I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3981 
To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America’s Treasures 
Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 29, 2007 
Mr. MILLER of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. TURNER, Mr. COLE of Okla-
homa, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. BROWN of South 
Carolina, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mrs. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. HIGGINS, and Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save 
America’s Treasures Program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—PRESERVE AMERICA PROGRAM 
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Sec. 101. Purpose. 
Sec. 102. Definitions. 
Sec. 103. Establishment. 
Sec. 104. Designation of Preserve America Communities. 
Sec. 105. Regulations. 
Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—SAVE AMERICA’S TREASURES PROGRAM 
Sec. 201. Purpose. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. Establishment. 
Sec. 204. Regulations. 
Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE I—PRESERVE AMERICA 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to authorize the Preserve 
America Program, including— 
(1) the Preserve America grant program within 
the Department of the Interior; 
(2) the recognition programs administered by 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and 
(3) the related efforts of Federal agencies, 
working in partnership with State, tribal, and local 
governments and the private sector, to support and 
promote the preservation of historic resources. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. 
(2) HERITAGE TOURISM.—The term ‘‘heritage 
tourism’’ means the conduct of activities to attract 
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and accommodate visitors to a site or area based on 
the unique or special aspects of the history, land-
scape (including trail systems), and culture of the 
site or area. 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the Preserve America Program established under 
section 103(a). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the De-
partment of the Interior the Preserve America Program, 
under which the Secretary, in partnership with the Coun-
cil, shall provide competitive grants to States, local gov-
ernments (including local governments in the process of 
applying for designation as Preserve America Commu-
nities under section 104), Indian tribes, communities des-
ignated as Preserve America Communities under section 
104, State historic preservation offices, and tribal historic 
preservation offices to support preservation efforts 
through heritage tourism, education, and historic preser-
vation planning activities. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The following projects shall 
be eligible for a grant under this title: 
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