As with the legislation that was hotly debated in the 106th Congress, Young's bill seeks to use royalties from Outer Continental Shelf Oil and gas production to establish a fund for conservation and preservation of heritage resources. With this catalog, it is now possible to identify the best NEH program to match a specific project. Consequently, the DOE has established a mailbox for inquiries concerning the teaching American history grants. A web site is presently under construction and should be up and running soon. The Mormon Church's eleven-year project links the names of former slaves who made deposits in the bank with other family information such as birth locations of freed slaves and names of former owners.
Urban sprawl is the number one threat the report says.