Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 82-2-7 - Endangered Historic Properties Fund Program7.1. Eligible Sites. Funds from the West Virginia Endangered Historic Properties Fund must be used on sites which are:7.1.a. Listed on the West Virginia Register of Historic Places;7.1.b. Determined eligible for listing on the West Virginia Register of Historic Places;7.1.c. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; or7.1.d. Determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.7.2. Eligible Projects. Funds from the West Virginia Endangered Historic Properties Fund may be used:7.2.a. If sites, as defined in Section 7.1 of this rule, face probable threat of destruction or irreversible damage;7.2.b. If the property owner requests assistance or consents to the request;7.2.c. If the funds are likely to provide a solution to the situation; and7.2.d. If the project is of one of the following:7.2.d.A. A grant to an organization, property owner, or public agency;7.2.d.B. A low or no interest loan to an organization, property owner, or public agency; or7.2.d.C. Direct assistance, contracted and paid for by the Division of Culture and History.7.3. Funding Process. The Division of Culture and History will administer the West Virginia Endangered Historic Properties Fund.7.3.a. The Archives and History Commission shall recommend to the Division of Culture and History actions to be funded.7.3.a.A. The Commission may establish categories of actions to be funded at the approval of the Division;7.3.a.B. The Commission may form a Committee to recommend funding actions;7.3.a.C. The Commission may require that funding requests come before the full Commission; or7.3.a.D. The Commission may use any combination of these methods to make funding recommendations.7.3.b. If the Division of Culture and History becomes aware of a project meeting the criteria of Section 7.1 and 7.2 of this rule, it may choose to contract directly to carry out the action in accordance with Section 7.3.a of this rule.7.3.c. If an organization, agency, or property owner requests assistance for a project meeting the criteria of Section 7.1 and 7.3 of this rule, the Division of Culture and History may fulfill the request by awarding a grant or providing a loan in accordance with Section 7.3.a of this rule.7.3.d. If an organization, agency or property owner accepts assistance from the West Virginia Endangered Historic Properties Fund, the Division of Culture and History will require that the recipient and owner sign a Letter of Agreement specifying conditions under which the funds may be spent and protecting the site in the future.7.3.e. The recipient of funds shall provide to the Division of Culture and History, within sixty (60) days after completion of the project, a report describing the results of the assistance.7.3.f. Funds repaid to the West Virginia Endangered Historic Properties Fund will be used for future Endangered Historic Properties.