HPD Weekly Update for January 16 19, 2001 In this issue: 2001 General Assembly Report National Register News Preservation Institute: Nantucket Preservation Calendar ******************************************************************************************* 2001 GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPORT Governor Barnes released his budget for SFY 2002 that begins July 1, 2001. HPD's budget proposal remains at virtually the same level as the current year. Items of particular interest include: Georgia Heritage 2000 grants - $341,000 RDC preservation planners - $238,000 Rhodes Hall restoration - $250,000 Historic graves study - $ 50,000 The Civil War Commission's budget was also recommended at level funding of $66,000. The long-awaited state tax credit legislation was introduced by Rep. Jeanette Jamieson as HB 118. It creates a 30% income tax credit for residential properties and 25% credit for income-producing properties. The credits can be transferred, sold or assigned in whole or in part. Detailed information about the 2001 legislative session including the full text of all bills introduced is available on the Internet at www.ganet.state.ga.us. Mark your calendars for February 26: Preservation Day at the State Capitol and the annual GAPA legislative reception at the Freight Depot. Contact Georgians for Preservation Action (GAPA) for further details on these and other legislative issues. To be added to GAPA's e-mail network, send a message to Greta Covington at gcovington@georgiatrust.org. ******************************************************************************************* NATIONAL REGISTER NEWS The Georgia National Register Review Board will meet on January 26 in Atlanta. ******************************************************************************************* PRESERVATION INSTITUTE: NANTUCKET The University of Florida's School of Architecture is accepting applications for its 2001 summer program in historic preservation. The deadline is March 1, 2001. Please visit the program Website at www.preservation-nantucket.com or contact Prof. Peter E. Prugh at 352/392-0221 for an application and more information. ******************************************************************************************** PRESERVATION CALENDAR January 20- 22 Georgia Municipal Association, Annual Mayors Day Atlanta (tel. 404/688-0472) January 23 Georgia Civil War Commission meeting Atlanta January 26-27 Vernacular GeorgiA - annual meeting and winter excursion "Vernacular in Cobb" (tel. 770/426-9794) January 31 February 2 Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries annual meeting Augusta (tel. 770/502-0570) February is Black History Month. February 9 Georgia Civil War Preservation Forum Morrow (tel. 404/657-7294) February 11 Georgia Day Celebration, Georgia Historical Society Savannah www.georgiahistory.com February 22-23 Georgia Conservancy Blueprints conference, "Growing Wisely on the Coast" Jekyll Island, GA www.gaconservancy.org/blueprints.htm February 22 Historic Landscape and Garden Grant Application Deadline (tel. 706/227-5369) February 26 Urban Land Institute, 2001 Trends Conference Atlanta www.uli.org/indexJS.htm Also check event calendars on these Websites. Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites http://www.dnr.state.ga.us/dnr/parks/ Georgia Historical Society http://www.georgiahistory.com/whatsnew.htm ********************************************************************************************