Good afternoon. Welcome to Denver, and welcome to PastForward, the National Preservation Conference. First, let me thank you for being here. You are what makes the preservation movement what it is – a vibrant community of people committed to saving places that matter – in our cities, on our...
The Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act (H.R. 434) would be the first step towards designation by the National Park Service of a national historic trail tracing the 19th century route from Galveston to Houston of newly freed slaves and persons of African descent. The route represents...
Emancipation Trail - HR 434 - NTHP letter - July 2019.pdf
The National Trust provided comments in support of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act ( S. 1081 ) for the record of a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on LWCF held June 25, 2019. #conservation #Advocacy
NTHP Comments SENR LWCF Hearing 6-25-2019.pdf
By Janelle DiLuccia and Tom Cassidy Update: On June 25, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 3055 by a vote of 227 – 194 . The bill combines five individual appropriations bills, including the FY2020 Interior Appropriations bill. During consideration of the bill, the House adopted...
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and 90 other organizations sent a letter to congressional appropriators requesting increased funding for key accounts within the Bureau of Land Management in the FY 2020 Interior Appropriations bill. The requested increases support cultural resources...
Sign on letter for FY20 BLM appropriations to House 5-10-19.pdf
The National Trust for Historic Preservation led a diverse coalition of organizations representing historic preservation, architecture and the arts and humanities in requesting that Congress increase funding for the popular Save America’s Treasures (SAT) grant program for the preservation of...
FINAL FY20 House SAT Approps Support Letter 5.9.19.pdf
The National Trust for Historic Preservation provided testimony in support of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act (S. 1079) for the record of a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining legislative hearing that took place on May...
NTHP Testimony Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act hrg 5-14-19.pdf
Historic leasing plays an important part in protecting historic assets and increasing community engagement in America’s most recently designated national park. Indiana Dunes National Park —formerly Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore—manages multiple leases for a variety of purposes, including...
The National Trust supports efforts to protect Connecticut’s preservation laws and encourage the use of historic preservation incentives like tax credits in designated Opportunity Zones. #testimony #Advocacy
NTHP SB 1107 Letter 3-25-19.pdf
The National Trust is supporting the effort to gain a state historic tax credit for California and submitted testimony about the multitude of benefits this incentive provides. #testimony #Advocacy
NTHP SB 451 Support Letter 4-3-19.pdf