Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-102

§303903 Preservation Education and Training Program

Title 54 › Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs › CHAPTER 3039 — MISCELLANEOUS › § 303903

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must work with the Council and other federal, tribal, Native Hawaiian, and non‑federal groups to create and run a wide preservation education and training program. It must do four things: set standards and give more training to federal preservation staff; offer training for other government workers and students; give technical or money help to HBCUs, tribal colleges, and colleges with many Native American or Native Hawaiian students to start preservation programs; and, when appropriate, coordinate with the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training to share technology information, include trades and skills in federal training, and support related research and conservation work.

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Title 54, §303903

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The Secretary, in consultation with the Council and other appropriate Federal, tribal, Native Hawaiian, and non-Federal organizations, shall develop and implement a comprehensive preservation education and training program. The program shall include—
(1)standards and increased preservation training opportunities for Federal workers involved in preservation-related functions;
(2)preservation training opportunities for other Federal, State, tribal and local government workers, and students;
(3)technical or financial assistance, or both, to historically black colleges and universities, to tribal colleges, and to colleges with a high enrollment of Native Americans or Native Hawaiians, to establish preservation training and degree programs; and
(4)where appropriate, coordination with the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training of—
(A)distribution of information on preservation technologies;
(B)provision of training and skill development in trades, crafts, and disciplines related to historic preservation in Federal training and development programs; and
(C)support for research, analysis, conservation, curation, interpretation, and display related to preservation.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30390316 U.S.C. 470a(j).Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(j), as added Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4008, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4758. In paragraph (1), the word “new” is omitted as unnecessary. In paragraph (2), the word “increased” is omitted as unnecessary.

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54 U.S.C. § 303903

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102