{"id":"63590e56-3998-4734-ab8d-c05392081c73","task":"Determine whether Section 106 review (54 U.S.C. 306108) is triggered for a demolition project and what the SHPO consultation process requires","domain":"achp.gov","steps":["Determine whether the project is a federal 'undertaking' — funded, assisted, permitted, licensed, or approved in whole or part by a federal agency (direct federal action or delegated state/local action under federal authority)","If it is an undertaking, follow the four-step Section 106 process: (1) initiation/determination that review applies, (2) identification of historic properties within the area of potential effects, (3) assessment of adverse effects, (4) resolution/consultation to avoid, minimize, or mitigate effects","Consult the relevant State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) or Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) as the primary advisory party in identifying and assessing effects on historic properties","Reference the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's (ACHP) introduction to Section 106 (achp.gov) as the authoritative process guide, since the statute itself is process-oriented and ACHP regulations (36 CFR 800) fill in the procedural detail","Document the outcome (no adverse effect, resolved adverse effect via memorandum of agreement, etc.) before proceeding with demolition on any undertaking with a positive historic-property finding"],"gotchas":["Section 106 applies only when there is a federal nexus (funding, permit, license, or approval) — a purely private demolition project with no federal money, permit, or approval involved does NOT trigger Section 106, even on a historic property; that scenario falls to local/state preservation law instead","Section 106 requires consideration of effects, not a veto — even an adverse-effect finding does not legally block demolition by itself; it requires a documented resolution process (which can end in an agreement to proceed with mitigation)"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/63590e56-3998-4734-ab8d-c05392081c73"}