Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act

A bill to authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes.

10/30/2007--Introduced.
Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act - Establishes the Preserve America Program, under which the Secretary of the Interior, in partnership with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, shall provide competitive grants to specified entities to support preservation efforts through heritage tourism, education, and historic preservation planning activities. Sets forth provisions regarding the designation of communities, tribal areas, and neighborhoods as Preserve America Communities.
Establishes the Save America's Treasures Program, under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities for projects to preserve nationally significant collections and historic properties. Provides for, of the amounts available for such grants, not less than 50% to be available for projects to preserve collections and historic properties, which shall be distributed through a competitive grant process.
Requires a collection or historic property to be provided a competitive grant only if such collection or property is:
(1) nationally significant; and
(2) threatened or endangered. Requires historic properties, to be eligible for a grant, to be:
(1) listed in the National Register of Historic Places at the national level of significance; or
(2) designated as a National Historic Landmark. Sets forth the criteria under which grants shall be provided to projects for eligible collections and historic properties.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Pete Domenici [R, NM]
• and 7 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
  • Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
  • Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
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Committees

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources
• 1 more
  • Senate Energy and Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2262

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
October 30, 2007

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• Added to calendar on Jun 16, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 797..
• Jun 16, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-365.
• May 07, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• Apr 09, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-480.
• Apr 09, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
• Oct 30, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• Oct 30, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13584)
• Introduced on Oct 30, 2007.

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• Transportation
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• Natural resources
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• Grants-in-aid
• Commemorations
• Budgets
• Public lands

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October 31, 2007 New bill would formalize preservation efforts

The Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act (S. 2262) would formally codify the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures programs, ...

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May 26, 2008 State Of Mississippi

S. 2262 – To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America’s Treasures Program, and for other purposes After the child is adopted, it is considered part of the parents' family, Velie said, and the state of Mississippi does not ...

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May 19, 2008 S. 2262, Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 7, 2008.

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May 09, 2008 Preserve America & Save America’s Treasures Authorization Bill ...

On May 7, 2008, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee cleared legislation (S. 2262) to authorize both the Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures programs, making them permanent tools for those engaged in historic ...

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