Federal Preservation Laws

Federal historic preservation work plays an important role in saving places are that important to our many American histories.

You will find information here about federal Laws & Regulations and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards & Guidelines for historic preservation. Continue reading this page to learn about the United States Code's Title 54, the location for many National Park Service-related laws.

Title 54–National Park Service and Related Programs

• Title 54 outline, with links to the text of each section. To view the full text of Title 54, click [View] to the right of "Title 54–National Park Service and Related Programs."

Guidance about Title 54

• Public Law 113-287 (signed December 19, 2014). The law contains the text of Title 54. To access a pdf of the law, click choose "PDF" (to the right of "Bill text available as").
• House Report 113-44: "To Enact Title 54, United States Code, 'National Park Service and Related Programs,' as a Positive Law Title" (pdf). This is the Committee Report for P.L. 113-287. Among other things, this report includes a "Disposition Table" (i.e., a crosswalk) for each of the provisions that P.L. 113-287 affects.
• U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel, Explanatory Statement for H.R. 1068. This office was responsible for drafting H.R. 1068, which became P.L. 113-287. The explanatory statement provides background information about the drafting process.

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