EXECUTIVE ORDER 13287 PRESERVE AMERICA Introductory Briefing for

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13287 PRESERVE AMERICA Introductory Briefing for Federal Agencies April 2, 2003 Washington, DC

Preserve America Initiative ¨ Executive Order is part of new White House initiative • Developed in cooperation with ACHP and Departments of Interior and Commerce • Goal to support community efforts to preserve and use cultural and natural resources

Preserve America Components ¨ Presidential awards ¨ Designation of Preserve America Communities ¨ Targeting of Federal funding ¨ Executive Order 13287 support

Executive Order 13287 Goals and Policy

Goals of the Executive Order ¨ Promote the benefits of preservation ¨ Foster recognition of historic properties as assets with economic as well as intrinsic value ¨ Encourage public-private partnerships ¨ Improve ¨ Support Federal stewardship preservation and economic development through heritage tourism

Policy Vision ¨ Set forth in Section 1 ¨ Federal government provides leadership in preserving America’s Heritage • Protects, enhances, and uses its historic properties • Promotes partnerships for preservation and use of historic properties

Property Management Policy ¨ Federal government shall manage historic properties as assets that: • support agency missions • contribute to community economic vitality • foster appreciation of American history and values

Broad Policy Directives ¨ Federal agencies shall: • protect and continue to use Federal historic properties • pursue public-private partnerships to promote both preservation of cultural heritage and potential economic benefits • maximize efforts to integrate National Historic Preservation Act and Executive Order into their program activities

Specific Directives

Building Preservation Partnerships ¨ All agencies are to seek publicprivate partnerships to use historic properties to promote local economic development

Improving Agency Planning and Accountability ¨ Property managers must report on: • Condition of historic properties and suitability for contributing to community economic development • Compliance of regulations, etc. , with Sections 110 and 111 (revise if needed) • Progress (every three years) in identifying, protecting, and using historic properties ¨ All agencies must designate senior preservation policy official

Improving Federal Stewardship of Historic Properties ¨ Agencies shall manage properties to contribute to local economies and increase public access and benefit ¨ ACHP directed to accept donations to assist agencies with stewardship ¨ NPS to make available information for agency education and training ¨ ACHP to recognize agency achievement and submit recommendations to the President

Promoting Preservation Through Heritage Tourism ¨ Department of Commerce directed to assist States, tribes, and local governments in promoting heritage tourism • Commerce to work with ACHP and other agencies ¨ Property managers shall use historic properties in conjunction with State, tribal, and local tourism programs to foster partnerships

Section-by-Section Analysis

Specific Directives Section-by-Section ¨ The Executive Order spells out specific requirements for: • building preservation partnerships [Section 2] • improving agency planning and accountability [Section 3] • improving Federal stewardship of historic properties [Section 4] • promoting preservation through heritage tourism [Section 5]

Important Definitions ¨ Historic properties: included in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places ¨ Heritage tourism: attracting visitors to an area based on unique aspects of its history, landscape, and culture ¨ Federally owned: does not include foreclosed properties held for less than five years

Qualifiers ¨ As noted, directives to be carried out when appropriate and consistent with some or all of the following: • agency mission • governing law • applicable preservation standards • public access restrictions • long-term preservation of the properties • nature of the historic properties • national and homeland security goals

Section 2 Building Preservation Partnerships

Seeking Partnerships ¨ Each Federal agency shall seek partnerships with State and local governments, Indian tribes, and private sector ¨ Goal is promoting local economic development and vitality through long-term preservation and productive use of historic properties

Ensuring Support for Partnerships ¨ Each agency shall examine its policies, procedures, and capabilities ¨ Goal is to ensure agency actions under such policies, etc. , will routinely encourage public-private initiatives and investment

Section 3 Improving Agency Planning and Accountability

Assessing Current Status of Federal Historic Properties ¨ Each property-managing agency shall make baseline assessment of: • status of its Section 110(a) inventory • general condition and management needs of its historic properties • steps underway or planned to meet those needs • suitability of historic properties to contribute to economic development, including heritage tourism [Section 3(a)]

Reporting on the Baseline Assessment ¨ Each property-managing agency must report on its baseline assessment of historic properties by September 30, 2004 ¨ Report must be made available to ACHP and Department of the Interior (DOI) [Section 3(a)]

Assessing Agency Regulations, Policies, and Procedures ¨ Each property-managing agency shall review its regulations, policies, and operating procedures for compliance with Sections 110 & 111 of NHPA • Deadline for review is September 30, 2004 • Results of review must be made available to ACHP and DOI ¨ If out of compliance, amendments or revisions required

Tracking Progress in Managing Historic Properties ¨ Each property-managing agency is responsible for reporting on its progress in identifying, protecting, and using its historic properties • First report due September 30, 2005 • Reports due every third year thereafter ¨ Reports must be made available to the ACHP and DOI [Section 3(c)]

ACHP Report on the State of Federal Historic Properties ¨ ACHP required to report to the President every three years on: • the state of the Federal government’s historic properties • their contribution to local economic development ¨ Report will incorporate data from agency reports ¨ First report due February 15, 2006 [Section 3(c)]

