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To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes. 7/8/2008--Passed House amended.    (There is 1 other summary) Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act - Title I: Preserve America's Program - (Sec. 103) Establishes the Preserve America Program, under which the Secretary of the Interior, in partnership with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, may provide competitive grants to specified entities to support preservation efforts through heritage tourism, education, and historic preservation planning activities. Requires the Secretary to: (1) consult the Council in the preparation of the list of projects that are to be provided grants under the Program; and (2) submit to specified congressional committees a list of any eligible projects that are to be provided grants. Requires the non-federal share for the cost of carrying out a project to be at least 50% of the [...]

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  • 07/09/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 867.
  • 07/08/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-738.
  • 07/08/2008 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 469.
  • 07/08/2008 - Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  • 07/08/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6182-6187)

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