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GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico ― The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) program is responsible of ensuring that proposed reconstruction projects comply with federal laws that protect historic properties. This role is a mandate for all federal agencies providing financial assistance.
One of the most recent examples of EHP’s support for local reconstruction is the memorandum of agreement (MOA) the agency signed with the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (PRSHPO), the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resiliency (COR3), and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority to preserve and document historically significant elements in the construction project at piers 15 and 16 of the Port of San Juan. The project approved by FEMA includes an obligation of over $22 million to the Ports Authority to demolish and rebuild five buildings and construct a graving dock shed at piers 15 and 16, near the Miramar Historic Area in San Juan.
“Preserving history not only helps us understand the present, but it is also an investment in the future of our communities. It is our responsibility to ensure that progress and innovation respect and celebrate the legacy that define us as a people,” said Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator José G. Baquero.
EHP assessed the reconstruction project for piers 15 and 16 and concluded that, despite their deteriorated state, the remains of the buildings at the
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