Save America's Treasures is a
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Federal initiative to preserve and protect American historic buildings, arts, and published works. It is a public-private partnership between the U.S.
National Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
and the
National Trust for Historic PreservationThe National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization that was founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods through a range of programs and activities, including the publication of Preservation...
. The
National Endowment for the ArtsThe National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
, Heritage Preservation, and the
National Park FoundationChartered by Congress, the National Park Foundation is the official charity of America’s nearly 400 national parks. Funds contributed to the Foundation are invested directly into the national parks...
also are allied.
Save America's Treasures was established by
Executive Order 13072 in February 1998 by President
Bill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, in conjunction with the
White House Millennium CouncilThe White House Millennium Council was an American organization established by Executive Order 13072 in 1998 by President Bill Clinton to commemorate the millennium...
's activities. Instrumental in its founding was then
First Lady of the United StatesFirst Lady of the United States is the title of the hostess of the White House. Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, the title is most often applied to the wife of a sitting president. The current first lady is Michelle Obama.-Current:The...
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. Its Honorary Chair is the current First Lady.
Obama Administration's Conflicting Position Statements
On December 9, 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama said “Save America’s Treasures invests in our nation’s irreplaceable legacy of buildings, documents, collections and artistic works. These awards empower communities all over the country to rescue and restore this priceless heritage, and ensure that future generations continue to learn from the voices, ideas, events and people represented by these projects.” The First Lady is the Honorary Chairman of the
President's Committee on the Arts and the HumanitiesThe President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities was established in Washington, DC in 1982 by an Executive Order from President Ronald Reagan and works with each Administration to incorporate the arts and the humanities into White House objectives....
(PCAH).
http://www.nea.gov/news/news09/SAT.html
On January 30, 2010, less than two months later, President Barack Obama in his "Tough Choices" FY 2011 Budget proposed eliminating the Save America's Treasures and Preserve America grant programs because "both programs lack rigorous performance metrics and evaluation efforts so the benefits are unclear."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/01/30/tough-choices
Both the Save America's Treasures and the Preserve America grant programs have been eliminated by the Obama Administration
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/, which has also slashed or eliminated funding for historic preservation, heritage areas, and national parks.
http://www.placeeconomics.com/archives/476
Comparison of SAT Program with the Economic Stimulus Program
In its decade of existence, the SAT program allocated about $220 million which generated about $330 million from other sources and resulted in the preservation of about 900 historic structures and the creation of about 16,000 jobs. This corresponds to a cost of about $13,000 to create each job. In contrast, the Obama administration's Stimulus Plan handout cost about $248,000 to create each job - nearly 20 times as expensive.
http://www.placeeconomics.com/archives/476
Economics of Historic Preservation
The Economics of Historic Preservation is well-established by many quantititive financial studies and evaluation efforts including
See also
- Historical preservation
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...
- State Historic Preservation Office
- Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
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