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§302303 Responsibilities of State Historic Preservation Officer

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle III— - National Preservation Programs › Chapter CHAPTER 3023— - STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAMS › § 302303

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The State Historic Preservation Officer must run the State Historic Preservation Program. They must work with federal and state agencies, local governments, private groups, and people to protect historic places. They must do ten main jobs: survey and keep records of historic places; nominate eligible places to the National Register and handle listings; make and carry out a statewide preservation plan; manage federal preservation funds in the State; advise and help government bodies with preservation duties; make sure historic places are considered in planning and development; provide public information, training, and technical help; help local governments create programs and get certified under chapter 3025; consult with federal agencies about projects that could affect historic places and plans to protect or reduce harm; and advise on rehabilitation projects that might get federal aid.

Full Legal Text

Title 54, §302303

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(a)It shall be the responsibility of the State Historic Preservation Officer to administer the State Historic Preservation Program.
(b)It shall be the responsibility of the State Historic Preservation Officer to—
(1)in cooperation with Federal and State agencies, local governments, and private organizations and individuals, direct and conduct a comprehensive statewide survey of historic property and maintain inventories of the property;
(2)identify and nominate eligible property to the National Register and otherwise administer applications for listing historic property on the National Register;
(3)prepare and implement a comprehensive statewide historic preservation plan;
(4)administer the State program of Federal assistance for historic preservation within the State;
(5)advise and assist, as appropriate, Federal and State agencies and local governments in carrying out their historic preservation responsibilities;
(6)cooperate with the Secretary, the Council, other Federal and State agencies, local governments, and private organizations and individuals to ensure that historic property is taken into consideration at all levels of planning and development;
(7)provide public information, education, and training and technical assistance in historic preservation;
(8)cooperate with local governments in the development of local historic preservation programs and assist local governments in becoming certified pursuant to chapter 3025;
(9)consult with appropriate Federal agencies in accordance with this division on—
(A)Federal undertakings that may affect historic property; and
(B)the content and sufficiency of any plans developed to protect, manage, or reduce or mitigate harm to that property; and
(10)advise and assist in the evaluation of proposals for rehabilitation projects that may qualify for Federal assistance.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30230316 U.S.C. 470a(b)(3).Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(b)(3), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 91–383, § 11, as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1942; Pub. L. 93–54, § 1(d), July 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 96–205, title VI, § 608(a)(1), (2), Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 92; Pub. L. 96–515, title II, § 201(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2991; Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4004(2), Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4754. In paragraph (6) of subsection (b), the word “private” is added before “organizations” for consistency with paragraph (1).

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 302303

Title 54National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73