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A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND THE ARKANSAS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER REGARDING THE RELOCATION OF THE CACHE RIVER BRIDGE AND THE BAYOU DE VIEW BRIDGE
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WHEREAS, the Cache River Bridge (M2403) and Bayou DeView Bridge (M2407) located on Highway 226 over the Cache River and Bayou DeView in Craighead County, Arkansas are properties eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (HRHP); and
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas (hereafter the City, the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) and the Arkansas State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) all desire that the Cache River Bridge and Bayou DeView Bridge be preserved and protected for the benefit of present and future generations, retaining their historically and architecturally significant features; and
WHEREAS, the City has committed to reuse the Cache River Bridge and Bayou DeView Bridge on a greenway trail in Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, the FHWA and SHPO have determined that the relocation of the Cache River Bridge and Bayou DeView Bridge will have an adverse effect on these historic properties; and
WHEREAS, FHWA must fulfill its responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation set forth in 36 CFR Part 800; and
WHEREAS, the Section 106 regulations and definitions set forth in 36 CFR Part 800 shall be followed in this Memorandum of Agreement and historic preservation covenant; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
Section 1: The signatories agree that in order to mitigate the adverse effect on the Cache River Bridge and the Bayou DeView Bridge the project shall be implemented as describe in the...
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