Res 2026-017 Approving the City of San Marcos Historic Preservation Plan

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:D NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Established by the Organic Act in 1916, the NPS is a bureau within the DOI that provides guidance, funding, and support for historic preservation and manages historic preservation programs and historic sites. The agency works with other groups, including state and local government, tribes, and nonprofits. The NPS manages the NRHP. The Keeper of the NRHP, an NPS official, is the final reviewer of all nominations. The NPS also works with SHPOs, THPOs established by federally recognized tribes, and administers the CLG Program in coordination with SHPOs. The Historic Preservation Planning Program of the NPS develops related national policy to assist SHPOs, THPOs, and CLGs; its goals are to: 1. Strengthen the integration of historic preservation into the broader public policy and land -use planning and decision - making arenas at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels; 2. Increase the opportunities for broad -based and diverse public participation in planning for historic and cultural resources; 3. Expand knowledge and skills in historic preservation planning; 4. Assist states, tribes, local governments, and federal agencies in carrying out inclusive preservation planning programs that are responsive to their own needs and concerns. ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION 0 HIS]` Established by the NHPA in 1966, the ACHP is a federal agency that advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy and provides guidance on the implementation of the NHPA. The ACHP issues ` regulations that outline the specific procedures that federal agencies must follow to comply with Section 106 of the NHPA (36 CFR Part 800). The ACHP pC may participate in the Section 106 review process if a project is complex or f controversial and may help develop programmatic agreements for resolving adverse effects. The ACHP ensures that historic preservation is considered in federal but federal has final decision project planning, the agency the on 1966 whether and how to proceed with a project affecting historic properties. TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICES In 1966, the NHPA granted federally recognized tribes formal responsibility for the preservation of significant historic properties on tribal lands. Established in 1990, the NPS's Tribal Historic Preservation Program assists Indian tribes in preserving their historic properties and cultural traditions through THPOs and annual grant funding programs. THPOs serve the same function as a SHPO for tribes who choose to participate. THPO coordinators facilitate preservation of historic properties and cultural traditions and may choose to advise federal, state, and local agencies on tribal land management and Section 106 reviews. Because there are no federally recognized tribes associated with San Marcos, there has been no THPO involvement in local preservation efforts. SAN MARCOS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN (2026)