Webinar Recording: Advocating Successfully for State Historic Tax Credits
As thirty-eight states convene their respective legislative sessions in January 2026, Preservation Leadership Forum brought together three experts in state historic tax credits (HTCs) to share how New York, Kansas, and Maine each greatly improved their programs in 2025. Successes ranged from encouraging legislators to expand HTC percentages in rural areas to lifting the census tract restriction if a historic rehabilitation creates affordable housing. Learn more and ask your own questions about the latest innovations in preservation incentives and how to advocate for state historic tax credits.
Advocating Successfully for State Historic Tax Credits (Forum Webinar)
Introduction: Priya Chhaya, Associate Director of Content, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Moderator: Renee Kuhlman, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Senior Director of Outreach & Support
Panelists:
Terry Humphrey, Founder, President, and Lead Lobbyist. TERRY HUMPHREY Public Affairs Group, Inc.
Elizabeth Frazier, Partner, Pierce Atwood, LLP
Daniel Mackay, Deputy Commissioner for Historic Preservation and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation
National Trust Resources
- State Historic Tax Credits (National Trust)
- 2023 State Historic Tax Credit Resource Guide (National Trust)
- Historic Tax Credits (National Trust)
- State Historic Tax Credit Nationwide Data Center (National Trust)
Additional Links and Resources
- New York State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
- New York Historic Preservation Economic Impact Study
- Evaluation of the Maine Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit
- New Jersey Historic Property Reinvestment Program
- Report on Preservation Tax Credits in Texas (2022-2024 Report)
- Federal Tax Credit Program's Annual Reports (NPS)
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