National Historic Preservation
National Historic Preservation
In Legislation
National Historic Preservation in the U.S. Code: Title 16, Chapter 1A, Subchapter II
The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating national historic preservation are compiled in the United States Code under Title 16, Chapter 1A, Subchapter II. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Conservation (including national historic preservation) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Historic Preservation of the US Code, including national historic preservation) by chapter and subchapter.