University of Vermont Historic Preservation Program

HP 205 Historic Preservation Law

Robert McCullough

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW
COURSE MATERIALS: TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION:  PERSPECTIVES ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 

No.  Document

1.     Robert E. Stipe, "Historic Preservation: The Process and the Actors," in The American Mosaic.  Preserving Nation's Heritage, Robert E. Stipe and Antoinette Lee, eds.  Washington, D.C.: US/ICOMOS, 1987.

2.     United States Constitution.

3.     Sierra Club v. Morton, 405 U.S. 727 (1972)

4.     Association of Data Processing v. Camp, 397 U.S. 150 (1970)

           
P     PART 1:  FEDERAL LAW                                                                            

5A.  National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and its amendments, formerly 16 U.S.C. 470, currently 54 U.S.C 100101 and 54 U.S.C. 300101 through 54 U.S.C. 307101.

6.     Executive Order No. 11593. (U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News, 92nd Congress, 1st Session, 1971, Vol. 2: 2545).

7.     Don't Tear It Down, Inc. v. General Services Administration, 401 F. Supp. 1194 (1975).

8.     36 CFR Part 800: "Protection of Historic Properties" pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

9.     Paulina Lake Historic Cabin Owners Association v. U.S.D.A. Forest Service, 577 F. Supp 1188 (1983).

10.   Edwards v. First Bank of Dundee, 534 F. 2d 1242 (1976).

11.   Thompson v. Fugate, 347 F. Supp. 120 (1972).

12.   Historic Preservation Guild of Bay View v. Burnley, 896 F. 2d 985 (1989).  

13.   Sugarloaf Citizens Association v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 959 F. 2d 508 (1992).

14.   People for Responsible Omaha Urban Development (PROUD) v. Interstate Commerce Commission, 889 F. 2d 1092                (1990).

15.   Village of Los Ranchos v. Barnhart, 906 F. 2d 1477 (1990).

16.   Fill the Pool Committee v. Village of Johnson City, No. 82-CV-762 (HGM) (N.D.N.Y.) (1982).

17.   Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas, dated March, 2001.

18.    Memorandum of Agreement, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Vermont Division for Historic                      Preservation.

19.   Watch v. Harris, 603 F. 2d 310 (1979)

20.   36 CFR Part 801: Historic Preservation Requirements of the Urban Development Action Grant Program.

21.   Excerpts, Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976, Public Law 94-541 (Oct. 18, 1976), 40 U.S.C. 601a.

22.   Executive Order No. 12072. (U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News, 95th Congress, 2nd Session, 1978, Vol. 7: 9733).

23.   Executive Order No. 13006. (U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News, 104th Congress, 2nd Session, 1996, No. 5, July, 1996.

24.   National Trust for Historic Preservation v. Blanck, 938 F. Supp. 908 (1996).

25.   Excerpts, National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190 (January 1, 1970), and amendments thereto, 42 U.S.C. 4321.

26.   36 CFR Part 805: Procedures for Implementation of National Environmental Policy Act.

27.   National Center for Preservation Law v. Landrieu, 496 F. Supp. 716 (1980).

28.   National Trust for Historic Preservation v. Corps of Engineers, 570 F. Supp. 465 (1983).

29.   Citizens of Overton Park v. Volpe, 401 U.S. 402 (1971). 

30.   23 C.F.R. 774.1, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation regulations implementing Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 and its amendments.

31.   U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, "Programmatic Section 4(f) Evaluation and Approval for FHWA Projects that Necessitate the Use of Historic Bridges," Federal Register (8-22-83): 38139-40

32.   Benton Franklin River-Front Trailway and Bridge Committee v. Lewis, 701 F. 2d 784 (1983).

33.   Excerpts, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Public Law 102-240 (Dec. 18, 1991).

34.   Federal Highway Administration and National Trust for Historic Preservation, "Introduction: Turning Points," in Building on the Past - Traveling to the Future. A Preservationist's Guide to the ISTEA Transportation Enhancement Provision, I. Mei Chan, ed.

35.   Excerpts, 28 CFR Part 36: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facililties.  Revised July 1, 1994.

36.   National Park Service, "Laws Governing the Federal Archeology Program," in Federal Historic Preservation Laws, Emogene A. Bevitt and Sara K. Blumenthal, eds.

37.   Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974, Public Law 86-532 (June 27, 1960), and amendments thereto, 16 U.S.C. 469.

38.   Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, Public Law 96-95 (October 31, 1979), and amendments thereto, 16 U.S.C. 470.

39.   Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987, Public Law 100-298 (April 28, 1988), 43 U.S.C. 2101.

40.   Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Public Law 101-601 (November 16, 1990), 25 U.S.C. 3001.

PART 2:  STATE LAW

41.   Title 22 Vermont Statutes Annotated, Chapter 14, "The Vermont Historic Preservation Act."

42.   Committee to Save the Bishop's House, Inc. v. Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Inc., 137 Vt. 142, 400 A. 2d 1015 (1979).

43.   Vermont Environmental Board, Amended Land Use Permit  9A0177-EB, In Re Middlebury College, (Jan. 26, 1990).

PART 3:  LOCAL LAW

44.   Section 8-3029 (Revised April 5, 1990), "Historic District," Ordinances of the City of Savannah, Georgia

45.   Title 24, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Chapter 117, "Municipal and Regional Planning and Development," Section 4407. "Permitted Types of Regulations."

46.   Article 5, Montpelier Zoning and Subdivision Regulations, Section 506. "Design Review"

47.   Montpelier Design Review Committee, “Comments and Recommendations.”

48.   New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Local Laws of the City of New York.  Sections 3020 and 3021, New York City Charter.  Administrative Code, Title 25, Chapter 3: Landmarks Preservation and Historic Districts.

