54 U.S.C. § 305302 — National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

(a) Establishment. The National Center^* for Preservation^* Technology and Training is set up inside the Department of the Interior. It is located at Northwestern State^* University of Louisiana, in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

(b) Purposes. The Center exists to (1) develop and share preservation and conservation skills and technologies for identifying, evaluating, conserving, and explaining historic property^*; (2) build and offer training for federal, state, and local preservation professionals, cultural resource managers, maintenance workers, and others in the field; (3) put to use the preservation technology benefits coming from research done by other agencies and institutions; (4) help pass preservation technology along between federal agencies, state and local governments, universities, international organizations, and private companies; and (5) work with related international organizations, including the International Council^* on Monuments and Sites, the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, and the International Council on Museums.

(c) Programs. The Center carries out its purposes through research, professional training, technical assistance, public-awareness programs, and a grants program set up under section 305304.

(d) Executive Director^*. An Executive Director leads the Center. This person must have proven expertise in historic preservation^* and is appointed by the Secretary^*, with advice from the Board^*.

(e) Assistance From Secretary. The Secretary must help the Center get the staff, equipment, and facilities it needs to do its work.