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54 U.S.C. § 300320

Undertaking

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In this division, the term “undertaking” means a project, activity, or program funded in whole or in part under the direct or indirect jurisdiction of a Federal agency, including—(1) those carried out by or on behalf of the Federal agency;(2) those carried out with Federal financial assistance;(3) those requiring a Federal permit, license, or approval; and(4) those subject to State or local regulation administered pursuant to a delegation or approval by a Federal agency.(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3191.)

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300320

16 U.S.C. 470w(7).

Pub. L. 89–665, title III, § 301(7), as added Pub. L. 96–515, title V, § 501, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3001; Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4019(a)(5), Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4764.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2016–2026 · leading case: Monumental Task Comm., Inc. v. Foxx, 157 F. Supp. 3d 573 (E.D. La. 2016).
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Monumental Task Comm., Inc. v. Foxx, 157 F. Supp. 3d 573 (E.D. La. 2016). “54 U.S.C. § 300320 ; 36 C.F.R. § 800.16 (y).”
Havasupai Tribe v. Heather Provencio, 906 F.3d 1155 (9th Cir. 2018). “PROVENCIO 54 U.S.C. § 300320 (3), which omits the reference to continuing projects.”
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation v. U.S. Corps of Eng'rs, 888 F.3d 906 (8th Cir. 2018). “" 54 U.S.C. § 300320 (3). The Corps has adopted its own regulations implementing the NHPA for purposes of permitting under the CWA.”
Eagle Cnty., Colorado v. STB, 82 F.4th 1152 (D.C. Cir. 2023). “Prior to approving “a project, activity, or program,” 54 U.S.C. § 300320 , federal agencies must also “take into account the effect of the undertaking on any historic property” under the National Historic Preservation Act (“NHPA”), id.”
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Okla v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 933 F.3d 728 (D.C. Cir. 2019). “" 54 U.S.C. § 300320 . We have construed the statute to mean that, for an action to be a federal undertaking, "only a 'Federal permit, license or approval' is required," not necessarily federal funding.”
Mashack v. Jewell, 149 F. Supp. 3d 11 (D.D.C. 2016). “54 U.S.C. § 300320 . The statute therefore makes clear that “[a]n agency’s failure to act, without moré, is not an ‘undertaking”’ under the ‘NHPA, Nat’l Trust for Historic Pres.”
Tohono O'Odham Nation v. United States Dep't of the Interior, 138 F.4th 1189 (9th Cir. 2025). “” 54 U.S.C. § 300320 (3). It is undisputed that the Project qualifies as an “undertaking” under the NHPA.”
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (D.D.C. 2016). “” See 54 U.S.C. § 300320 ; 36 C.F.R. § 800.16 (y).”
Friends of Louisville Pub. Art, LLC v. louisville/jefferson Cnty. Metro Historic Landmarks & Pres. Districts Comm'n (Ky. Ct. App. 2024). “54 U.S.C. § 300320 ; 36 C.F.R. § 800.16 (y).”
Adams v. FAA (10th Cir. 2026). “at 31–34; see 54 U.S.C. §§ 300320 (3), 306108. “[T]he FAA’s Section 106 and NEPA EA initiatives,” Mr.”
Dc Pres. League v. Bd. of Trs. of the John F. Kennedy Ctr. for the Performing Arts (D.D.C. 2026). “And the construction planned for the Center qualifies as an “undertaking” because it will be “carried out with Federal financial assistance,” in the form of a large Congressional appropriation.”
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