---
kind: "section"
citation: "54 U.S.C. § 300307"
title: "54"
title_heading: "National Park Service and Related Programs"
number: "300307"
heading: "Historic preservation review commission"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/54/300307"
units:
  - "Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs"
  - "Division A — Historic Preservation"
  - "Subdivision 1 — General Provisions"
  - "Chapter 3003 — Definitions"
---

# §300307. Historic preservation review commission


In this division, the term “[historic](/usc/54/308601.md?p=2) preservation review commission” means a [board](/usc/54/305301.md?p=1), [council](/usc/54/311101.md?p=1), commission, or other similar collegial body—

- (1) that is established by State or local legislation as provided in [section 302503(a)(2) of this title](/usc/54/302503.md?p=a-2); and
- (2) the members of which are appointed by the chief elected official of a jurisdiction (unless State or local law provides for appointment by another official) from among—
  - (A) professionals in the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, prehistoric and [historic](/usc/54/308601.md?p=2) archeology, folklore, cultural anthropology, curation, conservation, and landscape architecture, or related disciplines, to the extent that those professionals are available in the community; and
  - (B) other individuals who have demonstrated special interest, experience, or knowledge in history, architecture, or related disciplines and will provide for an adequate and qualified commission.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3189.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 300307 | 16 U.S.C. 470w(13). | Pub. L. 89–665, title III, § 301(13), as added Pub. L. 96–515, title V, § 501, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3002; Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4019(a)(11), Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4764. |