Historic Preservation Act
Pennsylvania · Historical and Museums · §§ 37-501 to 37-512 · 12 sections
Overview
The Historic Preservation Act governs a state's program for identifying, protecting, and operating historic sites, structures, and memorials, consolidating the rights, powers, and duties over that work in a single designated state agency. It establishes a division of historic preservation within that agency along with a state historic preservation board, defines the agency's jurisdiction and supplemental powers — hiring staff, collaborating with other agencies, preparing business plans, and reporting annually — and creates a dedicated fund to support historic sites. It also settles ancillary matters, including the disposition of personal property loaned to or deposited with the agency and left long unclaimed, admission policies at state historic sites, and coordination with property tax provisions applicable to historic properties.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 501Short title of chapter
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 502Powers and duties of commission
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 503Inclusion of property on register
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 504Historic Preservation Board
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 505Powers and duties of board
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 506Archaeological field investigations on Commonwealth land
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 507Cooperation by public officials with the commission
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 508Interagency cooperation
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 509Transfer of Commonwealth land involving historic resources
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 510Approval of construction affecting historic resources
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 511Criminal penalties
- 37 Pa.C.S. § 512Enforcement of historic preservation laws and policies
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