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Preservation Act of 1966 Great Seal of the United States. Long
title An Act to Establish a Program for the Preservation of
Additional Historic Properties throughout the Nation, and for
Other Purposes Colloquial acronym(s) NHPA Enacted by the  89th
United States Congress Public Law 89-665 Stat. 80 Stat. 915
U.S.C. sections created 16 U.S.C. § 470 Legislative history   •
Introduced in the Senate as S. 3035   • Signed into law by
President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 15, 1966  The National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; Public Law 89-665; 16 U.S.C.
470 et seq.) is legislation intended to preserve historical and
archaeological sites in the United States of America. The act
created the National Register of Historic Places, the list of
National Historic Landmarks, and the State Historic Preservation
Offices.  Senate Bill 3035, the National Historic Preservation
Act, was signed into law