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i <br /> 20 <br /> provided by the council on Environmental Quality which allows for <br /> Indian tribal participation in the planning process (40 M <br /> 1501 .7; 40 C@ 1503. 11 . The Native American Graves Protection <br /> and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (1990) requires consultation with <br /> "appropriate" Tribes prior to intentional excavation or removal <br /> of an inadvertent discovery of human remains and associated <br /> cultural items. <br /> 1 .2.2 State Regulations <br /> Concern for cultural resources has been expressed by the Colorado <br /> state legislature in the Colorado Register of Historic Places Act <br /> (Cja 24-80. 1 as amended) . This law recognizes the importance of <br /> the state's cultural heritage and takes steps to insure that this <br /> heritage is considered in the planning process for undertakings. <br /> The state law tends to mirror the NEPA provisions for protection <br /> of cultural resources at the state, county, and local level . The <br /> OAHP (Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation) is the <br /> administering agency for all actions and is therefore responsible <br /> for compliance at the state, county and local levels. At <br /> present, properties on the Colorado Register of Historic Places <br /> are identical to those on the National Register of Historic <br /> Places. The State of Colorado passed statutes encouraging <br /> counties and local governments to protect cultural resources . <br /> House (Colorado) Bills 1034 and 1041 require that cultural <br /> resource values be considered when development plans are begun. <br /> 1 .2.3 County Regulations <br /> Boulder County has an on-going historic sites inventory program. <br /> County planning directives specify that consideration be given to <br /> all historic sites within the County during the permitting <br /> process. The Boulder County Historic Preservation Advisory Board <br /> (HPAB) has the duty to "Serve as a referral body to review and <br /> comment on proposed land use regulation amendments and amendments <br /> to the Boulder County„Som2te_hengive Plan, as well as development <br /> proposals which would affect designated historic landmarks." If <br /> the HPAB determines that historic properties are endangered by <br />