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<br />UJl193 <br /> <br />No Action Alternative <br /> <br />Under the No Action Alternative, without the proposed rule, there would not be an action <br />requiring the preparation of a DOE as required by EO 12866. <br /> <br />3. Cultural Resources <br /> <br />Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHP A) of ] 966, as amended, requires <br />every Federal agency to "take into account" how each of its undertakings could affect historic <br />properties. A Federal undertaking [800.2 (0)] includes a full range offederal activities such as <br />construction, rehabilitation, and repair projects, licenses, permits, loans, financial assistance, <br />Federal property transfers, and many other types of Federal involvement. Whenever one of these <br />activities has the potential to affect a historic or prehistoric property, the sponsoring agency is <br />obligated to initiate and complete the Section 106 process, The agency works with the State <br />Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation when <br />necessary. <br /> <br />LC RegiOfl DEAll <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />12197 <br /> <br /> <br />Preferred Alternative <br /> <br />Colorado River water identified for interstate storage, development, recovery, or redemption <br />would be delivered by existing facilities which have already undergone the Section 106 review. <br />The A WBA has indicated that water stored pursuant to interstate banking agreements would be <br />stored in existing State authorized facilities in which they have contracted storage space. <br /> <br />Review of existing storage facilities by the A WBA and ADWR found that additional storage <br />facilities will be needed to meet A WBA needs for the next ten years in the Tucson AMA only. <br />The A WBA is authorized to develop and implement a plan for those facilities but cannot own or <br />operate the facilities. Reclamation will complete appropriate consultation and coordination with <br />Federal, State, and other interested parties on a case-by-case basis to address any indirect <br />impacts associated with specific details of an interstate transfer agreement resulting from this <br />rule. The development and construction of any new ground water storage facility is subject to <br />public notification and involvement, Arizona's State Historic Preservation Act, and approval by <br />the Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona Water Quality Control Council, ADWR, <br />and the CAWCD. The State Historic Preservation Act (AR,S 4]-86] through 4]-864) mandates <br />that all State agencies consider the pDtential of activities or projects to impact significant cultural <br />resources. Each State agency is required to consult with the SHPO with regard to those activities <br />or projects that may impact cultural resources. <br /> <br />There would be "No Effect" on cultural resources in the Area of Potential Effect from <br />implementation of the Preferred Alternative. Reclamation will initiate the Section 106 process <br />with the appropriate SHPOs with a "No Effect" determination. <br /> <br />