Great news! But don't stop now!
Harbeson, Kristen
Friends and allies:
It’s been a frantic several weeks, but what great news! On Friday evening, July 30, the House of Representatives passed H.R.3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR act) which contains full and permanent funding for the Historic Preservation Fund! It also contains full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).
Your advocacy efforts helped make this possible!
When it was questionable whether or not the HPF would make it into the final bill, the co-chair of the House Historic Preservation Caucus, Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO) showed House leadership the list of 165 Historic Preservation Caucus members and the list of 101 members that signed our FY11 appropriations request letter to prove there was support. In addition to all your calls and emails, these were key tools in the success of including the HPF. None of this would have been possible were it not for all of your outstanding efforts during advocacy day and your relationship building throughout the year(s)!
Take a moment to celebrate your success…but don’t stop your advocacy efforts while you do! We need you to engage in the next big push: convincing the Senate to include the HPF!
ACTION:
· Thank your Representatives. To see whether your Congress(wo)man voted in support of the CLEAR Act, you can find the results of the roll call vote here: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll513.xml. Let them know how their support of the Historic Preservation Fund will help your community and your organization.
· Work the Senate: The Senate is in session for one more week, during which time, they may vote on their version of an energy bill that unfortunately does not include full funding for the HPF (but does include the LWCF). Please contact your Senators and let them know how the HPF benefits their State and ask that the HPF be included in the Senate energy bill. As always, providing case studies and examples of how this will benefit your community can help make the case more compelling.
Thank you, so much for all you have done to bring our effort this far, and for your continued work to win full and permanent funding for the Historic Preservation Fund. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or if I can give you any additional information.
We’re on a roll! Don’t stop now!
Best,
Kristen
Kristen Harbeson, State Services Director | NCSHPO | National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers |
444 N Capitol St NW Suite 342 | Washington DC 20001-1512 | 202-624-5465 | 202-624-5419 fax | harb...@sso.org | www.ncshpo.org
Join the Coalition for Full Funding of the Historic Preservation Fund. visit the website at: www.fullyfundhpf.org