Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§469n Preserve America Program

Title 16 › Chapter 1A— HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 469n

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Preserve America Program to help save and promote historic places. It includes a grant program run by the Department of the Interior, recognition programs run by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and work by federal agencies with State, tribal, and local governments and the private sector to support preservation.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §469n

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(a)The purpose of this section is to authorize the Preserve America Program, including—

(1)the Preserve America grant program within the Department of the Interior;

(2)the recognition programs administered by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and

(3)the related efforts of Federal agencies, working in partnership with State, tribal, and local governments and the private sector, to support and promote the preservation of historic resources.

(b)

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Subsecs. (b) to (f). Pub. L. 113–287 struck out subsecs. (b) to (f), which related to definitions, establishment of Preserve America Program, designation of Preserve America Communities,

Regulations

, and authorization of appropriations. See sections 311101 to 311105 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 469n

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60