Coalition update and action items!

[Harbeson, Kristen]

Friends and allies:

 

As you know, spring and summer’s manic activity culminated in the House passage of the CLEAR Act, which includes full funding for the Historic Preservation Fund. August in DC seems eerily quiet as lawmakers abandon the heat of the Capital City.  But this can only mean one thing: If they aren’t here, they must be home…providing you a great opportunity to get the attention of your Senators in your State before the Congress reconvenes in mid-September.

 

Thanks to your efforts, we had terrific success with getting full funding for the HPF through the House of Representatives, but now we need to press hard on the Senate to follow suit.  We’re closer now than we’ve ever been…don’t stop now!

 

Action:

 

·         Call:   Contact your Senators’ state office(s) and ask that the Senator request Senator Harry Reid include full and guaranteed funding for the Historic Preservation Fund in S.3663, the Senate Energy Bill, when the bill comes to the floor this fall. As always, you can use the talking points located on the FullyFund website: http://www.fullyfundhpf.org/home/fact_sheets_and_information.

·         Vote:  America’s Great Outdoors is still collecting ideas and votes on the issues that will be fundamental to the shape of the initiative, but it’s important to keep the voting up.  The website is here: http://ideas.usda.gov/ago/ideas.nsf.  Once you’ve logged on, click on “historic preservation” under the “top idea tags” on the right of the screen, and vote on the ideas that support historic preservation.

 

Thank you, again, for all your work for historic preservation and in support of the Coalition for Full Funding.

 

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