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Trump admin proposes Section 106 overhaul, drops Native consultation

7/22/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration proposes amending Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act to ease project review.
Vice Chairman Travis Voyles emailed on July 24, asking for votes by 5 p.m. ET Friday.
The draft replaces “avoid, minimize or mitigate” with “mitigation measures,” cuts deadlines and drops Native-American consultation rules.
Landscape Foundation Charles Birnbaum called change a “12 on a scale of 1 to 10” and said it would gut Section 106.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration proposes amending Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act to ease project review.
Vice Chairman Travis Voyles emailed on July 24, asking for votes by 5 p.m. ET Friday.
The draft replaces “avoid, minimize or mitigate” with “mitigation measures,” cuts deadlines and drops Native-American consultation rules.
Landscape Foundation Charles Birnbaum called change a “12 on a scale of 1 to 10” and said it would gut Section 106.