RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR THE HAWAII COUNTY CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION

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commission staff shall provide technical, clerical, administrative functions, and any other duties delegated by the Commission. 1-6 Powers and Duties of the Commission The Chairperson shall be the presiding officer of the Commission and the Vice- Chairperson shall act as the presiding officer in the absence or at the request of the Chairperson. (a) Duties of the Commission (1) The Commission shall advise and assist federal, state and county government agencies in carrying out their historic preservation responsibilities. The Commission shall provide public information, education,training and technical assistance relating to the national, state and county historic preservation programs. (2) The Commission shall initiate, accept,review, and recommend to the State Historic Preservation Officer,historic properties nominations for inclusion on the Hawai`i and national registers. (3) The Commission shall maintain a system for the survey, inventory • and nomination of historic properties and archaeological sites within the county, as well as a system of site monitoring,that is compatible with that of the State Historic Preservation Office. (4) The Commission shall administer the Certified Local Government program of federal assistance for historic preservation within the county. (5) The Commission shall provide design review for projects affecting any building or structure, site or district eligible for listing on the National or Hawaii Register of Historic Places and shall request and consider the State Historic Preservation Officer's review and comment on all county undertakings, including the granting of permits. In its review,the Commission shall consider the cultural significance of the site and its surroundings along with the United States Department of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, as amended. (6) The Commission shall use the State Historic Preservation Plan to develop and implement a comprehensive county-wide historic preservation planning process, which includes the submitting of information pertaining to the state inventory of historic places to the State Historic Preservation Officer. (7) The Commission shall make recommendations to the Hawaii County Council for the expenditure of gifts and grants accepted by the Council for projects connected with the identification, rehabilitation,restoration and reconstruction of historic properties, 4