Ohio Cultural Resources Agreement (For Powerline Construction)

• Category: Oil Gas and Minerals - Agreements
• State: Multi-State
• Control #: US-OG-974
• Format: Word; Rich Text

Description

This form is a cultural resources agreement for powerline construction. Ohio Cultural Resources Agreement for Power line Construction is a legally binding agreement that aims to identify, preserve, and mitigate potential impacts to cultural resources during power line construction projects in the state of Ohio. This agreement ensures compliance with federal preservation laws and regulations, such as the National Historic Preservation Act (NPA) and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHOO) guidelines. The Ohio Cultural Resources Agreement requires power line developers, contractors, and other relevant parties to identify and assess cultural resources in the project area, including archaeological sites, historical structures, sacred sites, burial grounds, and other culturally significant locations. This process involves conducting surveys, excavations, and documentation of potential resources to determine their significance. The agreement also outlines procedures for consultation and collaboration between the power line project stakeholders, including the power line developer, SHOO, Native American tribes, local communities, and other interested parties. These consultations aim to ensure that cultural resources are preserved, treated respectfully, and consider the perspectives and values of indigenous communities. There are different types of Ohio Cultural Resources Agreements that may be established for power line construction, depending on the specific project requirements and potential impacts. These may include Memoranda of Agreement (Moss), Programmatic Agreements (PAs), or Conditional No Adverse Impact (CAI) determinations. Each agreement type is tailored to address the unique circumstances of the power line construction project and provide appropriate measures to mitigate adverse effects on cultural resources. Keywords: Ohio, Cultural Resources Agreement, Power line Construction, National Historic Preservation Act, State Historic Preservation Office, archaeological sites, historical structures, sacred sites, burial grounds, indigenous communities, Memoranda of Agreement, Programmatic Agreements, Conditional No Adverse Impact, preservation laws, federal regulations, consultation and collaboration, surveys, excavations, documentation, power line developers, stakeholders.

Ohio Cultural Resources Agreement for Power line Construction is a legally binding agreement that aims to identify, preserve, and mitigate potential impacts to cultural resources during power line construction projects in the state of Ohio. This agreement ensures compliance with federal preservation laws and regulations, such as the National Historic Preservation Act (NPA) and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHOO) guidelines. The Ohio Cultural Resources Agreement requires power line developers, contractors, and other relevant parties to identify and assess cultural resources in the project area, including archaeological sites, historical structures, sacred sites, burial grounds, and other culturally significant locations. This process involves conducting surveys, excavations, and documentation of potential resources to determine their significance. The agreement also outlines procedures for consultation and collaboration between the power line project stakeholders, including the power line developer, SHOO, Native American tribes, local communities, and other interested parties. These consultations aim to ensure that cultural resources are preserved, treated respectfully, and consider the perspectives and values of indigenous communities. There are different types of Ohio Cultural Resources Agreements that may be established for power line construction, depending on the specific project requirements and potential impacts. These may include Memoranda of Agreement (Moss), Programmatic Agreements (PAs), or Conditional No Adverse Impact (CAI) determinations. Each agreement type is tailored to address the unique circumstances of the power line construction project and provide appropriate measures to mitigate adverse effects on cultural resources. Keywords: Ohio, Cultural Resources Agreement, Power line Construction, National Historic Preservation Act, State Historic Preservation Office, archaeological sites, historical structures, sacred sites, burial grounds, indigenous communities, Memoranda of Agreement, Programmatic Agreements, Conditional No Adverse Impact, preservation laws, federal regulations, consultation and collaboration, surveys, excavations, documentation, power line developers, stakeholders.