Section 6. Objective

Since its initial enactment in 1966 and through several amendments, the National Historic Preservation Act has provided the statutory framework for the national historic preservation partnership. Federal, state, tribal and local governments have well-defined and significant roles in the identification, evaluation, designation and protection of historic and prehistoric properties. The certified local government program is the primary way through which qualified and interested local governments participate in the national historic preservation partnership. The objective of this rule is to establish the requirements and procedures for the certified local government program and to describe how the program works in New Mexico.