The 2004 Annual Meeting was held in conjunction with Preservation Action, March 6-10 in Washington, D.C. There were over 200 participants representing SHPOs, federal agencies, non-profit organizations and other historic preservation advocates. Participants attended a variety of sessions, and were updated on the important legislative issues - the Historic Barn Preservation Program; the Conservation Trust Fund (CTF); TEA-21 (Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century) Reauthorization; the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF); the Historic Preservation Caucus; the Presidential Sites Improvement Act; and funding for State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs). With this information, participants then made visits to Capitol Hill, meeting with their Representatives and Senators and lobbying for these issues.
The effectiveness of these "in-person" meetings and follow-up letters, phone calls, and emails paid off!
- Membership in the House of Representatives Historic Preservation Caucus jumped from 53 to 71
- 35 Senators signed a "Dear Colleague" letter asking Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Conrad Burns (R-MT) and Ranking Member Byron Dorgan (D-ND) to include $50 million for SHPOs in their FY2005 appropriations bill
- 81 Representatives signed a "Dear Colleague" letter asking House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Charles Taylor (R-NC) and Ranking Member Norm Dicks (D-WA) for $50 million for the SHPOs in FY2005
Summaries of Legislative Issues (PDF Format)
- Historic Barn Preservation Program
- Conservation Trust Fund (CTF)
- TEA-21 Reauthorization
- Historic Preservation Fund (HPF)
- Historic Preservation Caucus
- Presidential Sites Improvement Act
- State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs)
Session papers presented (PDF Format)
- An Alternate View of the Section 106 Review Process
- NCSHPO Tax Act Review Task Force Tax Act Review Reform Policy Paper
- Historic Preservation Development Council Working Group Recommendations for Improving the Historic Rehabiliation Tax Credit Program
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Alternate Procedures White Paper
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