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Department of Natural Resources

Historic Preservation Division

HPD, Section 106, and You

February 15, 2017 Meg Richardson



Georgia Department of Natural Resources



To promote the preservation and

use of historic places for a better

Georgia.

Mission Statement



Passed by Congress in 1966

Established a comprehensive program to preserve the historical and cultural foundations of the nation as a living part of community life

State Historic Preservation Offices

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

National Register of Historic Places

Section 106

National Historic Preservation Act



HPD Programs

Federal Programs

National Register of Historic Places

Environmental Review

Tax Incentives and Grants

Certified Local Governments

State Programs

Georgia Register of Historic Places

Tax Incentives and Grants

Historic Resources Survey

Archaeology

Centennial Farm Program

African American Preservation Network & Program



Environmental Review/Section 106

Mandated by federal law

Requires federal agencies (or their designated applicants) to take into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties

36 CFR 800, “Protecting Historic Properties”

Undertaking (36 CFR Part 800.16) and Historic Property (36 CFR Part 800.16)

SHPO required consulting party

Must be completed before agency can release funds or issue license or permit

Encourages but does not mandate preservation

Section 106 is a planning process



Section 106 Project Types

Cell towers

Highway/road projects

Bank branches

Docks

Irrigation Lines, Firebreaks

Water, Sewer, & Stormwater Improvements

Transmission lines

Military installations

Public housing

Pipelines

Rehabilitation and New Construction



Section 106 and HPD

• 1- Initiate the process, 2- Identify historic properties,

3- Assess adverse effects, and 4-Resolve adverse effects

• Advise and assist federal agencies in carrying out S106 responsibilities

• Provide comments on eligibility and potential effects to historic structures and/or archaeological sites

• Goal: identify historic properties potentially affected by the undertaking, assess effects, and seek ways to avoid, minimize or mitigate any adverse effects



Section 106 Process

Initiate Section 106 Process

Public Involvement

• Establish undertaking• Identify appropriate SHPO/THPO• Plan to involve the public• Identify other consulting parties

Undertaking is type that might affect historic properties

No Undertaking / No Potential to Cause Effects

Identify Historic PropertiesPublic

Involvement• Determine scope of effort• Identify historic properties• Evaluate historic significance

Historic properties may be affected

No Historic Properties Affected

Assess Adverse EffectsPublic Involvement • Apply criteria of adverse effect

Historic properties are adversely affected

No Historic Properties Adversely Affected

Resolve Adverse EffectsPublic Involvement • Continue consultation

FAILURE TO AGREE

Memorandum of Agreement

COUNCIL COMMENT



Section 106 Initiation

Is it an undertaking, and does it have the potential to affect historic properties?

Identify/contact SHPO

Involve the Public

Historical Societies

Neighborhood Associations

Involve Consulting Parties

Local Governments

Regional Commissions



Section 106 Identify

Area of Potential Effect

Identify historic properties

Evaluate Significance



Section 106 Assess Effects

Adverse Effect =

Introduction of incompatible visual or atmospheric elements

Change in use, character or setting

Destruction or damage

Neglect

And more…



Section 106 Resolve Adverse Effects

AN ADVERSE EFFECT DETERMINATION DOES NOT STOP A PROJECT

Notify the ACHP and

Avoid

Minimize

Mitigate



How to Consult with HPD

Environmental Review Form

Required Documentation

Photographs

Maps



Environmental Review (ER) Form

• II-Project Information

• Detailed scope of work

• Depth and width of ground disturbance

• Ground previously disturbed? Existing lines?

• Location

• IV- Cultural Resources

• APE

• V. Required Materials




• Cold Reader

• Clear, Color Photos

• Site Plans and Elevations




• Adverse Effect is NOT the end, does NOT stop a project

• Have a question? Ask!



Helpful Links

• Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation: a series of

concepts about maintaining, repairing, and replacing historic

materials, in addition to designing new additions or making

alterations

– https://www.nps.gov/tps/standards/rehabilitation.htm

• Preservation Briefs: guidance on preserving, rehabilitating,

and restoring historic buildings

– https://www.nps.gov/TPS/how-to-preserve/briefs.htm

• HPD’s Environmental Review Form: form for applicant’s to fill out

and submit for Section 106 review

– http://www.georgiashpo.org/review

https://www.nps.gov/tps/standards/rehabilitation.htm

https://www.nps.gov/TPS/how-to-preserve/briefs.htm

http://www.georgiashpo.org/review



Contact Information

Meg RichardsonEnvironmental Review Historian

[email protected](770) 389-7852

Jewett Center for Historic Preservation

2610 GA Hwy 155, SW

Stockbridge, Georgia 30281

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