Reporting Systems and Guidelines ¨ Agencies authorized to use existing information gathering and reporting systems during their assessments and reporting ¨ ACHP, in consultation with DOI, will issue advisory guidelines • Guidelines must be issued by September 30, 2003 [Section 3(d)]

Designation of Senior Preservation Policy Official ¨ Each agency must designate a senior policy level official to have historic preservation policy oversight • Assistant secretary, deputy assistant secretary, or equivalent • Designation deadline is June 30, 2003 ¨ This official or direct subordinate to be Federal Preservation Officer (FPO) • FPO shall be qualified and have access

Section 4 Improving Federal Stewardship of Historic Properties

Agency Stewardship Directives ¨ Property-managing agencies are to manage historic properties: • to promote their preservation and use as Federal assets • to contribute to local communities and their economies ¨ Agencies shall cooperate with local communities to increase public benefit from and access to Federal historic properties [Sections 4(a)-(b)]

Donations to ACHP to Assist in Stewardship ¨ ACHP directed to use its donations authority to encourage and accept public and private donations • Donations can be of money, equipment, or other resources ¨ Such donations to be used to assist agencies in the preservation of Federally-owned historic properties [Section 4(c)]

National Park Service Educational Assistance ¨ NPS directed to make available existing materials for stewardship education, training, and awareness • In doing so, NPS to work with the ACHP and consult other agencies ¨ Goal that all Federal personnel will have access to stewardship information, methods, and skills needed to productively use historic properties [Section 4(d)]

Encouragement & Recognition of Exceptional Agency Achievement ¨ ACHP directed to encourage and recognize exceptional achievement • In consultation with NPS and other agencies ¨ ACHP to develop recommendations on stimulating initiative, creativity, and efficiency in stewardship • To be submitted to the President and agency heads by March 31, 2004 [Section 4(e)]

Section 5 Promoting Preservation Through Heritage Tourism

Promoting Heritage Tourism ¨ Within existing resources, Department of Commerce directed to work with ACHP and agencies to: • assist States, tribes, and communities to promote use of historic properties for heritage tourism and related economic development • strengthen heritage tourism as it relates to historic properties and important natural assets on Federal land [Section 5(a)]

Forging Heritage Tourism Partnerships ¨ Property-managing agencies shall use their historic properties in conjunction with State, tribal, and local tourism programs to: • foster economic partnerships • cooperate and coordinate with tourism officials and others [Section 5(b)]

Summary of Agency Responsibilities

Responsibilities: All Federal Agencies ¨ Seek public-private partnerships to promote local economic vitality through use of historic properties ¨ Examine policies, etc. , to ensure encouragement of partnerships ¨ Appoint a senior policy level official (by June 30, 2003) to have historic preservation policy oversight continued. . .

Responsibilities: All Federal Agencies ¨ Cooperate with local communities to increase public benefit from and access to Federal historic properties ¨ Work with Department of Commerce in its effort to assist States, tribes, and communities in promoting use of historic properties for heritage tourism and related economic development

Additional Responsibilities: Property Managers ¨ Develop baseline assessment and report concerning their historic properties (by 9/30/2004) ¨ Assess policies, etc. for compliance with Sections 110 and 111 of NHPA (by 9/30/2004), and revise as needed ¨ Develop triennial progress reports on their historic properties (starting 9/30/2005) continued. . .

Additional Responsibilities: Property Managers ¨ Manage historic properties to promote their continued use and their contribution to local economies ¨ Use their historic properties in conjunction with State, tribal, and local tourism programs

ACHP Agency Outreach

Assistance in Agency Reporting ¨ Will consult with agencies on existing reporting systems in development of advisory reporting guidelines ¨ Will issue reporting guidelines by September 30, 2003 ¨ Will work with agencies to consider and address issues raised in agency reports

Encouragement of Agency Innovation ¨ Will continue issuance of Chairman’s Award for Federal Achievement in Historic Preservation ¨ Will solicit from agencies examples of innovative stewardship techniques during development of recommendations to the President and agency heads on stimulating creativity in stewardship

Promotion of Federal Heritage Tourism ¨ Will sponsor a second Federal Heritage Tourism Summit • Planned for May 2003 in Washington • Opportunity for dialogue among Commerce, ACHP, and agencies on fulfilling mandates of Section 5

Assistance for FPOs ¨ Will convene a meeting of FPOs to: • brief newly appointed officials on their responsibilities • discuss Executive Order implementation ¨ Planned for September 2003 in Washington

Funding Stewardship Through Donations ¨ Will explore directive to seek donations to assist agencies in preserving Federally-owned historic properties • Opportunities for agencies without such a mechanism to utilize ACHP’s donations authority • Potential for ACHP to proactively seek donations

Encouraging Participation in Preserve America ¨ In addition to working with agencies to implement Executive Order 13287, ACHP will: • Encourage agencies to develop their own preservation awards programs or coordinate existing award programs with Preserve America initiative • Explore opportunities for agency programs to support Preserve America goals