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. 'I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I No Action Alternative Under the No Action Alternative, without the proposed rule, there would not be an action requiring the preparation ofa DOE as required by EO 12866, 3. Cultural Resources Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended, requires every Federal agency to "take into account" how each of its undertakings could affect historic properties. A Federal undertaking [800,2 (0)] includes a full range offederal activities such as construction, rehabilitation, and repair proj ects, licenses, pennits, loans, financial assistance, Federal property transfers, and many other types of Federal involvement. Whenever one of these activities has the potential to affect a historic or prehistoric property, the sponsoring agency is obligated to initiate and complete the Section 106 process. The agency works with the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation when necessary. Preferred A1temative Colorado River water identified for interstate storage, development, recovery, or redemption would be delivered by existing facilities which have already undergone the Section 106 review. The A WBA has indicated that water stored pursuant to interstate banking agreements would be stored in existing State authorized facilities in which they have contracted storage space, Review of existing storage facilities by the A WBA and ADWR found that additional storage facilities will be needed to meet AWBA needs for the next ten years in the Tucson AMA only. The A WBA is authorized to develop and implement a plan for those facilities but cannot own or operate the facilities, Reclamation will complete appropriate consultation and coordination with Federal, State, and other interested parties on a case-by-case basis to address any indirect impacts associated with specific details of an interstate transfer agreement resulting from this rule. The development and construction of any new ground water storage facility is subject to public notification and involvement, Arizona's State Historic Preservation Act, and approval by the Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona Water Quality Control Council, ADWR, and the CAWCD. The State Historic Preservation Act (A,R,S 41-861 through 41-864) mandates that all State agencies consider the potential of activities or projects to impact significant cultural resources. Each State agency is required to consult with the SHPO with regard to those activities or projects that may impact cultural resources, There would be "No Effect" on cultural resources in the Area of Potential Effect from implementation of the Preferred Alternative, Reclamation will initiate the Section 106 process with the appropriate SHPOs with a ''No Effect" detennination, LC Region DEAl 1 22 12/97