Preservation Action, Legislative Update
Volume 23, Number 29, August 14, 2020
1. National Park Service Acting Director to Step Down, Margaret Everson to Assume Role
2. Secretary Bernhardt Establishes Task Force to Implement Interior Portion of Great American Outdoors Act
3. Stories From the States
Preservation Action, Legislative Update
Volume 23, Number 28, August 07, 2020
1. Urge Your Senators to Include Historic Tax Credit Enhancements in Next Round of Relief Legislation
2. IRS Extends Deadlines on Historic Tax Credit Projects
3. Great American Outdoors Act Signed Into Law. Thank Your Members of Congress
4. Stories From the States
Thanks Your Members for Supporting the Great American Outdoors Act
The House and Senate overwhelmingly passed the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422, H.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!
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
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
