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Rh :(2) —Prior to acquiring, constructing, or leasing a building for purposes of carrying out agency responsibilities, a Federal agency shall use, to the maximum extent feasible, historic property available to the agency, in accordance with Executive Order No. 13006 (40 U.S.C. 3306 note).
 * (3) —Each Federal agency shall undertake, consistent with the preservation of historic property, the mission of the agency, and the professional standards established pursuant to subsection (c), any preservation as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.

(b) —In consultation with the Council, the Secretary shall promulgate guidelines for Federal agency responsibilities under this subchapter (except ).

(c) —The Secretary shall establish, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Administrator of General Services, professional standards for the preservation of historic property in Federal ownership or control.

§ 306102. Preservation program

(a) —Each Federal agency shall establish (except for programs or undertakings exempted pursuant to (c) of this title), in consultation with the Secretary, a preservation program for the identification, evaluation, and nomination to the National Register, and protection, of historic property.

(b) —The program shall ensure that—
 * (1) historic property under the jurisdiction or control of the agency is identified, evaluated, and nominated to the National Register;
 * (2) historic property under the jurisdiction or control of the agency is managed and maintained in a way that considers the preservation of their historic, archeological, architectural, and cultural values in compliance with of this title and gives special consideration to the preservation of those values in the case of property designated as having national significance;
 * (3) the preservation of property not under the jurisdiction or control of the agency but potentially affected by agency actions is given full consideration in planning;
 * (4) the agency’s preservation-related activities are carried out in consultation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations carrying out historic preservation planning activities, and the private sector; and
 * (5) the agency’s procedures for compliance with of this title—
 * (A) are consistent with regulations promulgated by the Council pursuant to (a) and (b) of this title;
 * (B) provide a process for the identification and evaluation of historic property for listing on the National Register and the development and implementation of agreements, in consultation with State Historic Preservation Officers, local governments, Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian