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<br /> Snohomish County,and the location of the Crown Lumber Company mill,a vital enterprise of
<br /> the early timber industry in Puget Sound; and
<br /> WHEREAS,the Point Elliott Treaty Site(45SN108)is a historic property eligible for the
<br /> National Register of Historic Places(NRNP)under Criteria A,B, and D,the Old Mukilteo
<br /> Townsite(45SN404)is a historic property eligible for the NRNP under Criteria A and D,and the
<br /> Mukilteo Shoreline Site(45SN393)is a historic property eligible for the NRNP under Criteria D;
<br /> and
<br /> WHEREAS,cultural resource inventories have identified several prior construction impacts
<br /> within the project area that have affected the Mukilteo Shoreline Site(45SN393) and have
<br /> resulted in some cultural materials being redeposited in disturbed contexts;and
<br /> WHEREAS,the Mnkilteo Explosive Loading Terminal(MELT)Barracks(MM-04),MELT
<br /> Pier(MM-02),MELT Firehouse(MM-01),MELT Superintendent's Office(MM-06),DFSP
<br /> Tank Farm(MM-03),SR 525 Overpass,Diamond Knot Ale House,Ivar's at Mukilteo,and the
<br /> existing Mukilteo Feny Terminal(31-339)have been determined not eligible for the NRNP;and
<br /> WHEREAS,the Preferred Alternative is sited at the Mukilteo Tank Farm facility,a property
<br /> encumbered with a historic preservation covenant developed by the United States Air Force
<br /> (USAF)in consultation with interested and affected Indian tribes,and SHPO; and
<br /> WHEREAS,the Preferred Alternative reflects extensive consultation between FTA,WSDOT,
<br /> SHPO,and interested and affected Indian tribes,conducted specifically to avoid adverse effects
<br /> to the Point Elliott Treaty Site(45SN108)and the Mnkilteo Shoreline Site(45SN393);
<br /> WHEREAS,FTA has determined the Project is an undertaking that will result in an adverse
<br /> effect to the Old Mukilteo Townsite(45SN404);and
<br /> WHEREAS,the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation(ACHP)has accepted FTA's
<br /> invitation to participate in the development of this Agreement;and
<br /> WHEREAS,pursuant to 36 CFR§ 800.6,FTA and WSDOT consulted with the Lummi Nation,
<br /> the Muckleshoot Indian.Tribe,the Samish Nation,the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe,the Snoqualmie
<br /> Indian Tribe,the Stillaguamish Tribe,the Suquamish Tribe,the Swinomish Tribal Community,
<br /> the Tulalip Tribes,and the Upper Skagit Tribe(federally recognized Indian tribes that may attach
<br /> religious and cultural significance to historic properties potentially affected by the project)and
<br /> invited them to help identify measures to resolve adverse effects,resulting in the development of
<br /> this Agreement,and invited them to concur with this Agreement; and
<br /> WHEREAS,pursuant to 36 CFR§ 800.6,FTA and WSDOT consulted with the USAF,the
<br /> United States Army Corps of Engineers(USACE), Snohomish County Historic Preservation
<br /> Commission,City of Mukilteo,Mukilteo Historical Society, City of Everett,Port of Everett,and
<br /> Historic Everett,and invited them to help identify measures to resolve adverse effects, resulting
<br /> in the development of this Agreement, and invited them to concur with this Agreement.
<br /> DRAFT Memorandum of Agreement
<br /> Mukilteo Multimodal Project
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