When a federal agency funds, licenses or permits an activity that may affect cultural resources, the agency must consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer.  This is known as Section 106 review or consultation.  State agencies must also consult with the Colorado Historical Society when their activities involve nominated or listed State Register properties.  Local governments may be included in the consultation process.

The review and compliance staff assist federal and state agencies and their applicants in carrying out these responsibilities.  This consideration process involves a series of steps that include:

1. Identifying and evaluating the eligibility of the cultural resources.
2. Determining effects of proposed work on eligible or listed properties.
3. Seeking alternatives to avoid, minimize, or mitigate effects to such properties.

Contact: Dan Corson 303.866.2673

	Typically the staff reviews about 2500 federal and state agency project components annually?
	In 2007, 2082 properties identified as a result of federal projects were eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places?
	Projects reviewed range from highway improvements and cellular towers/collocations to housing rehabilitation or demolition and land transfers?
	That a majority of OAHP's 160,000 site forms and 25,000 documents are a product of state and federal regulation requirements?
	That local governments are automatically considered consulting parties in Section 106 projects?
	That the federal Section 106 process considers properties eligible for the National Register but the State process applies only to properties listed on the National and State registers?