Planning & Law Resources

Links to key preservation legislation and relevant agencies.

National Historic Preservation Act (1966)

36 CFR 800 – Protection of Historic and Cultural Resources (1986)

Executive Order 11593 (1971)

Hague Convention (ICOMOS)

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990)

United States Code — Maritime Preservation

Cultural Resources Legislation and Agencies

General guide to cultural resource management and historic preservation resources–federal and state offices and agencies.