Historic Sites Act of 1935

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The Historic Sites Act of 1935 is a U.S. federal law that established national policy for preserving historic sites and laid the foundation for the modern National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Preservation programs.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
historic preservation law
administeredBy National Park Service
alsoKnownAs An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance
appliesTo historic American buildings
historic American objects
historic American sites
assignedResponsibilityTo Secretary of the Interior
authorizedActivity acquisition of historic sites and buildings
designation of historic sites and buildings
preservation of historic properties
survey of historic and archaeological sites
authorizedAgency National Park Service
branchOfGovernmentInvolved United States Congress
codifiedIn Title 16 of the United States Code
country United States
createdProgram Historic Sites Survey
dateEnacted 1935-08-21
declaredPolicy to preserve for public use historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance
enabled federal assistance for preservation of historic properties
federal recognition of historic landmarks
establishedPolicyFor preservation of historic buildings
preservation of historic objects
preservation of historic sites
focusesOn properties of national historical significance
foundationFor National Historic Landmarks program
National Historic Preservation Program
historicalEra New Deal era
influenced development of federal historic preservation framework
jurisdiction United States federal government
legalBasisFor National Historic Landmarks designations
policyArea heritage conservation
public history
predecessorOf comprehensive national historic preservation system
presidentAtEnactment Franklin D. Roosevelt
primaryPurpose establish national policy for historic preservation
preservation of historic American sites, buildings, and objects of national significance
publicLawNumber Public Law 74-292
relatedTo National Historic Landmarks program
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
sector cultural heritage preservation
shortTitle Historic Sites Act of 1935
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
statutesAtLargeCitation 49 Stat. 666
subjectMatter cultural resources
historic preservation
typeOfLegislation cultural policy
yearEnacted 1935

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Public Law 74-292
Public Law 74-292 ("An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes")
alsoKnownAs
Antiquities Act of 1906
Public Law 89-665
relatedTo
National Historic Landmark
establishedBy
National Historic Site of Canada ("Historic Sites and Monuments Act")
governedBy
Public Law 74-292 ("Historic Sites Act")
hasShortTitle
Public Law 74-292
hasTitle
National Historic Landmark
legalBasis
Historic Sites Act of 1935
shortTitle

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