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  • On July 30, 2010, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3534, the CLEAR Act, which reforms the federal government's oil and gas regulatory, leasing, and royalty programs.  The bill also contains a provision guaranteeing full funding ($150 million per year) for the Historic Preservation Fund.
  • On July 29, 2010, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 5282, the Army Corps of Engineers Veterans Curation authorization bill, which will provide a total of $35 million over the next five years for the program in which disabled veterans help preserve, catalogue, and curate the Corps of Engineer's archaeological collections.
  • On July 29, 2010, SAA and other preservation groups co-signed a letter to the House of Representatives urging support for a measure that would guarantee full funding for the Historic Preservation Fund.
  • On July 28, 2010, SAA sent a letter to the House Transportation Committee in support of legislation (H.R. 5282) to reuthorize the Army Corps of Engineers Veterans Curation Program.
  • On June 10, 2010, SAA submitted testimony to the House Natural Resources Committee in support of legislation (H.R. 5110) to expand the Casa Grande National Monument.
  • On May 13, 2010, SAA filed comments with the Department of Interior regarding its final rule for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains under NAGPRA.
  • On March 19, 2010, SAA submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Committee regarding funding for the NAGPRA Grants Program in FY2011.
  • On March 15, 2010, the Department of Interior published its final rule for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains under NAGPRA.  There will be a 60 day period in which to submit comments on the regulation, which goes into effect May 14, 2010.  You can read the rule here.
  • The SAA office is closed on February 05, 2010  at 11AM due to inclement weather.
  • On January 13, 2010, the leaders of SAA and other archaeological and cultural resource organizations signed a letter opposing the scheduled auction of human remains by Christie's Americas, and urged the auction house to not proceed with the sale.
  • 2010 Native American Scholarships Opportunity

  • Dr. Fabio Amador, on behalf of SAA, testified before the State Department's Cultural Properties Advisory Committee on November 12 in favor of the government of El Salvador's proposed renewal of its bilateral agreement with the United States for the protection of El Salvador's archaeological and ethnographic resources from looting.  The current agreement expires in 2010.  You can read Dr. Amador's testimony here.

  • SAA recently joined the Coalition for Full and Permanent Funding for the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF).  The Coalition is comprised of national, statewide and local organizations, agencies, and businesses, who support securing full permanent funding for the HPF.  Visit the Coalition website to learn more about the HPF, what it does for archaeology and other preservation disciplines, and how to contact your Senators and Representative.

    http://www.fullyfundhpf.org/home#
  • R.E. Taylor Student Poster Award Competition at SAA 2010

As a result of a collaborative effort with the Society for American Archaeology, SAS will acknowledge an outstanding student poster for its innovative contribution in the use of scientific technologies to archaeological research by granting the R. E. Taylor Award, consisting of 100 US dollars and a one-year subscription to the SAS Bulletin. Financial support for the Taylor Award derives from the membership royalties of those who have joined us in our quest of making of archaeological sciences relevant to the study of humankind by using the tools of tomorrow

http://www.socarchsci.org/awards.html

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