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ACHP Endorses Tourism
MOU
ACHP
Endorses Tourism MOU
Feb.
24, 2004, Washington, DCBernadette Castro, Vice Chair of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and Commissioner of the New York
State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, today signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on behalf of the ACHP that seeks to
increase and improve cooperation among Federal, State, and private sector
tourism entities in the southeastern United States.
The session was held at the Department of the Interior headquarters building.
Among
other signatories and participants were: Gale A. Norton, Secretary, Department
of the Interior; Steve Johnson, Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection
Agency; Mark Rey, Under Secretary for Natural Resources, Department of
Agriculture; Douglas B. Baker, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International
Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers,
Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Emil Frankel, Assistant Secretary
for Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation; and Bill Hardman,
President and CEO, Southeast Tourism Society.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has four principal purposes:
- First, to create better understanding between public and private sector
tourism interests.
- Second, to encourage cooperative projects to improve recreation and
tourism within the 11 states encompassed by the Southeast Tourism Society.
- Third, to urge cooperation and coordination among federal agencies
to improve management and promotion of recreation and tourism opportunities.
- Fourth, to promote the exchange of information and coordinate planning
and development of recreation facilities and service offerings.
A similar MOU covering western states is already in effect.
An independent Federal
agency, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) promotes
historic preservation nationally by providing a forum for influencing
Federal activities, programs, and policies that affect historic properties,
advising the President and Congress, advocating preservation policy, improving
Federal preservation programs, protecting historic properties, and educating
stakeholders and the public. For more information, visit the ACHP's Web
site at www.achp.gov, or contact Bruce Milhans at 202-606-8513 or bmilhans@achp.gov.
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Updated
March 2, 2004
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