........................................................... 48. Soucheray v . Corps of Engineers .............................................. 49 . Aertson v. Landrie~~......................................................... 50. Birmingham Realty Conlpany v . General Seivices Administration .................... 51 . Capitol Hill Restoration Society v . Heimann ..................................... 52. Carson v . Alvord ........................................................... 53 . Committee to Save the Fos Building v . Birmingham Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank . 54 . Don't Tear it Down, Inc. v . Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation ........... 55. Historic Green Springs, Inc . v . Bergland ........................................ 56. Hoe v . Alesander ........................................................... 57 . Kansasv.Adams ........................................................... 58. National Center for Preservation Law v . Landrieu ................................. 59. Neighborhood Developmnent Cor-poration v . Advisoly Cotrncil on Historic Preservation ... 60. Sequoyah v . Tennessee Valley A~ltl~ority........................................ 61. Wisconsin Heritages, Inc . v . Hanis ............................................. 62. Bennett v . Taylor ........................................................... 63. Black Hills Alliance v . Regional Forester ........................................ 64. Catholic Action of HnwaiiPeace Education