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HB2537 - 572R - I Ver
REFERENCE TITLE:
community colleges districts; historic preservation
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HB 2537
Introduced by
Representative
Mathis
AN
ACT
amending
sections 41-861, 41-862 and 41-864, Arizona Revised Statutes;
relating to historic preservation.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 41-861, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
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41-861.
Agency and community college district governing board
responsibilities; definitions
A.
The chief administrator of
each state agency
or district board
is responsible for
the preservation of historic properties
which
that
are owned or controlled by the agency
or
district
.
Prior to
Before
acquiring, constructing or leasing buildings for purposes of carrying out
agency
or district
responsibilities, each agency
or district
shall consider the use of historic properties
available to the agency
or district
. Each
agency
or district
shall undertake any preservation that
is necessary to carry out this article in a manner consistent with the
preservation of historic properties, the duties of the agency
or
district
and the professional standards
which
that
the state historic preservation officer recommends.� The
chief administrator of a state agency
or district board
may designate a full-time employee to coordinate the agency's
or district's
activities under this article.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. "District" has the same
meaning prescribed in section 15-1401.
2. "District board" has the
same meaning prescribed in section 15-1401.
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Sec. 2. Section 41-862, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
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41-862.
Program; definition
A.
In cooperation with the
state historic preservation officer, each state agency
or
district
shall establish a program to locate, inventory and nominate to
the Arizona register of historic places all properties that are under the
agency's
or the district's
ownership or control and that
appear to meet the criteria for inclusion on the register.� Each state agency
or district
shall exercise caution to
assure
ensure
that the property is not inadvertently
transferred, sold, demolished, substantially altered or allowed to deteriorate
significantly.� The state historic preservation officer shall include the
performance of state agencies
and districts
in initiating
and satisfying the programmatic management of historic properties in the annual
report to the legislature and the governor as provided in section 41-151.20.
B. For the purposes of this section,
"district" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-1401.
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Sec. 3. Section 41-864, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
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41-864.
Review of agency and community college district plans; definition
A.
The state historic
preservation officer has thirty working days
in which
to
review and comment on any plans of a state agency
which
or a district that
involve property
which
that
is included on or may qualify for inclusion on the
Arizona register of historic places, including any construction project, sale,
lease or acquisition of historic properties, to ensure that the prehistorical,
historical, architectural or culturally significant values will be preserved or
enhanced.
B. For the purposes of this section,
"district" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-1401.
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