Appendix H - Historical Archaeological and ... - CBP.gov

Permit or other requirements for archaeological investigations:
The BHP does not require a permit for archaeological investigations.
Tribal statutes and treaties
There are no federally recognized Indian tribes in Pennsylvania. All of the commonwealth that
includes the project area was ceded to the United States by the Six Nations of New York (i.e., the
Iroquois Six Nations) by the 1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix.
Federal lands and agencies
Three Federal agencies possess land in the project area in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
the DOD, including the Army Corps of Engineers lakes (Woodcock Creek Lake, Shenango Lake,
Tionesta Lake, the Allegheny Reservoir, and the East Branch Clarion River Lake); the USFWS
(the Erie National Wildlife Reserve); and the USFS (Allegheny National Forest and Allegheny
National Recreation Area) (www.nationalatlas.gov).
5.7.2.3 Ohio
State Historic Cultural Resources Laws, Statutes, and Regulations
In addition to the Federal regulatory framework governing management of cultural resources,
state laws (and the regulations and agreements emanating from them) govern \ treatment of
historic and archaeological resources in Ohio. Such laws are generally restricted to the
protection of cultural resources that may be threatened by Federal, state-funded, or statepermitted
projects. Ohio’s cultural resources regulatory framework that may be relevant to
CBP’s mission and programs are:
Chapter 149.30, Title 1 of the Ohio Revised Code
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/149
Chapter 149.30 of Title 1 of the Ohio Revised Code enumerates the public functions of
the Ohio Historical Society (OHS). Although the legislation does not have its legal basis
in the NHPA, it is closely related. Of the public functions of the OHS enumerated in the
revised code that most closely relate to the NHPA is establishment of an “inventory, in
cooperation with the Ohio arts council, the Ohio archaeological council, and the
archaeological society of Ohio, of significant designated and undesignated state and local
sites and keeping an active registry of all designated sites within the state.” Chapter
149.301 of Title 1 created the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board, members
of which are appointed by the governor. The board’s responsibilities include
encouraging “the designation of suitable sites on the National Register of Historic Places
and under related Federal programs. The advisory board shall provide general advice,
guidance, and professional recommendations to the state historic preservation officer in
conducting the comprehensive statewide survey, preparing the state historic preservation
plan, and carrying out the other duties of the state historic preservation office.”
Northern Border Activities H-191 July 2012