Section 217-B:4 Powers and Duties of the Commission.
The commission may:
I. Coordinate activities and establish cooperative agreements with federal, state, and local governments and private businesses and organizations in order to further enhance historic preservation, cultural conservation, natural area protection, and compatible revitalization.
II. Establish guidelines and standards for projects and prepare programs and exhibits that will further the recognition, preservation, promotion, interpretation, and economic revitalization of the historic and natural resources in the area.
III. Provide advice and assistance in the preparation of loan or grant applications to the commission and application for loans or grants from federal or other sources in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
IV. Make loans and grants from funds donated or otherwise made available to the commission for the purpose of conserving and protecting sites, buildings, bridges, dams, landscapes, resources, and objects which are included or eligible for inclusion on the state or National Register of Historic Places or for the purposes of providing educational and cultural programs which encourage appreciation of the resources in the area.
V. Prepare and implement an annual study report which shall present a unified historic preservation and interpretive plan for the area. The report shall include an analysis of the methods and means of inventorying, preserving, and interpreting the historical, cultural, and natural resources of the area along with recommendations concerning utilization of these resources and coordination of activities within the area. The report shall be filed on or before November 1 with the governor's office, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, and the state library.
VI. Receive and review petitions from towns requesting inclusion in the freedom's way heritage area with the objective of finalizing the boundaries of the freedom's way heritage area within 2 years of the effective date of this section.
Source. 2007, 61:1, eff. June 1, 2007.