(a) For the purpose of administering and complying
with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (Public
Law 96-515, 94 Statute 2987, 16 United States Code 470); the Tax Reform
Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-455, 90 Statute 1525, 26 United States
Code 1); the Revenue Act of 1878 (Public Law 95-6700); the Economic
Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-34, 95 Statute 178, 26 United
States Code 1); the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
(Public Law 97-248, 96 Statute 324, 26 United States Code 1); the
Tax Reform Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-369) and the Tax Reform Act
of 1986 (Public Law 99-514); the Archeological Historical Preservation
Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-291, 88 Statute 174, 16 United States Code
469); the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (Public
Law 96-95, Statute 721, 16 United States Code 470a); Executive Order
11593; Executive Order 12072; federal programs, as well as other pertinent
federal legislation and directives, the Texas Historical Commission
adopts as its own the relevant federal rules and regulations, standards,
guidelines: 36 Code of Federal Regulations 60: National Register of
historic and cultural properties; 36 Code of Federal Regulations 800:
Protection of historic and cultural properties; 36 Code of Federal
Regulations 61: Criteria for comprehensive statewide historic surveys
and plans; 36 Code of Federal Regulations 63: Determinations of eligibility
for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places; 36 Code
of Federal Regulations 66: Recovery of scientific, prehistoric, historic,
and archeological data: methods, standards, and reporting requirements;
36 Code of Federal Regulations 68: Secretary of the Interior's Standards
for Historic Preservation Projects; "Archeology and Historic Preservation:
Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines" (Federal Register,
September 29, 1983): "Consulting about Archeology Under Section 106"
(Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 1990); 36 Code of Federal
Regulations Part 79: Curation of Federally Owned and Administered
Archeological Collections; "The Section 110 Guidelines" (Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation, 1989); and "Preparing Agreement
Documents" (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 1989).