The Denver Post: History Colorado’s board of directors condemned proposed changes to the National Historic Preservation Act this month, saying a new rule would upend the goal of learning about — and from — the nation’s past.

They also said the federal government’s “fast-moving draft rule” concerning Section 106 of the Act “weakens protections for historic sites and cuts essential voices out of the process,” according to a statement.

This pushback comes after the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, a little-known, independent federal agency with members appointed by President Trump, voted on July 24 to advance the draft rule that would relax the Historic Preservation Act; passed in 1966, the Act preserves historical, archaeological, and cultural sites.

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