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Only those who have a legitimate need should be given access to or be supplied with information on site locations unless such locations, as in the case of state parks, etc. are already a matter of public record. The individuals who qualify for access are: A. professional archaeologists with a research interest, B. developers who must know of the existence of a site in order to avoid it, C. federal, state, county, or municipal officials who must know of locations for management reasons, or D. landowners who have expressed an interest in the preservation of sites which they own. Source: Miss. Code §§ 25-59-1, 39-7-1 (1972, as amended). Part 3 Chapter 8: State of Mississippi Procedures for the Certified Local Government Program (Adopted by the Board of Trustees on February; Amended July 1990, October 20, 2000, and April 21, 2006) Introduction. Since 1966, when Congress established an historic preservation program for the United States, the National Historic Preservation Program has operated as a decentralized partnership between the federal government and the states. The federal government established a program of identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties which the states, for the most part, implement. The success of the working relationship between the states and the Department of Interior prompted Congress in 1980 to expand the partnership to provide for participation by local governments. The National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) contains the statutory basis for the federal-state-local preservation partnership. The federal law directs the State Historic Preservation Officer and the Secretary of the Interior to certify local governments to participate in this partnership and specifies several requirements which the local government must meet. The purpose of this document is to outline how this partnership will be implemented in Mississippi.