16-U.S.C.-470A-2

§470A-2 – §470A-2. Federal Undertakings Outside United States; Mitigation of Adverse Effects

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• Reference: Section 470a-2
• Legend: §470A-2 – §470A-2. Federal Undertakings Outside United States; Mitigation of Adverse Effects
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

Prior to the approval of any Federal undertaking outside the United States which may directly and adversely affect a property which is on the World Heritage List or on the applicable countrys equivalent of the National Register, the head of a Federal agency having direct or indirect jurisdiction over such undertaking shall take into account the effect of the undertaking on such property for purposes of avoiding or mitigating any adverse effects.

(Pub. L. 96–515, title IV, §402, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3000.)

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980, and not as part of the National Historic Preservation Act, Pub. L. 89–665, which is classified generally to this subchapter.

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16-U.S.C.-469L in the Legal Encyclopedia: Conservation

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