Statues and Regulations Relating to
Management of Cultural Resources on
Navy and Marine Corps Installations
STATUTES (Note: these are external links)
• Antiquities Act of 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431-433)
• Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act of 1935 (Public Law 74-292, 16 U.S.C. 461)
• National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470-470w)
• Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act (AHPA) of 1974 (16 U.S.C 469)
• American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 1996)
• Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa - 470ll)
• Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-541)
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 3001-3013)
• The Reservoir Salvage Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469-469c) – amended by AHPA
EXECUTIVE ORDERS (Note: these are external links)
• EO 11593—Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment
• EO 13007—Indian Sacred Sites
• EO 13175—Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
• EO 13287—Preserve America
PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDA (Note: these are external links)
• Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies dated April 29, 1994: Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments.
• America’s Great Outdoors: A 21st Century Strategy for America’s Great Outdoors
FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE (Note: these are external links)
• Department of the Interior, Curation of Federally-owned and Administered Archaeological Collections, 36 CFR 79
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Protection of Historic Properties, 36 CFR 800
• Department of the Interior, Native American Graves Protection and Reparation Act Regulations, 43 CFR 10
• Department of the Interior, Historic Preservation Professional Qualification Standards
MILITARY REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE (Note: these are external links)
• Department of Defense, DoD Instruction 4715.9: Environmental Planning and Analysis
• Department of Defense, DoD Instruction 4715.16: Cultural Resources Management (replaces DoDI 4715.3)
• US Marine Corps, MCO 5090.4A: Conservation Law Enforcement Program
• US Marine Corps, MCO 5090.2A: Environmental Compliance and Protection Manual
• US Marine Corps, MC Base Order 11000.19A: Archaeological and Historic Properties Management
• Department of the Navy, SECNAV Instruction 4000.35A: Department of the Navy Cultural Resources Program
• Department of the Navy, SECNAV Instruction 5090.8: Policy for Environmental Protection, Natural Resources, and Cultural Resources
• Department of the Navy, OPNAV Instruction 5090.1C: Environmental Readiness Program Manual
• Department of Defense, DoD Directive 4165.6: Real Property
• Department of Defense, DoD Instruction 4165.70: Real Property Management
• United States Marine Corps Guidance of Completion of Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Update,
http://www.miramar.usmc.mil/ems/environmental_programs/cultural/USMC%20ICRMP%20Guidance%20(Feb09).pdf
MCB Camp Lejeune Guidance
• Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan
• BO 5090.8: Archaeological and Historic Properties Management
• Commanding General's Environmental Policy Statement
• Base Exterior Architectural Plan (2010)
• Base Bulletin 50902: Environmental Compliance and Protection Standing Operating Procedures
• MCB Camp Lejeune’s Guidelines for Historic Buildings Management (PDF)
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA LAWS (Note: these are external links)
• Archaeological Resources Protection Act, Chapter 70, Article 2
• North Carolina Archaeological Record Program, Chapter 70, Article 4
• North Carolina Environmental Policy Act , Chapter 113A, Article 1
• Protection and Enhancement of the Historical and Cultural Heritage of North Carolina, Executive Order XVI
• Protection of Properties in the National Register, Chapter 121-12(a)
• Unmarked Human Burial and Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act, Chapter 70, Article 3
• Cemetery Protection, G.S. 14, G.S. 65
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES (Note: these are external links)
• North Carolina Department of the State Archaeologist: http://www.archaeology.ncdcr.gov/
• North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office: http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/
• National Park Service: NPS-28: Cultural Resource Management Guideline, Appendix B: Laws, Regulations, and Orders: http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/nps28/28appenb.htm
• Society for Historical Archaeology Standards and Guidelines for the Curation of Archaeological Collections (1993).
Society for Historical Archaeology Newsletter 26(4). Electronic version,
http://www.sha.org/research/curation_standards.cfm.