Cultural Resource Protection: Programmatic Agreements

​The SHPO can enter into agreements with state and federal entities to help streamline project reviews for types of resources or groups of actions. Below is a current (as of July 2024) list of all Programmatic Agreements (PAs) in Illinois, organized alphabetically by lead entity, along with a notation of the undertaking that led to the executed PA. Nationwide agreements are noted as such. Agreements no longer in effect are noted as EXPIRED. Each entry is a hyperlink to a text-recognized PDF file of the agreement. Please e-mail us to report any errors or technical issues.

• Alliance Pipeline, L.P., Pipeline Construction/Maintenance Activities in Illinois. EXPIRED.
• City of Aurora, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal FY 2021-2026).
• City of Aurora, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal FY 2013-2020). EXPIRED.
  • Amendment. EXPIRED.
• City of Aurora, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal FY 2002-2012). EXPIRED.
• City of Bloomington, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• City of Bloomington, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal FY 2017-2022). EXPIRED.
• City of Bloomington, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal FY 2007-2017). EXPIRED.
• City of Chicago, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2022-2027).
  • 2023 Annual Summary Report
• City of Chicago, Redevelopment of the Julia C. Lathrop Homes.
  • Amendment
• City of Decatur, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. EXPIRED.
• City of Elgin, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal FY 1999-2009). EXPIRED.
• City of Joliet, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• City of Moline, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• City of Moline, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. EXPIRED.
• City of Rock Island, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. EXPIRED.
• City of Rockford, Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program. EXPIRED.
• City of Urbana, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal FY 2022-2026).
• Eastern Illinois University, Implementation of the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act. EXPIRED.
• Federal Aviation Administration, South Suburban Airport.
• Federal Communications Commission, Certain Undertakings, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
• Federal Communications Commission, Collocation of Wireless Antennas, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement (First Amendment).
• Federal Communications Commission, Collocation of Wireless Antennas, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement (Second Amendment).
  • Program Comment for Undertakings Involving the Construction of Positive Train Control Wayside Poles and Infrastructure
• Federal Emergency Management Agency, Implementation of Various Federal Programs.
  • 2020 Annual Summary Report
  • 2023 Annual Summary Report
  • Amendment 1
  • Amendment 2

• Federal Emergency Management Agency, Implementation of Various Federal Programs. EXPIRED.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Dixon Hydroelectric Project.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Marseilles Lock & Dam Hydropower Project.
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Rockton Hydroelectric Project.
• Federal Highway Administration, Alton Bypass.
• Federal Highway Administration, Bicycle & Pedestrian Lanes Outside Historic Districts (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Danville Beltline. EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Delegation of Authority for Minor Projects of the Federal Aid Highway Program. EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Dupo Interchange Project.
• Federal Highway Administration, Federal-Aid Transportation Projects. EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Highway Facility Replacement (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Illiana Corridor Tier Two Project.
• Federal Highway Administration, Interchange at I-64 and Rieder Road in St. Clair County.
• Federal Highway Administration, Euro-American Tradition Archaeological Sites. EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Landscaping Outside Historic Districts (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Modification and Replacement of Highway Bridges.
• Federal Highway Administration, New Road Creation Outside Historic Districts (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Noise Reduction In Non-historic Buildings (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Non-historic Bridge Replacement (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Preservation of Movable Bridges in the City of Chicago.
• Federal Highway Administration, Road Resurfacing In Historic Districts (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Road Widening In Urban Areas (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Road Widening Outside Historic Districts (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Rural Bridge Replacement (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Traffic Signal Modernization In Historic Districts (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Traffic Signal Modernization Outside Historic Districts (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED. 
• Federal Highway Administration, Tribal Consultation Requirements for the Illinois Federal Transportation Program.
  • 2021 Annual Summary Report
  • 2022 Annual Summary Report

• Federal Highway Administration, U.S. 51 Project in Macon and Christian Counties.
• Federal Highway Administration, Utility Installations Outside Historic Districts (Federal FY 1985-1986). EXPIRED.
• Federal Highway Administration, Veterans Drive from IL Route 9 To I-474 in Tazewell County. EXPIRED.
• Federal Railroad Administration, Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail Project.
  • Amendment
• Illinois Department of Agriculture, Implementation of the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act.
• Illinois Department of Military Affairs, Implementation of the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act. EXPIRED.
• Illinois Department of Military Affairs, Implementation of the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act (State FY 2009-2015). EXPIRED.
• Illinois Department of Military Affairs, Implementation of the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act (State FY 1993-1996). EXPIRED.
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Activities Under the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation & Reclamation Act and the Abandoned Mined Lands & Waters Reclamation Act.
  • FY2018 Annual Report
  • FY2019 Annual Report
  • FY2020 Annual Report
  • FY2021 Annual Report
  • FY2022 Annual Report
  • FY2023 Annual Report

• Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Archaeology Exemption.
  • FY2018 Annual Report
  • FY2019 Annual Report
  • FY2020 Annual Report
  • FY2021 Annual Report
  • FY2022 Annual Report
  • FY2023 Annual Report

• Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Implementation of the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act, the Human Grave Protection Act, and the Archaeological and Paleontological Resources Protection Act.
  • FY2018 Annual Report
  • FY2019 Annual Report
  • FY2020 Annual Report
  • FY2021 Annual Report
  • FY2022 Annual Report
  • FY2023 Annual Report
  • Amendment

• Illinois Department of Transportation, Archaeological Habitation Sites.
• Illinois Department of Transportation, Implementation of the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act.
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Pullman National Monument Factory Site. EXPIRED.
• Kane County, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal FY 2010-2016). EXPIRED.
• Kane County, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal FY 2004-2009). EXPIRED.
  • Amendment. EXPIRED.
• Kinder Morgan, Inc., Pipeline Construction/Maintenance Activities in Illinois (2020-2022).
  • Agreement Extension
• Kinder Morgan, Inc., Pipeline Construction/Maintenance Activities in Illinois (2019-2021). EXPIRED.
• Kinder Morgan, Inc., Pipeline Construction/Maintenance Activities in Illinois (2016-2018). EXPIRED.
• Multiple Federal Departments and Agencies, Emergency Response Under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Management of NASA Facilities Designated as National Historic Landmarks, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
• National Endowment for the Arts, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Relocation of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency West in the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area. EXPIRED.
• Rural Utilities Service, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Broadband Initiatives Program. EXPIRED.
• Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P., Pipeline Construction/Maintenance Activities in Illinois.
• Town of Normal, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal FY 2020-2025).
• TransCanada, Pipeline Maintenance Activities in Illinois (2018-2019). EXPIRED.
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Implementation of the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act (State FY 2001-2006). EXPIRED.
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Implementation of the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act (State FY 1997-1999). EXPIRED.
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, South Campus Expansion and Development.
• U.S. Air Force, Chanute Air Force Base.
• U.S. Air Force, Joint Military-Civilian Use of Scott Air Force Base.
• U.S. Air Force, Scott Air Force Base Operations.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago Harbor Lock.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Illinois River Ecosystem Restoration.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Implementation of Public Law 84-99.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Implementation of Regional Permits Nos. 26 & 27.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Long-Term Management Strategy for Dredged Material Placement.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River & Tributaries Project, Mississippi River Levee Features, Multi-state Programmatic Agreement.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Short-Term Dredged Material Placement.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway System Navigation Feasibility Study. EXPIRED.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Upper Mississippi River Locks & Dams Nos. 3 through 22.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walnut Ridge Wind Farm.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wood River Drainage and Levee District. EXPIRED.
• U.S. Coast Guard, Clinton Railroad Bridge on the Mississippi River.
• U.S. Coast Guard, Outgranting of Historic Lighthouse Properties, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement. EXPIRED.
  • First Amendment. EXPIRED.
  • Second Amendment
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Programmatic Agreement Consultation Package.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Phasing Section 106 for Large-scale Multi-year Undertakings.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Unit Plans and Land Management Plans.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Assistance.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Assistance. EXPIRED. 
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Emiquon Project.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Programs, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
• U.S. Department of Defense, Demolition of World War II Temporary Buildings, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement. EXPIRED.
• U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory-East.
• U.S. Department of Energy, EECBG, SEP & WAP Undertakings.
  • Extension
  • First Amendment
• U.S. Department of Energy, EECBG, SEP & WAP Undertakings by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. EXPIRED.
• U.S. Department of Energy, FutureGen 2.0 Project. EXPIRED.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Delegation of Section 106 Responsibilities (January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027).
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Chicago Housing Authority.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Round 2. EXPIRED.
• U.S. Department of the Army, Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement (Amended). EXPIRED.
• U.S. Department of the Army, Fort Sheridan Base Closure & Disposal.
• U.S. Department of the Army, Joliet Army Ammunition Plant. EXPIRED.
• U.S. Department of the Army, Leased Army Family Housing at Rock Island Arsenal.
• U.S. Department of the Army, Savanna Army Depot Closure & Disposal.
• U.S. Department of the Interior, Wildlife Restoration Program & Sport Fish Restoration Program.
• U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
  • Extension
• U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
  • 2019-2020 Biennial Summary Report, Lincoln Home National Historic Site
  • 2022 Annual Summary Report, Lincoln Home National Historic Site
  • 2023 Annual Summary Report, Lincoln Home National Historic Site
  • 2020-2021 Biennial Summary Report, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
  • 2022 Annual Summary Report, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

• U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, American Battlefield Protection Program, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
• U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Maritime Heritage Grant Program, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
• U.S. Department of the Navy, Management of Historic Family Housing Units, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
• U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Station Great Lakes Operations. EXPIRED.
• U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Station Great Lakes Operations. EXPIRED.
• U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Station Great Lakes and Fort Sheridan Housing Privatization.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Program, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
  • An Instruction Manual on Implementing Section 106 for USEPA Personnel
• U.S. National Guard Bureau, Army National Guard Readiness Centers Maintenance & Repair, Nationwide Programmatic Agreement. EXPIRED.
  • First Amendment
• Village of Oak Park, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  • 2021 Annual Summary Report
  • 2022 Annual Summary Report
  • 2023 Annual Summary Report
• Village of Oak Park, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. EXPIRED.
• Western Illinois University, Implementation of the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act. EXPIRED.
• Will County, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• Will County, Certain Programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. EXPIRED.