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Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73

§305303 Preservation Technology and Training Board

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle III— - National Preservation Programs › Chapter CHAPTER 3053— - NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING › § 305303

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a Preservation Technology and Training Board to lead and oversee the Center, advise the Secretary on priorities and how to award grants, and send a yearly report to the President and Congress. It has 13 members: the Secretary and 12 people the Secretary appoints — six to represent government or preservation groups, and six chosen for professional skill from fields such as archaeology, architecture, conservation, engineering, history, planning, and preservation education.

Full Legal Text

Title 54, §305303

National Park Service and Related Programs — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)There is established a Preservation Technology and Training Board.
(b)The Board shall—
(1)provide leadership, policy advice, and professional oversight to the Center;
(2)advise the Secretary on priorities and the allocation of grants among the activities of the Center; and
(3)submit an annual report to the President and Congress.
(c)The Board shall be comprised of—
(1)the Secretary;
(2)6 members appointed by the Secretary, who shall represent appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, State and local historic preservation commissions, and other public and international organizations; and
(3)6 members appointed by the Secretary on the basis of outstanding professional qualifications, who represent major organizations in the fields of archeology, architecture, conservation, curation, engineering, history, historic preservation, landscape architecture, planning, or preservation education.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30530316 U.S.C. 470x–3.Pub. L. 89–665, title IV, § 404, as added Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4022, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4766; Pub. L. 106–208, § 5(a)(14), May 26, 2000, 114 Stat. 319. In subsection (c)(1), the words “or the Secretary’s designee” are omitted as unnecessary because of section 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App., 43 U.S.C. 1451 note).

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 305303

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73