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§302303 Responsibilities of State Historic Preservation Officer

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The State Historic Preservation Officer must run the State Historic Preservation Program. They have 10 main duties. These include doing a statewide survey and keeping an inventory of historic places; nominating eligible places to the National Register; making and carrying out a statewide preservation plan; managing federal preservation funds in the State; advising federal, State, and local agencies; working with the Secretary, the Council, other agencies, local governments, and private groups so historic places are part of planning; giving public education, training, and technical help; helping local governments develop programs and get certified under chapter 3025; consulting on federal projects that might affect historic places and on plans to protect or reduce harm to them; and helping review rehab projects for possible 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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54 U.S.C. § 302303

Title 54National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60