The Preserve America Executive order: Report to the President; 68 pages

 

This is the first triennial report to the President---required under Executive Order (EO) No. 13287, "Preserve America"---addressing the state of the federal governments historic properties and their contribution to local economic development. EO 13287, signed by the President on March 3, 2003, reaffirms the federal government's responsibility to show leadership in preserving America's heritage by "actively advancing the protection, enhancement, and contemporary use of the historic properties owned by the federal government, and by promoting intergovernmental cooperation and partnerships for the preservation and use of historic properties." The EO is part of a broader Administration initiative, "Preserve America," to promote the preservation and productive use of the nation's heritage assets.