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Such contracts require a reduction of property taxes in exchange for the continued preservation of the property. [1] The Mills Act is recognized by the state of California as the "single most important economic development incentive program in California for the restoration and preservation of qualified historic buildings by private property ...
The Supreme Court's decision in City of Boerne made a significant impact on the states' abilities to enforce laws, including those pertaining to historic preservation. Under RFRA, an otherwise neutral state law—such as zoning, or historic preservation ordinances—needed to be scrutinized if its enforcement involved a religious group or ...
The California Register program promotes the public acknowledgment and safeguarding of resources possessing architectural, historical, archaeological, and cultural significance. It plays a role in identifying historical resources for both state and local planning, assessing eligibility for state historic preservation grant funding, and ...
Ancestral lands will be returned to the Shasta Indian Nation as part of a massive Klamath River dam removal project.
First United States law to provide protection of cultural heritage. Gives the President the authority to set aside land for the protection of historic and prehistoric sites and objects of historic or scientific significance; to be labeled as "National Monuments." Excavations and research on sites can only be done after a permit has been issued.
The program is overseen by a Historic Preservation Commission made up of citizens appointed by the City Council with special expertise and interest in historic preservation. [3] In the first five years of the city's historic preservation program (1992-1997), 12 buildings were listed on the Bakersfield Register of Historic Places.
California on Wednesday became the first state to adopt a law paving the way for Black residents and descendants of slaves to receive reparation payments. The legislation, which was authored by ...
The upstream states were painfully aware that California was the most voracious user of the river's water even though it had the smallest acreage within the basin.