Heritage Areas : Background, Proposals, and Current Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation of natural resources.

Culture.

Historic sites.

Federal government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (18 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-RL-33462d in the 2013 issue.

Provides background on the Congressional designation of national heritage areas (NHAs) to commemorate, conserve, and promote important areas that include natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources. Discusses NHA funding and management operations, summarizes arguments for and against heritage areas and the challenges of creating and maintaining NHAs, and describes administrative actions of the National Park Service regarding NHAs. Reviews legislative activity.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Heritage Areas

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.