---
kind: "section"
citation: "54 U.S.C. § 302303"
title: "54"
title_heading: "National Park Service and Related Programs"
number: "302303"
heading: "Responsibilities of State Historic Preservation Officer"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/54/302303"
units:
  - "Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs"
  - "Division A — Historic Preservation"
  - "Subdivision 2 — Historic Preservation Program"
  - "Chapter 3023 — State Historic Preservation Programs"
---

# §302303. Responsibilities of State Historic Preservation Officer

- (a) **In General.—** It shall be the responsibility of the [State Historic Preservation Officer](/usc/54/308702.md?p=4) to administer the State [Historic](/usc/54/308601.md?p=2) Preservation [Program](/usc/54/308601.md?p=3).
- (b) **Particular Responsibilities.—** It shall be the responsibility of the [State Historic Preservation Officer](/usc/54/308702.md?p=4) to—
  - (1) in cooperation with Federal and State agencies, local governments, and private organizations and individuals, direct and conduct a comprehensive statewide survey of [historic property](/usc/54/308901.md?p=3) and maintain inventories of the property;
  - (2) identify and nominate eligible property to the National Register and otherwise administer applications for listing [historic property](/usc/54/308901.md?p=3) on the National Register;
  - (3) prepare and implement a comprehensive statewide [historic](/usc/54/308601.md?p=2) preservation plan;
  - (4) administer the State [program](/usc/54/308601.md?p=3) of Federal assistance for [historic](/usc/54/308601.md?p=2) preservation within the State;
  - (5) advise and assist, as appropriate, Federal and State agencies and local governments in carrying out their [historic](/usc/54/308601.md?p=2) preservation responsibilities;
  - (6) cooperate with the [Secretary](/usc/54/308101.md?p=1), the [Council](/usc/54/311101.md?p=1), other Federal and State agencies, local governments, and private organizations and individuals to ensure that [historic property](/usc/54/308901.md?p=3) is taken into consideration at all levels of planning and development;
  - (7) provide public information, education, and training and technical assistance in [historic](/usc/54/308601.md?p=2) preservation;
  - (8) cooperate with local governments in the development of local [historic](/usc/54/308601.md?p=2) preservation [programs](/usc/54/308601.md?p=3) and assist local governments in becoming certified pursuant to [chapter 3025](/usc/54/chstIII/dA/sd2/ch3025.md);
  - (9) consult with appropriate Federal agencies in accordance with this division on—
    - (A) Federal undertakings that may affect [historic property](/usc/54/308901.md?p=3); and
    - (B) the content and sufficiency of any plans developed to protect, manage, or reduce or mitigate harm to that property; and
  - (10) advise and assist in the evaluation of proposals for rehabilitation projects that may qualify for Federal assistance.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3195.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 302303 | 16 U.S.C. 470a(b)(3). | Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(b)(3), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 91–383, § 11, as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1942; Pub. L. 93–54, § 1(d), July 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 96–205, title VI, § 608(a)(1), (2), Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 92; Pub. L. 96–515, title II, § 201(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2991; Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4004(2), Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4754. |

In paragraph (6) of subsection (b), the word “private” is added before “organizations” for consistency with paragraph (1).