Proposals to gut Section 106 would eliminate oversight meant to prevent tragedies like the demolition of Penn Station, and give the Federal government, big business, and developers a freer hand to erase history, the environment, and Native American sites.

The Trump Administration is pursuing an unprecedented attempt to remove protections for historic sites, environmentally sensitive areas, and tribal lands as they seek to gut a longstanding federal procedure known as Section 106 review. In places like these, the federal government is supposed to ensure public input and protections for these significant features are considered before any changes are approved that could destroy them. Under new proposals, those longstanding protections would become almost meaningless. This is part of an effort we are seeing across the city, state, and country to roll back these sorts of regulations.

Village Preservation is part of a coalition of nearly a thousand preservation, community, environmental, civic, and Native American organizations across the country that are fighting back. Read our joint letter HERE.

We understand the Trump Administration is working with key Senators to try to come to an agreement to gut these longstanding protections.

TO HELP:

Call these Senators and give them this simple message: “No permitting reform that weakens Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.”

• Senator Mike Lee (Utah): 202-224-5444
• Senator Shelley Moore Capito (West Virginia): 202-224-6472
• Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island): 202-224-2921
• Senator Martin Heinrich (New Mexico): 202-224-5521