AMERICAN FOLKLIFE PRESERVATION ACT

 

LEGISLATIVE TITLE: American Folklife Preservation Act

 

UNITED STATES CODE CITATION: 20 U.S.C. §§ 2101 - 2107

 

OTHER TITLES AND POPULAR NAMES: None identified.

 

SUMMARY: This act establishes, in the Library of Congress, an American Folklife Center to preserve and present American folklife. The Center is to encourage research and training, foster awareness, and promote performances, festivals, exhibits, workshops, and educational programs. The act does not routinely affect Corps day-to-day operations. However, the Library of Congress could contact the Corps and request use of a site, or objects.

 

RESOURCES COVERED: Historic and Cultural Properties; American folklife traditional expressive culture within the various groups in the United States.

 

COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS: Use of sites or objects would be regulated under other historic preservation laws regarding impacts and curation standards.

 

REVIEW AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS

 

Who Reviews or Consults: Library of Congress

 

Process: Coordination

 

Product: Loan of cultural items

 

Timing/Schedule: None specified

 

CORPS GUIDANCE

 

Civil Works Planning: ER 1105-2-100, Guidance for Conducting Civil Works Planning Studies, Chapter 7, Environmental Planning and Evaluation Considerations.

 

Civil Works Engineering: None specific to this statute

 

Civil Works Construction: None specific to this statute

 

Civil Works Operations: None specific to this statute

 

Regulatory: None specific to this statute

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE: None identified

 

IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE OF OTHER AGENCIES

 

Agency: None identified

 

Guidance Title: None identified

 

Code of Federal Regulations Citation: None

 

MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES: The Corps may participate in Library of Congress and American Folklife Center educational programs by providing information, records, displays, exhibits, and artifacts.