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<br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Program Guide <br /> <br />Call of 2005 - 2006 <br /> <br />property. Subsequent conversion costs for non-transportation related activities or tenant <br />improvements are not eligible. <br /> <br />Eligible activities may include interior and exterior restoration to the original state and <br />adaptive reuse for transportation purposes. Interior restorations of historic transportation <br />structures serve a function of interpreting transportation history. Adaptive reuse is <br />allowable provideq the real property will benefit the general user of the surf~ce <br />transportation system and not simply individuals having a specific business in the facility. <br /> <br />The types of historic structures and facilities eligible under this category include, but are <br />not restricted to, tunnels, bridges, trestles, canals, viaducts, stations, rails, non- <br />operational vehicles, and other transportation features related to the operation, passenger <br />and fr~ight use, construction, preservation or maintenance of any mode of surface <br />transportation (exclusive of aviation). <br /> <br />All work to be performed on historic properties must be done in compliance with the <br />Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects or the Secretary-of <br />the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic <br />Buildings, and state historic building codes. Only those work items that conform to tt1ese <br />standards wiH be considered eligible work items for enhancement funding. Because <br />historic rehabilitation can involve specialized and labor-intensive work, applicants are <br />strongly encouraged to consult with preservation architects or contractors experienced in <br />this type of work before developing their project's scope of work and budget. Any cost <br />associated.with these activities prior to selection and approval by the Commission are not <br />eligible for reimbursement. All work must be performed and managed by qualified <br />professionals, educated and experienced in historic-preservation activities. <br /> <br />In order to be eligible for enhancement funding, historic properties must be listed in or <br />determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. A current <br />certification by the State Historic Preservation Office of the Texas Historical Commission <br />must accompany the nomination in order to be considered for the program. <br /> <br />Projects seeking to restore historic brick streets must first have an engineering study <br />done prior to replacement to determine if the bricks possess an acceptable glazing/skid <br />factor. The engineering study must be performed by TxDOT and wiH be eligible for cost <br />reimbursement as long as it is performed after the project receives federal authorization <br />to proceed and the cost was included in the original budget. The majority of bricks in a <br />project must already be in place and cannot be reinstalled or have asphalt removed, if <br />they have been surfaced over. Bricks may not be replaced on the US/State Highway <br />system. <br /> <br />Projects nominated in this category must enable transportation-related use of the historic <br />property consistent with the historic character of the property and be open to the general <br />public. <br /> <br />Do: <br />~Restore railway depots as multi-modal centers. <br />~ Restore a historic bridge to be used as an alternate-crossing route for bicycle and <br />pedestrians. <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program <br /> <br />-- <br />