The National Trust and our partners at Utah Diné Bikéyah also weighed in with serious concerns regarding the draft management plan BLM developed for the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. These comments were submitted on November 30, 2018 and argue that the existing management plan...
NTHP UDB RMP Comments 11-30-2018 FINAL.PDF
National Trust comments to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on National Parks for a legislative hearing on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 that supports three pieces of legislation: the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act (S. 3609/H.R. 801), the...
NTHP Comments SENR SubCom Hearing 12-12-2018 FINAL.pdf
From iconic natural landscapes like California’s Yosemite National Park to defining historic sites like Pennsylvania’s Independence Hall, national parks showcase our most significant cultural, historic, scenic, and scientific resources. Since 1916 the National Park Service (NPS) has been...
By Renee Kuhlman and Shaw Sprague Is your community considering policy changes to its state historic tax credit (HTC)? The National Trust for Historic Preservation has developed a best practices guide for preservation advocates and lawmakers interested in establishing or improving their state...
To receive regular updates from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s government relations team, sign up for our new monthly newsletter. Certainly, the most consequential change resulting from Tuesday’s election is the change in leadership of the House of Representatives...
Staff of the Government Relations department at the National Trust for Historic Preservation discuss the potential implications of the mid-term elections for preservation policies. From enhancing the historic tax credit to addressing the backlog of deferred maintenance in our national parks,...
The National Trust envisions a future where leaders who make decisions impacting our neighborhoods consider the reuse of historic buildings an essential strategy to create more inclusive, prosperous, and resilient communities. The National Trust has long supported the enactment of state historic...
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For the past five years, the preservation community has benefitted from a partnership between the National Park Service’s (NPS) Technical Preservation Services and Rutgers University’s Center for Urban Policy Research. Through this partnership, the NPS has produced the “ Annual Report on the...
The Historic Tax Credit has been successfully used in conjunction with the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts offer a "bump-up" or a slight increase in the amount of their historic tax credits for affordable housing creation. Learn how affordable housing goals...
Join two leading lights in the redevelopment field to further unpack elements of H.R. 1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) and its impacts on rehabbing historic buildings across the country. Hear Merrill Hoopengardner, President of the National Trust Community Investment Corporation and her colleagues...