49.   New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Rules.  Administrative Code, Title 63, Chapters 1-7.

PART 4: CONFLICT:  DUE PROCESS, TAKINGS, RELIGIOUS PROPERTIES, AUTHORITY, and SPECIAL PROBLEMS

50.   Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Company, 272 U.S. 365 (1926).

51.   Duerksen, Christopher J. and Richard J. Roddewig, Takings Law in Plain English.  Washington, D.C.: American Resources Information Network and Clarion Associates, Inc. (1994). 

52.   White, Bradford J. and Paul W. Edmondson, Procedural Due Process in Plain English.  Washington, D.C.: National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Park Service (1994).

53.   Historic Green Springs, Inc. v. Bergland, 497 F. Supp. 839 (1980). 

54.   City of New Orleans v. Pergament, 5 So. 2d 129 (1941).

55.   Maher v. City of New Orleans, 516 F. 2d 1051 (1975).

56.   Berman v. Parker, 348 U.S. 26, 75 S. Ct. 98 (1954).

57.   Opinion of the Justices to the Senate.  128 N.E. 2d 557 (1955).

58.   City of Santa Fe v. Gamble-Skogmo, Inc., 73 N.M. 410, 389 P. 2d 13 (1964).

59.   Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, 438 U.S. 104 (1978).

60.   Figarsky v. Historic District Commission of City of Norwich, 171 Conn. 198, 368 A. 2d 163 (1976).

61.   A-S-P Associates v. City of Raleigh 298 N.C. 207, 258 S.E. 2d 444 (1979).

62.   City of Annapolis v. Anne Arundel County, 271 Md. 265, 316 A. 2d 807 (1974 

63.   Ebert v. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, 119 A.D. 2d 62, 505 N.Y. Supp. 2d 470 (1986).

64.   Vestry of St. Bartholomew's Church v. City of New York, 914 F. 2d 348 (1990).

65.   City of Boerne v. Flores, 521 U.S. 507 (1997).

PART 5: PERIPHERY: REAL PROPERTY LAW, ECONOMIC AND TAX INCENTIVES, and PRESERVATION EASEMENTS

66.   Mark Primoli, Tax Aspects of Historic Preservation.  Internal Revenue Service Publication, October, 2000.

67.   Section 47, Internal Revenue Code, Laws Governing Federal Preservation Tax Incentives, 26 U.S.C 47. 

68.   Section 168(h), Internal Revenue Code, Tax Exempt Use Property (933 CCH 25,897).

69.   36 CFR, Part 67, Historic Preservation Certifications Pursuant to Sec. 48(g). and Sec. 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1989; and 36 CFR Part 68, The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects.

70.   26 CFR Parts 1 and 602, Investment Tax Credit for Qualified Rehabilitation Expenditures.

71.   Rehabilitation Tax Credit Law Provisions, Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulation Sections Presented in a Topical Format.  Internal Revenue Service Publication.

72.   Title 24, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Chapter 76A. Historic Downtown Development,

73.   Title 32, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Chapter 151, Subchapter 11F, Section 5930aa to 5930ff.   

74.   Vermont Division for Historic Preservation,  Downtown and Village Center Program Tax Credits. Application Guidelines.

75.   Section 170(h), Internal Revenue Code of 1986: Qualified Conservation Contributions, 26 U.S.C. 170(h).

76.   26 CFR Part 1.170A-14: Qualified Conservation Contributions.

77.   Virginia Historic Landmarks Board,  Sample Deed of Easement.


SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS.  Some of the following cases may be assigned during the semester to highlight current issues facing our field.  As the semester unfolds, cases on this list will be placed in context and, if assigned for reading, copies will be distributed.

National Mining Association v. Fowler, 324 F. 3d 752 (2003)

Business and Residents Alliance of East Harlem v. Jackson, 430 F. 3d 584 (2005)

Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay v. Federal Transit Administration, 463 F. 3d 50 (2006)

Recent Past Preservation Network v. Latschar, 701 F. Supp. 2d 49 (2010)

Mid-States Coalition for Progress v. Surface Transportation Board 345 F. 3d 520 (2003)

Stop H-3 Association v. Coleman, 533 F. 2d 434 (1976)

Merritt Parkway Conservancy v. Mineta, 424 F. Supp 2d 396 (2006)

Architectural Heritage Association v. County of Monterey, 19 Cal. 3d 469 (2004)

Reiter v. City of Beloit, 947 P. 2d 425 (1997)

Turchi v. Philadelphia Board of License and Inspection, 20 A. 3d 586 (2011)

Gondelman v. District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, 789 A. 2d 1238 (2002)

Metropolitan Dade County v. P. J. Birds, Inc., 654 So. 2d 170 (1995)

Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation v. Tierney, 2008 W.L. 5027203 (2008)

Embassy Real Estate Holdings, LLC v. District of Columbia Mayor's Agent for Historic Preservation, 944 A. 2d 1036 (2008)

900 G Street Association v. Department of Housing and Community Development, 430 A. 2d 1387 (1981)

Zaruba v. Village of Oak Park, 695 N.E. 2d 510 (1998)

Sanchez v. Town of Beaufort, 710 S.E. 2d 350 (2011)

District Intown Properties Limited Partnership v. District of Columbia, 198 F. 3d 874 (1999).  See also 531 U.S. 812 (2000)

Episcopal Student Foundation v. City of Ann Arbor, 341 F. Supp. 2d 691 (2004)

Globe Newspaper Company v. Beacon Hill Architectural Commission, 100 F. 3d 175 (1996)