January 22, 2026
NHA Legislative History Now Available!
For the last couple of years, NCPH has been working with the National Park Service and independent historians Jackie Gonzales and Lindsey Weaver as they produced a legislative history of the National Heritage Area (NHA) program. Designed to provide clarity for the network of National Park Service employees and their many regional partners who work with or for national heritage areas, the legislative history tracks the origins of the NHA system and its sometimes confusing evolution through the present.
Check out details about the project here: https://ncph.org/what-is-
You can also watch a recording of “Untangling the Legislative History of National Heritage Areas.” During this webinar, the report’s authors presented their findings and explained how a variety of audiences might use the report. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqITUEt79TY