§ 742. Duties and powers of the Council
(a) The Council shall:
(1) Approve nominations to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
(2) Review and approve the State survey of historic properties undertaken in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) Review and approve the content of the State Preservation Plan developed in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
(4) Approve the removal of properties from the State register.
(5) Recommend the removal of properties from the National Register.
(6) Review and approve projects to receive federal and State grants-in-aid for historic
preservation.
(7) Provide an advisory and coordinative mechanism by which State undertakings of every
kind that are potentially deleterious to historic preservation may be discussed, and,
where possible, resolved, giving due consideration to the competing public interests
that may be involved. The head of any State agency or department having direct or
indirect jurisdiction over a proposed State or State-assisted undertaking, or independent
agency having authority to build, construct, license, permit, authorize, or approve
any undertaking, shall, prior to the approval of the State funds for the undertaking,
or prior to any approval, license, permit, or authorization as the case may be, take
into account the effect of the undertaking on any historic property that is included
in the State Register of Historic Places. Where, in the judgment of the Council such
undertaking will have an adverse effect upon any listed district, area, site, building,
structure, or object, the head of the State agency or department shall afford the
Council reasonable opportunity to comment with regard to the undertaking.
(8) Advise on any participation in the review of federal, federally assisted, and federally
licensed undertakings that may affect historic properties and sites and approve any
participation in the review of nonfederal undertakings, including proceedings under
the State land use and development act (10 V.S.A. chapter 151).
(b) The Council may provide testimony relating to the historical, architectural, and archaeological
significance of State register and national register sites. (Added 1975, No. 109, § 4; amended 1979, No. 61,§§ 3, 4.)