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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Draft EIR Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources FirstCarbon Solutions 3.4-1 https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/EIR/3 - Draft EIR/21480016 Sec03-04 Cultural-Tribal Cultural Resources.docx 3.4 - Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources 3.4.1 - Introduction This section describes the existing cultural and tribal cultural resources setting and potential effects from project implementation on the site and its surrounding area. The descriptions and analysis on this section are based, in part, on an Archaeological Resources Assessment Report prepared by Basin Research Associates on April 30, 2018, as well as a Historic Architecture Evaluation Report prepared by Ward Hill in April 2018, which are included in the confidential Appendix D. Additional information was obtained from the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), an updated records search conducted at the Northwest Information Center (NWIC), the current inventories of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the California Points of Historical Interest (CPHI) list, and the California Built Environment Resource Directory (BERD). The applicable regulatory framework is also discussed below. During the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) scoping period, two comments were received related to cultural resources and tribal cultural resources. • Summarizes Assembly Bill (AB) 52 and Senate Bill (SB) 18 requirements for cultural and Tribal cultural resources. • Provides recommendations for Cultural Resources Assessments (CRAs). 3.4.2 - Environmental Setting Overview The term “cultural resources” encompasses historic resources, archaeological resources, tribal cultural resources, and burial sites and cemeteries, which are generally defined as follows: • Historic Resources: Historic resources are associated with the recent past. In California, historic resources are typically associated with the Spanish, Mexican, and American periods in the State’s history and are generally less than 200 years old. Historic resources often take the form of buildings, structures, and other elements of the built environment. • Archaeological Resources: Archaeology is the study of artifacts and material culture with the aim of understanding human activities and cultures in the past. Archaeological resources may be associated with pre-contact indigenous cultures as well as later historic periods. • Tribal Cultural Resources (TCRs): TCRs include sites, features, places, or objects that are of cultural value to one or more California Native American tribes. • Burial Sites and Cemeteries: Burial sites and cemeteries are formal or informal locations where human remains, usually associated with indigenous cultures, are interred. More specifically, cultural resources may be understood as resources that have been formally recognized by a lead agency and/or are listed or determined eligible for listing on the California Register of Historic Resources (CRHR) (Public Resources Code [PRC] § 5024.1, Title 14 California Code