National Register Review Committee.
Utah Code § 9-8a-204
in effect9-8a-204. National Register Review Committee.
(1) There is created the National Register Review Committee.
(2) The committee shall be composed of nine members, at least five of whom have professional experience in:
(a) history;
(b) prehistoric and historic archaeology;
(c) architectural history;
(d) architecture;
(e) folklore;
(f) cultural anthropology;
(g) museology, curation, or conservation;
(h) landscape architecture; or
(i) planning.
(3) To qualify as a member with professional experience in a discipline described in Subsection (2), a member shall meet the professional qualifications standards described in 36 C.F.R. Sec. 61.4.
(4) The committee shall serve as Utah's State Historic Preservation Review Board described in 36 C.F.R. Sec. 61.4.
(5) The officer and the director shall make the initial appointments to the committee.
(6)
(a) Except as described in Subsections (6)(b) and (c), a member shall serve a term of four years.
(b) When making initial appointments to the committee, the director and the officer shall stagger the terms so that approximately half of the committee members serve an initial term of two years.
(c) When the term of a current member expires, a member shall be reappointed or a new member shall be appointed in accordance with Subsection (8).
(7)
(a) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, a replacement shall be appointed in accordance with Subsection (8) for the unexpired term.
(b) A member whose term has expired may continue to serve until a replacement is appointed.
(8) The committee shall nominate a member to fill a vacancy described in Subsection (6)(c) or (7)(a), subject to the approval of the director and the officer.
(9) A member may serve more than one term, but may not serve more than three terms.
(10) A majority of the members of the committee is a quorum.
(11) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service.
(12) The committee shall meet at least one time per year.
(13) The committee shall elect a chair from the committee's members.
(14) The committee shall:
(a) review, evaluate, and comment on the eligibility of properties nominated to the National Register of Historic Places;
(b) review the documentation of nominated parties and recommended changes to the National Register of Historic Places nomination;
(c) bring to the attention of the office and the officer properties which may meet the National Register of Historic Places criteria for evaluation;
(d) recommend the removal of properties from the National Register of Historic Places;
(e) assist the officer and the office in statewide efforts to encourage public and private persons to identify, nominate, protect, enhance, and maintain the state's historic resources; and
(f) review the State Historic Preservation Plan prior to submission to the United States Department of the Interior.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 160, 2023 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title9/Chapter8A/9-8a-S204.html?v=C9-8a-S204_2023050320230701Fetched: 10/26/2026