Baron of the Republic of Aquitaine & Knight Investments LLC support US Omnibus Public Land Act

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"The Baron of the Republic of Aquitaine & Knight Investments LLC met with Regulatory Officials to help bolster support for the Preserve America grants"

President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 on March 30, 2009 at the White House. The law includes the text of the Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures Act, formerly H.R. 3981/S.2262 in the previous 110th Congress, which permanently authorizes both programs.

The Baron of Aquitaine met with Regulatory Officials to discuss the recent passage of the Bill and the possible impact that such results could incur. Baron Christopher Knight Lopez has chosen to work with Knight Investments LLC in an effort to address The Preserve American Program.

The Preserve America Program which involves the ACHP in a key coordinating role is defined in the law to include (1) the Preserve America grant program within the Department of the Interior; (2) the recognition programs administered by the ACHP; and (3) the related efforts of federal agencies, working in partnership with state, tribal, and local governments and the private sector, to support and promote the preservation of historic resources. Up to $25 million per year is also authorized to carry out the program (funds must be appropriated each year through the budget process).

Knight Investments LLC officials met to discuss the passage and traveled to Washinton DC to meet with Baron Christopher Knight Lopez to discuss how to appropriate these measures in their field of business.

In addition to details about the Preserve America grants, the law codifies the designation of Preserve America Communities as one of the entities eligible to apply for grants. It gives the ACHP the responsibility to establish any necessary guidelines for the designation process in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.

The ACHP is also specifically directed to establish an expedited process for Preserve America Community designation for Certified Local Governments that are established under the National Historic Preservation Act.

Montelly Lopez Jr., Chief Financial Officer for Knight Investments LLC was among the delegates coming to the recent meeting at the nation's capital and had these remarks to say,

"The National Historic Preservation Act was one of many needed precedences in the Preserve America Community and the certified local governments are among those necessary components. Working with the Baron, and Regulatory Officials will help us gage this circumstance and improve the causes it seeks to further."

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