La. Admin. Code tit. 25 § I-503
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section I-503 - Bylaws for the CommitteeA. The committee members shall be appointed and shall serve as provided in 36 CFR Part 61 (published in Federal Register, Volume 49, Number 73, April 13, 1984, pp. 14900-14901) and R.S. 25:901-902, as amended.B. The chairman shall be selected annually at the fall meeting by the committee members.C. The committee members shall also select a vice-chairman annually at the fall meeting. The vice-chairman shall serve as temporary chairman in the chairman's absence. The chairman, or in his absence, the temporary chairman, shall preside over all meetings of the committee.D. The committee shall meet at least four times a year as provided by R.S. 25:901-902 and at such other times as the chairman or majority of the members deems necessary.E. The state historic preservation officer and deputy state historic preservation officer shall be nonvoting members of the committee with all other privileges, and the deputy shall serve as secretary to the committee.F. Committee members shall be reimbursed according to the authorization established in R.S. 25:901-902, if funding permits.G. All meetings of the committee shall be open to the public and shall be in accordance with all appropriate state and federal laws. Robert's Rules of Order will be the final authority on matters of parliamentary procedure.H. Any six members shall constitute a quorum, and a quorum shall be necessary to conduct committee business. The chairman or temporary chairman shall be included in establishing a quorum.I. Members must vote in person at scheduled committee meetings.J. All committee recommendations to the state historic preservation officer shall be viva voce. All motions shall carry by a majority of those present ignoring abstentions or blanks.K. A member shall recuse himself from voting on any property in which he has a vested interest or an interest from which he or his family could derive economic benefits.L. Members shall comply with all federal and state laws on ethics, conflicts or interest and dual office holding.M. The committee may consider a citizen sponsored nomination which has not received staff review by two-thirds vote provided notification requirements have been observed.N. In cases where the state historic preservation officer and the committee disagree on the National Register eligibility of a particular property, the state historic preservation officer may send nomination papers to the keeper of the National Register for a final ruling, as per 36 CFR Part 60.6 (published in Federal Register, Volume 46, Number 220, November 16, 1981, pp. 56189-56192), and 36 CFR Part 60.6, Subsection M, and Part 60.11 and 60.12 (published in Federal Register, Volume 48, Number 198, October 12, 1983, pp. 46306-46308).O. There shall be a sunset limit of three committee hearings for each nomination. This provision may be waived by a two-thirds vote of the members.P. In instances where the state has refused to nominate a particular property to the National Register, the applicant may appeal to the keeper of the National Register in accordance with 36 CFR Part 60.6, Subsection M and Part 60.11 and 60.12 (published in Federal Register, Volume 48, Number 198, October 12, 1983, pp. 46306-46308).La. Admin. Code tit. 25, § I-503
Promulgated by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of Cultural Development, Division of Historic Preservation, LR 11:683 (July 1985).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 25:902.