Action Alert: Thank Your Members of Congress for Supporting the Great American Outdoors Act

Thanks Your Members for Supporting the Great American Outdoors Act

The House and Senate overwhelmingly passed the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422H.R 7092) with strong, bipartisan support and this week the President signed it into law. This important bill will fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually and provide dedicated funding to address the deferred maintenance backlog at the National Park Service and on other public lands. Thank you for reaching out to your members of Congress in support of this important bill!

The Great American Outdoors Act not only supports continued public access and enjoyment of our nation’s public lands, but also helps support and protect cultural and historic sites across the country. The LWCF has been used to preserve battlefields like Gettysburg National Military Park and iconic sites like the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site. The bill also addresses the nearly $12 billion backlog at the National Park Service, an estimated 43% is attributed to historic resources.  Preservation Action included this important bill in  our request to Congress to support historic preservation priorities in future stimulus legislation.

Thank Your Members of Congress

Preservation Action made it easy for you to take action. Send a letter directly to your members of Congress thanking them supporting the Great American Outdoors Act today!

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Preservation Action, Legislative Update

Volume 23, Number 27, July 24, 2020

1. House Passes Great American Outdoors Act, Sending the Bill to the President’s Desk

2. Historic Tax Credit Recommendations Included in Congressional Committee’s Climate Crisis Action Plan

3. House Passes Spending Package Including the Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill

4. Stories From the States

Legislative Update: July 24, 2020 →

Trump Administration Releases Final Changes to NEPA; House Expected to Vote on Great American Outdoors Act Next Week; State Historic Tax Credit Programs Extended in Mississippi and Louisiana; and Stories From the States


Preservation Action, Legislative Update

Volume 23, Number 26, July 17, 2020

1. Trump Administration Releases Final Changes to the National Environmental Policy Act

2. House Expected to Vote on Great American Outdoors Act Next Week. Rep. Cunningham Joins PA Meeting to Discuss

3. State Legislatures Extend Historic Tax Credit Program in Louisiana and Mississippi

4. Stories From the States

Legislative Update: July 17, 2020 →

House Interior Spending Bill Includes Increases for Historic Preservation Fund; House Passes Infrastructure Bill Including Historic Tax Credit Provisions; Members Send Letter Supporting Historic Preservation in Stimulus Legislation; and Stories From the States


Preservation Action, Legislative Update

Volume 23, Number 25, July 10 2020

1. Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill Includes Increases for Historic Preservation Fund and Other Priorities

2. House Passes Infrastructure Bill, Includes Provisions to Expand and Enhance the Historic Tax Credit

3. Members of Congress Send Letter in Support of Historic Preservation and Museum Funding in COVID-19 Relief Legislation

4. Stories From the States

Legislative Update: July 10, 2020 →

House Infrastructure Bill Includes Provisions to Strengthen the Historic Tax Credit; State Historic Tax Credit Programs Under Threat in Georgia and Louisiana; and Stories From Around the States

Preservation Action, Legislative Update
Volume 23, Number 24, June 26 2020

1. House Infrastructure Bill Includes Provisions to Expand and Enhance the Historic Tax Credit

2. Legislation in Georgia Threatens to Eliminate the State’s Historic Tax Credit Program

3. Legislative Action Threatens Louisiana’s Historic Tax Credit Program

4. Stories From the States

Legislative Update: June 26, 2020 →