Môi trường Man-Made: Tài nguyên di tích lịch sử và văn hóa Đặc biệt chú ý được đưa ra trong báo cáo tác động môi trường với sự hiện diện hay vắng mặt trên trang web hoặc gần các nguồn tài nguyên lịch sử và văn hóa, bất kỳ tác động có thể lên chúng và các biện pháp giảm nhẹ. "Các nguồn lịch sử và văn hóa" bao gồm một loạt các tính năng, là quan trọng nhất trong đó là khảo cổ học. Những người khác bao gồm các di tích lịch sử (lịch sử gần đây, tức là. | 12 The Man-Made Environment Historic and Cultural Resources Special attention is given in environmental impact statements to the presence or absence on-site or nearby of historic and cultural resources any possible impacts upon them and mitigating measures. The term historic and cultural resources covers a variety of features the most significant one of which is archaeology. Others include historic sites recent history . up to 200 years old as distinguished from much older historical sites covered by the term archaeology architecturally important buildings locations and facilities that have a cultural significance to the local communities including those of ethnic Indian or racial significance and possibly unique geological locations. The term historic is broad enough to include any sites where history may have been made. Thus for example the author of this book oversaw a study in the 1970s that attempted to discover the original site of a Lincoln-Douglas debate. It turned out to be a present-day parking lot. LEGAL BACKGROUND This is a somewhat confusing area since there are federal state and local laws that are applicable to historic and cultural resources. Presented below is a brief review of federal requirements followed by a generalized discussion of state and local situations. The basic act from which NEPA requirements for historic and cultural resources are derived is the National Historic Preservation Act NHPA of 1966 PL89-665 as amended. There are a number of key requirements in this Act and its implementing regulations the three major ones follow 1. National Register of Historic Places. 2. Section 106 process. 3. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. These three requirements are interwoven and are discussed together below. The National Register of Historic Places which predates the Act is expanded by the Act to include districts sites buildings structures and objects significant in American history. If an existing adequate survey of .
