Vermont § 742 - Duties and powers of the Council

§ 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.)