[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 6, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E291-E292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      LEGISLATION TO REAUTHORIZE THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC 
                              PRESERVATION

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                          HON. JAMES V. HANSEN

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 6, 1996

  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing, by request, 
legislation to reauthorize

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the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation for an additional 5 
years. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, established by 
statute in 1966, is charged with a variety of responsibilities in 
carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act. The authorization 
for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is scheduled to 
expire at the end of the current calendar year.
  On March 20, the National Parks, Forest and Lands Subcommittee has 
scheduled a hearing to conduct oversight of the process for listing 
resources on the National Register of Historic Places and the section 
106 review process for analyzing impacts to National Register 
properties, as well as several historic preservation measures currently 
before the subcommittee. It is my intend to consider this legislation 
at this hearing. Therefore, I encourage all Members who have an 
interest in this topic to make their views known to the subcommittee so 
they can be fully considered.

                                               Advisory Council on


                                        Historic Preservation,

                                Washington, DC, February 26, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed is a bill amending the National 
     Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, that will 
     continue the appropriations authorization for the Advisory 
     Council on Historic Preservation. Established in 1966, the 
     Council is an independent Federal agency responsible for 
     advising the President and the Congress on historic 
     preservation matters and commenting to Federal agencies on 
     the effects of their activities upon significant historic 
     properties.
       In 1992, the Council requested the President and the 
     Congress to amend Section 212 of the National Historic 
     Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. Section 470t) to continue 
     the appropriations authorization for the Council at a level 
     of $5 million from FY 1993 through FY 1996. That amendment 
     was subsequently enacted as Public Law 102-575 on October 30, 
     1992.
       Because the Council's appropriations authorization expires 
     with the current fiscal year, we are now requesting that 
     legislation be passed to continue the necessary 
     authorization. We recommend that the enclosed bill be 
     referred to the appropriate committee for consideration, and 
     that it be enacted. The draft bill would coordinate the 
     Council's reauthorization with current budgetary planning, 
     which attains a balanced budget in FY 2002, by providing 
     appropriations authority from FY 1997 through FY 2002.
           Sincerely,
                                            Cathryn Buford Slater,
     Chairman.

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