3 CHAPTER
PROTECTING HISTORIC PROPERTIES
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo housing preservation project, Rio Arriba County, NM (photo courtesy HUD)
For this report, federal agencies were asked to share with the ACHP and Secretary of the Interior information on how they protected historic properties in the period between 2014 and 2017. They were asked how their programs and procedures have changed or evolved; about their staffing levels, access to preservation expertise and continuing education; how they use partnerships to protect their historic resources; and whether they make use of Section 106 program alternatives to meet their stewardship responsibilities. OVERVIEW: Federal agencies protect historic properties in a variety of ways, through personnel education and development of in-house expertise, through Section 110 surveys and Section 106 agreement documents, and via partnerships. The list of diverse partnerships described in this report is only a sample of those presented by the responding agencies. The growth in numbers and variety over past reporting periods is a very encouraging sign, allowing agencies to leverage limited funding for preservation activities for greater impact. In many cases, the manners in which agencies are protecting their historic properties have not changed since the last report. In other ways, for example in the increased availability of education media and opportunities has changed dramatically; agencies have made solid progress in the number of properties protected, and the effectiveness in which they do this. The American people expect their important federal places to be effectively managed and protected, and the agencies are, more often than not, doing the best they can with the resources available to them.
IN A SPIRIT OF STEWARDSHIP: A REPORT ON FEDERAL HISTORIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 2018 | 25
Made with FlippingBook - Online Brochure Maker