Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act ____________________ Review and Compliance for CDBG/CHIP Program Projects

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Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act ____________________Review and Compliance
for CDBG/CHIP Program Projects
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CDBG/CHIP Application Form

• Applicants priority
• To demonstrate a need for the proposed project
• Georgia State Historic Preservation Offices
  priority
• To review the application for potential effects
  to historic structures and/or archaeological sites

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Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966

• Federal law that requires all projects with
  federal involvement be reviewed by the State
  Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the state
  in which the project is located
• DCA cannot release any HUD funds until Section
  106 review and compliance is completed

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CDBG/CHIP Projects of Primary Concern to the
Georgia SHPO

• Rehabilitation/alteration of any buildings 50
  years old or older, such as schools, housing, and
  community buildings, that are not covered under
  the 1997 Programmatic Agreement
• New construction (buildings, water tanks, etc.)
• Demolition or relocation of historic resources

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CDBG/CHIP Projects of Secondary Concern to the
Georgia SHPO

• Installation of water and sewer lines
• Road paving and drainage improvements
• Construction of sidewalks

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Primary Types of Effects Considered Under Section
106

• Physical effects
• Demolition, addition, alteration, relocation,
  ground disturbance (archaeology)
• Visual effects
• Introduction of incompatible buildings/objects
  into the viewshed of a historic building,
  district, or landscape

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Documentation Required to Complete Most Section
106 Project Reviews

• Completion of HPDs Environmental Review (ER)
  Form (in Applicants Manual)
• Attach ER form to DCA-9 form in the CDBG/CHIP
  application package and new ER form

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ER Form

• I. General Information
• Project Name
• Federal Agency HUD
• Agencys Involvement Funding
• Project Type
• Level of Review Section 106

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• F. Project Description
• G. Contact information
• H. Attach a map Location maps (preferably USGS
  topographic), for example from topozone.com or
  other sites and city map
• I. Reviewed before? If yes, attach copy of SHPO
  letter

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• II. Information Defining Area of Potential Effect
  (A.P.E.)
• Describe A.P.E.
• Attach map showing extent of A.P.E.
• Provide clear, color photographs of all historic
  structures (50 years old or older) that are in,
  adjacent to, and/or within view of the project
  area

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III. (Archaeological) Site Information

• Past Archaeological investigations (if known)
• Available information on sites
• Past Use
• What is on property today
• Land-disturbing activities
• Details of area of land disturbance

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IV. Building Structure Information

1. Project in or adjacent to a National Register-
   listed District?
2. Are there buildings in A.P.E. 50 years of age or
   older?
3. If yes, are any listed or eligible for listing on
   the National Register?
4. If yes, does project include rehabilitation,
   relocation, demolition or additions to these
   buildings?

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• Preparation of Historic Resources Form
• Additional Information
• A. Changes within setting
• B. Changes outside setting
• C. Changes to Noise/Air
• levels
• D. Changes in ownership

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Additional Consideration

• If renovating/altering a historic structure (such
  as a vacant school into a Boys Girls Club),
  plans and drawings of the proposed changes should
  be enclosed in the application package (or
  provided later when available).

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Final Points to Remember(Part I)

• Submit photographs of all historic structures.
• All photographs should be keyed to a site plan or
  map to show their location and direction of view.
• The presence of historic structures in the
  project area does not automatically mean that the
  project cannot be funded.

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Final Points to Remember(Part II)

• Include all necessary documentation in the
  application to facilitate a timely review.
• Contact the Historic Preservation Planner at the
  appropriate Regional Development Center.
• For complex projects or projects that may have
  adverse effects to historic structures and/or
  archaeological sites, hire a qualified historic
  preservation professional.

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HPD website www.gashpo.org Elizabeth (Betsy)
ShirkEnvironmental Review Coordinator(404)
651-6624 elizabeth_shirk_at_dnr.state.ga.usMichell
e VolkemaEnvironmental Review Specialist(404)
651-6546michelle_volkema_at_dnr.state.ga.us