37 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 5 - Historic Preservation

• Chapter Notes
• Section 501 - Short Title Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Historic Preservation Act.
• Section 502 - Powers And Duties Of Commission
  In addition to the powers and duties provided in Chapter 3 (relating to powers and duties of Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission), the commission...
• Section 503 - Inclusion Of Property On Register
  The owner of private property of historic, architectural or archaeological significance, or a majority of the owners of private properties within a proposed historic...
• Section 504 - Historic Preservation Board
  (a) Membership.--The board shall be composed of no less than nine residents designated by the commission, pursuant to recommendations by the executive director with...
• Section 505 - Powers And Duties Of Board
  The Historic Preservation Board shall have the power and duty to: (1) Advise the commission on criteria of significance for inclusion of historic resources...
• Section 506 - Archaeological Field Investigations On Commonwealth Land
  (a) Right to conduct field investigations.--The Commonwealth reserves the exclusive right to conduct archaeological field investigations on archaeological resources owned or controlled by it,...
• Section 507 - Cooperation By Public Officials With The Commission
  (a) General rule.--Commonwealth agencies, political subdivisions and municipal authorities shall cooperate fully with the commission in the preservation, protection and investigation of archaeological resources...
• Section 508 - Interagency Cooperation
  (a) Responsibilities of Commonwealth agencies.--Commonwealth agencies shall: (1) Consult the commission before demolishing, altering or transferring any property under their ownership or control that...
• Section 509 - Transfer Of Commonwealth Land Involving Historic Resources
  § 509. Transfer of Commonwealth land involving historic resources. Commonwealth agencies shall give the commission timely notice of proposed transfers of real property owned...
• Section 510 - Approval Of Construction Affecting Historic Resources
  The commission shall be consulted on the design and proposed location of any project, building or other undertaking financed in whole or in part...
• Section 511 - Criminal Penalties
  A person who conducts a field investigation on any land or submerged land owned or controlled by the Commonwealth, without first obtaining a permit...
• Section 512 - Enforcement Of Historic Preservation Laws And Policies
  The Attorney General, the commission, any political subdivision, person or other legal entity may maintain an action in an administrative tribunal or court for...

Last modified: October 8, 2016