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Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73not60

§302301 Regulations

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle III— National Preservation Programs › Chapter 3023— STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAMS › § 302301

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must write rules, working with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and the National Trust, for State Historic Preservation Programs. The Secretary will approve a State’s program only if it: (1) has a State Historic Preservation Officer chosen by the State’s top elected official who hires qualified staff; (2) has an adequate, qualified review board; and (3) allows public participation, including recommending properties for the National Register.

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Title 54, §302301

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The Secretary, in consultation with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and the National Trust, shall promulgate regulations for State Historic Preservation Programs. The regulations shall provide that a State program submitted to the Secretary under this chapter shall be approved by the Secretary if the Secretary determines that the program provides for— (1)
(2)an adequate and qualified State historic preservation review board designated by the State Historic Preservation Officer unless otherwise provided for by State law; and
(3)adequate public participation in the State Historic Preservation Program, including the process of recommending properties for nomination to the National Register.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30230116 U.S.C. 470a(b)(1).Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(b)(1), 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. 2990. Before paragraph (1), the words “or revise” are omitted as unnecessary. In paragraph (1), the words “chief elected official” are substituted for “Governor” for clarity because the definition of “State” in section 300316 of the new title includes entities in which the chief elected official is not the Governor.

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54 U.S.C. § 302301

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60