Shaw Sprague

Former Government Positions:

Delta Queen renovation and compliance with Safety at Sea Act

maritime vessel safety

Opportunity Zones

improvements to the federal rehabilitation tax credit

HPF Funding

Opportunity Zone regulations affecting housing and historic preservation tax incentives; preservation of Cape Flattery lighthouse

HPF Funding; Rural Development grant funding; tribal consultation affecting Cape Flattery lighthouse, WA

housing and density issues in historic districts

Preservation of Cape Flattery Lighthouse (WA)

surface transportation reauthorization

Leveraging opportunities affecting outleasing of federal historic properties

surface transportation reauthorization and infrastructure funding

general maritime issues affecting historic vessels and lighthouses

HPF Funding; Rural Development grant funding; COVID-19 relief funding for Main Street communities

reauthorization of historic preservation funding and increase in authorization for Historic Preservation Fund

HPF Funding; funding for Main Street communities; Historic Preservation Fund reauthorization

Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) reauthorization and advocacy for HPF subgrant programs for historic preservation

Annual appropriations affecting historic preservation from the Historic Preservation Fund and Department of Interior budget request for FY25 and FY26; reauthorization of Historic Preservation Fund

Direct advocacy efforts for changes to and adoption of policies and procedures that support the preservation of historic and cultural resources.

General matters impacting National Historic Preservation Act, including HPF reauthorization.

Build support for community development tax incentives, particularly those that support building reuse; Improvements to the federal rehabilitation tax credit; tax credits relating to neighborhood homes and downtown revitalization

Annual appropriations bills affecting historic preservation generally, including the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Historic Preservation Fund and Department of the Interior budget request for FY25 and FY26, specifically.

General matters impacting the National Historic Preservation Act, including HPF reauthorization.

Oversee federal advocacy efforts for changes to and adoption of policies and procedures that support the preservation of historic and cultural resources.