Your installation will be undertaking a lot of construction and renovation in the next few years to respond to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and Transformation. How you choose to address your compliance requirements for historic properties (buildings or sites included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places) can determine if your projects get done within their timeframe and budget . . . or not.

The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requires the Army to consider the effects of projects on historic properties. Examples of projects include construction, renovation, training, ground disturbance, or any project that involves Federal funds.

If historic properties will be harmed, installations have to complete mitigation actions. While outcomes are not dictated, the NHPA process must be followed for every project that occurs on the installation.

Object of Game: complete needed projects, in compliance with NHPA, in the least number of moves. Bonus points for cost efficiencies!

Things to keep in mind:

The Army has 130,000 historic properties (buildings and archeological sites).

This number will increase by 30,000-40,000 over the next 20 years, which will also increase installation compliance responsibilities.

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For more information, visit USAEC Cultural Resources or call Environmental Quality Division at 410-436-1200.