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specific nav links Home News ACHP Addresses Priority Ideas from Preserve America Summit At its winter business meeting February 22-23, 2007 in Washington, D.C., the ACHP agreed on a set of preliminary priority recommendations from the Preserve America Summit that are intended to advance the national historic preservation program 40 years after passage of the National Historic Preservation Act. “A testament to the foresight of its framers, the National Historic Preservation Act has preserved thousands of places important to our heritage since 1966 and built a comprehensive preservation program that has served the nation well,” said John L. Nau, III, ACHP chairman. “The Preserve America Summit allowed us to examine how we can improve it for the future. Today we have taken a major step toward that goal.” The ACHP reviewed priority ideas developed from the Preserve America Summit, a national conference hosted by Mrs. Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States and Honorary Chair of Preserve America. That conference brought together more than 450 preservationists, government officials, and stakeholders to examine the preservation program. The Summit was based on a series of expert panel reports and discussions. Follow-up public comment and consultation with federal and non-federal partners further informed the ACHP’s review. The ACHP evaluated more than 60 ideas that emerged during the Summit process. The priority ideas that will be considered for inclusion in the ACHP’s final report and recommendations include the following:
Two additional ideas related to evaluation of the federal historic preservation program structure and ways to promote and build public-private partnerships in support of historic preservation will be examined in more detail through a subcommittee of ACHP members headed by ACHP Vice Chairman Susan Barnes. While there are numerous ideas in addition to those the ACHP has selected as priorities where no immediate action is proposed, this does not mean the ACHP believes those ideas lack merit. On the contrary, there are some excellent suggestions that we expect will form part of the longer-range agenda for consideration and possible implementation. Further action including final approval is expected at the May 2007 ACHP quarterly business meeting. The ideas will be embodied in a published report from the ACHP. |