§304102 Duties of Council

Summary

Advise the President and Congress about historic preservation. Recommend ways to coordinate federal, state, local, and private efforts and help spread information about those efforts. Work with the National Trust and other groups to boost public interest and involvement. Propose studies on laws and tax rules that affect preservation and give help to states and cities drafting preservation laws. Promote training and education. Review federal agency programs and suggest how to make them more effective, coordinated, and consistent. Tell governments, Indian tribes, other countries, international groups, and the public about the Council’s work. Each year the Council must send the President a full report on its activities and studies and may send extra reports when needed. Reports must recommend laws and other actions the Council thinks are needed, describe current and emerging problems, and evaluate how well federal, state, local, and private programs are working.