Another Federal Assault on Property Rights: The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act


 

Publication Date: April 2007

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Ronald D. Utt

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: Smart growth; exclusionary zoning; historic preservation; Civil War battlefields

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 319, S. 289), which would threaten the rights of property owners while largely benefiting well-to-do estate owners by facilitating exclusionary policies; in contrast, a voluntary compact among the affected states and communities to cooperate on protecting historic sites would require minimal federal involvement and no federal funding.