Calling All Compliance Geeks (and HP Law Students) February 19, 2009
Posted by history in : Uncategorized , add a commentI know you are out there. This came to me from Kim Kooles at the NAPC:
“As of today, you’ll notice on the HUD Office of Environment and Energy website (http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/environment/index.cfm), under “What’s New”, that there is a new entry for the Section 106 Agreements Database. Click here for the direct link.
The Section 106 Agreements Database is a collection of HUD-related Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) and Programmatic Agreements (PA) from across the country, mostly from 2001 to present. The main purpose of this database is to provide users with a way to find agreements that may serve as models or samples for current projects that require a MOA or PA for compliance purposes. The intent is to facilitate the drafting of new Section 106 agreements. Users can also search the database and obtain a copy for their records. Simply click on one or more of the states below and search the agreements from that state.
Please note that it is NOT a comprehensive database. It is based only on information acquired from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and from HUD Environmental Field staff.”
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that you might not be jumping for joy, but I am finding good models of good documentation can be a challenge. Having read more than my fair share of bad documents, I am excited to have a source, even if it isn’t comprehensive to go trolling around looking for MOA’s and PA’s, which I suppose is a little like hunting for truffles but not as tasty nor are swine required. I know what I am doing this weekend.
HUD wants to continue adding MOAs and PAs as they are gathered. Please continue to send in any recent MOAs and PAs for inclusion, and feel free to provide feedback to ATEC@hud.gov. They plan to update the database regularly and will work to make it more search friendly in the near future.