16 U.S.C. § 470j : US Code - Section 470J: Functions of Council; annual report to President and Congress; recommendations

Search 16 U.S.C. § 470j : US Code - Section 470J: Functions of Council; annual report to President and Congress; recommendations

(a) Duties
The Council shall -
(1) advise the President and the Congress on matters relating
to historic preservation; recommend measures to coordinate
activities of Federal, State, and local agencies and private
institutions and individuals relating to historic preservation;
and advise on the dissemination of information pertaining to such
activities;
(2) encourage, in cooperation with the National Trust for
Historic Preservation and appropriate private agencies, public
interest and participation in historic preservation;
(3) recommend the conduct of studies in such areas as the
adequacy of legislative and administrative statutes and
regulations pertaining to historic preservation activities of
State and local governments and the effects of tax policies at
all levels of government on historic preservation;
(4) advise as to guidelines for the assistance of State and
local governments in drafting legislation relating to historic
preservation;
(5) encourage, in cooperation with appropriate public and
private agencies and institutions, training and education in the
field of historic preservation;
(6) review the policies and programs of Federal agencies and
recommend to such agencies methods to improve the effectiveness,
coordination, and consistency of those policies and programs with
the policies and programs carried out under this subchapter; and
(7) inform and educate Federal agencies, State and local
governments, Indian tribes, other nations and international
organizations and private groups and individuals as to the
Council's authorized activities.
(b) Annual report
The Council shall submit annually a comprehensive report of its
activities and the results of its studies to the President and the
Congress and shall from time to time submit such additional and
special reports as it deems advisable. Each report shall propose
such legislative enactments and other actions as, in the judgment
of the Council, are necessary and appropriate to carry out its
recommendations and shall provide the Council's assessment of
current and emerging problems in the field of historic preservation
and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs of Federal
agencies, State and local governments, and the private sector in
carrying out the purposes of this subchapter.