Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions
provided in the National Historic Preservation Act and its implementing
regulations at 36 CFR Part 60, 36 CFR Part 61, and 36 CFR Part 800 shall apply
to terms as they are used through this chapter. In addition, the following
definitions apply:
"Act" means the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C.
§
470 et seq.).
"Agency" means federal agency.
"Agreement" means any agreement executed in
accordance with the regulations implementing Section 106 at 36 CFR Part 800 and
any agreement authorized by Iowa Code section
28E.4.
"Area of potential effects" or
"APE" means the geographic area or areas within which an
undertaking may directly or indirectly cause alterations in the character or
use of historic properties, if any such properties exist. The area of potential
effects is influenced by the scale and nature of an undertaking and may be
different for different kinds of effects caused by the undertaking
(36 CFR §
800.16(d)).
"Historic property" means "historic
property" as defined in Section 301(5) of the National Historic Preservation
Act as amended through December 22, 2006 (16 U.S.C. §
470w(5)).
"Recommendations and decisions" means the
actions taken by the SHPO to advise and assist federal agencies in carrying out
their Section 106 responsibilities.
"Undertaking" means, as defined in Section
301 of the National Historic Preservation Act, a project, activity, or program
funded in whole or in part under the direct or indirect jurisdiction of a
federal agency, including (1) those carried out by or on behalf of the federal
agency; (2) those carried out with federal financial assistance; (3) those
requiring a federal permit, license or approval; and (4) those subject to state
or local regulation administered pursuant to a delegation or approval by a
federal agency.
