The Republicans took control of the Senate and strengthened their hold on the House on November 4. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is headed for a runoff election in Louisiana, the GOP has won at least 8 Senate seats and will have 243 seats (see here) in the House.
The Gas and Preservation Partnership (GAPP) held its inaugural Summit, Honoring Our History-Fueling Our Future, in Pittsburgh on March 21, 2014 at the Fairmont Hotel.
As one of its last items of business in 2013, the IRS released its long-awaited Revenue Procedure addressing Historic Tax Credits on December 30 (Revenue Procedure 2014-12, 26 C.F.R. § 601.105).
While front page news remains focused on the shutdown’s impact to the still-fragile economic recovery, the looming debt ceiling debate, health care and tax reform, the heart and soul of the city are dark and quiet.
A few years ago, I arrived in a small midwestern city with a master’s degree from the University of Vermont’s Historic Preservation Program and a couple of years of cultural resources management under my belt.
On June 25, the Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Alito, reversed the Florida Supreme Court’s holding in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District. The case may have long-term ramifications for the protection of cultural resources and for cultural resources management (CRM) firms.
Cultural Heritage Partners has prepared a report concluding that current archaeological, historic preservation, and records management laws and regulations require that digital archaeological data generated by federal agencies must be deposited in an appropriate digital repository.
Cultural Heritage Partners recently conducted a survey to gauge the size and scope of the cultural resources management industry, in partnership with the American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA).
In February the new House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a report on the regulatory burden of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) over the past five fiscal years, including how long reviews take, how much delay has been caused to projects, and how many man hours have been invested in the NEPA process.
At Cultural Heritage Partners, we regularly counsel clients seeking to amplify their impact in the art, cultural heritage and historic preservation fields. As we ring in a new year, we have our eye on several trends that may affect our clients.