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Granting approval to submit a grant application for 2011 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant Program funds administered by the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for the Great River Passage Interpretive and Exhibit Concept Plan project.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is committed to preservation and interpretation of the cultural and historic resources of the recently unveiled Great River Passage Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City supports, and will continue to support, collaboration with the SHPO and other applicable agencies and groups to provide resources for research, planning, and design for preservation and exhibition of interpreted historical and cultural and Native American resources along the 17 mile Mississippi River corridor in Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, administered by the Secretary of the Interior, encourage the preservation, protection, restoration, and reuse of significant historic, cultural, and archeological resources for enjoyment by the public; and
WHEREAS, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 provided for a network of historic preservation offices in every state to spearhead state preservation initiatives and help carry out the nation's historic preservation program; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota's SHPO was created by state statute in 1969 to provide statewide leadership and the director of the Minnesota Historical Society serves as State Historic Preservation Officer; and
WHEREAS, in 2008, Minnesota residents voted to enact the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Act Amendment to the state's constitution, that dedicates an additional 3/8 of 1% of sales tax to "protect our drinking water sources; to protect, enhance, and restore our wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat; to preserve our arts and cultural heritage; to support our parks and trails; and to protect, enhance, and restore our lakes, rive...
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