The need for future development is putting pressure on our country's limited and fragile cultural resources. Government agencies have responded by enacting legislation at the local, state, and federal levels, mandating the protection of significant cultural resources. ET is also responding by providing a multidisciplinary team that strives to establish long-range planning strategies in the areas of: land use, transportation, public facilities and services, and open space preservation/conservation.
Environmental Troubleshooters, Inc. provides clients with a multidisciplinary approach to cultural resource projects. Our firm delivers highly integrated services in strategic planning, permitting, studies, design, construction management, and operations. ET provides clients with professional and cost-effective cultural resource consulting expertise. We balance the protection and preservation of cultural resources with client needs and regulatory requirements.
Prehistoric and Historic Records Searches and Literature Reviews
Prehistoric and Historic Inventories and Impact Statements
Testing and Data Recovery Projects
Section 106 Compliance and Documentation
Cultural Resource Management Plans
National Register Nominations
Remote Sensing
HABS/HAER Documentation
GIS Services
Public OutreachRelevant Historic Preservation Laws
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (PL 89-665) requires federal agencies to consider the impact of their projects on archaeological sites eligible for the NRHP.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (PL 91-190) requires environmental impact statements, which must include archaeological sites.
Executive Order 11593 issued in 1971 requires that every federal agency identify and evaluate cultural resources eligible for the NRHP in areas under their control.
The National Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (PL 93-291) allows federal agencies to spend up to one percent of the project cost to avoid damage to sites caused by their project.
35 CFR 800 Regulations issued by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in 1979 and amended in 1982 require that historic preservation must be considered in federal project development even, if no environmental impact statement is required.
The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (PL 96-95) provides protection for archaeological sites or artifacts located on public lands and Indian lands by specifying penalties for their destruction or removal.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (related regulations are published as 43 CFR 10) outlines a systematic process for determining the rights of Native Americans to recover affiliated human remains and their associated artifacts.
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