CHAIRMAN DONALDSON’S MESSAGE
February 15, 2018
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is pleased to present the fifth triennial report on how well federal agencies manage their historic properties, pursuant to Executive Order 13287 “Preserve America.” Federal agencies were required to submit progress reports to the ACHP and the Secretary of the Interior in 2017 on the status of their efforts to identify, protect, and use their historic properties. As agencies continue to work smarter to provide critical infrastructure and reduce the federal footprint to control costs, they have also found opportunities to optimize the use of historic properties to meet mission requirements, increase energy efficiency and resiliency, assist in the delivery of infrastructure, and promote economic development and job creation in local communities. The Preserve America Executive Order requires agencies to actively advance the protection and productive use of historic properties owned by the federal government. Based on the federal agency progress reports and our daily business working with federal agencies all over the country, the ACHP has identified several preservation challenges and accompanying recommendations to advance the goals of the Executive Order and the National Historic Preservation Act. The ACHP supports the broad goals of cost efficient, effective, sustainable, and resilient federal property management. We are also committed to building a more inclusive historic preservation program, and ensuring that all communities in our diverse nation have a stake in preserving historic properties of importance and significance to them. We encourage federal leadership and interest in the stewardship of historic properties in federal ownership and appreciate the attention given to this important report.
Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA Chairman Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
An independent federal agency, the ACHP promotes the preservation, enhancement, and sustainable use of our nation’s diverse historic resources and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy. It also provides a forum for influencing federal activities, programs, and policies that affect historic properties. The ACHP promotes historic preservation to foster the understanding of the nation’s heritage and the contribution that historic preservation can make to contemporary communities and their economic and social well-being.
IN A SPIRIT OF STEWARDSHIP: A REPORT ON FEDERAL HISTORIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 2018 | 1
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