How to file for Texas Historical Commission review (Section 106)
General information, not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.
Who grants it: Texas Historical Commission, as the State Historic Preservation Office, through its eTRAC portal.
When it applies: Section 106 review applies when a federal agency permits, funds or licenses the project (a Corps Section 404 permit counts). The Antiquities Code applies on public land. Lenders often ask for a survey regardless.
What the application asks for, and where to find it
| The application asks for | Where you find it | How |
|---|---|---|
| Project location and area of potential effects (APE) | Your engineer | Site boundary plus any gen-tie or road corridor, as a map or shapefile. |
| Known sites and listings nearby | This site: the land report | The land report row "Historic sites" (National Register, NPS); registered archeological sites are in the Texas Archeological Sites Atlas (restricted access for site locations). |
| Federal agency and permit | You (the applicant) | Name the agency bringing Section 106 (for example the Corps) and its permit number. |
| Cultural resources survey report | Your engineer | An archeologist surveys the APE and files the report; the report's Studies page marks it "Triggered" when a listing is near. |
| Landowner permission for survey access | The landowner | The owner grants field access. |
What the "where you find it" column means
- This site: the land report
- Run the spot on the land report; the value is on the page named, with its agency source.
- Appraisal district (tax assessor)
- The county appraisal district record: property ID, legal description, acreage, owner of record, agricultural valuation. The report's Lease page links it; the Permits page lists the district's phone.
- The landowner
- Only the owner can supply it: signed authorization, deed reference, existing leases, access, their contact details.
- Your engineer
- From your civil or electrical engineer: site plan, disturbed acreage, drainage, the electrical one-line, nameplate and inverter data, structure heights.
- Surveyor or title company
- Boundary survey, legal description for recording, easements of record, title commitment.
- The agency's website
- The agency publishes it: forms, fee schedules, community numbers, district offices, portal accounts.
- You (the applicant)
- Your entity details: legal name, address, signatory, contacts, FEIN, insurance.
How to file it
- Read the THC consultation process to see whether the project is a federal undertaking or involves public land.
- Create an eTRAC account and submit the project with the APE map and any survey report.
- Respond to THC comments; the federal agency closes Section 106 with THC concurrence.
Fees and clocks
THC posts its review timeframe on the consultation page; it runs from a complete submission.
The pages you will use
Official pages cited
How-to guidance from the agency pages linked above, not legal advice; forms, fees and offices change, so confirm with the office before filing. The land report fills in the site facts; the rest comes from the sources named in each row.
Related questions
General information from the sources linked above, not legal, tax, or financial advice.
Sources and helpful links
- Texas Archeological Sites Atlas atlas.thc.texas.gov
- THC consultation process thc.texas.gov
- eTRAC thc.texas.gov
More official contacts and resources: Helpful links.