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<br />- <br /> <br />,- <br /> <br />Program Guide <br /> <br />Call of 2005 - 2006 <br /> <br />SECTION D <br />ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION <br /> <br />Historic Properties <br /> <br />Instructions for Requesting Certification from the Texas <br />Historical Commission for Projects Involving Historic <br />Properties, (Depots, Buildings, Bridges, etc.) <br /> <br />Projects proposing the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation or adaptive reuse of historic <br />buildings or historic transportation structures (potentially under categories 3, 4, 6, 7, or 12) <br />must obtain certification from Texas Historical Commission (THC). TheTHC is the state <br />agency that serves in Texas as the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and is the <br />authority recognized by state and federal transportation officials for judging the historic <br />importance of a property. The project applicants should request certification in the form of a <br />determination of eligibility (or confirmation of listing in the National Register) from the <br />History Programs Division of the THC, prior to submitting a candidate project of this nature <br />to the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program. <br /> <br />The SHPO must review any properties at least 50 years of age that are proposed as part of <br />a project applying for Enhancement Program funding, within the dates of the current' <br />application call (please be advised documents from previous cans are not acceptable). <br /> <br />. The THC is the state agency that serves in Texas as the State Historic Preservation <br />Office (SHPO), and is the authority recognized by state and federal transportation <br />, officials forjudging the historic importance of a property. <br /> <br />. The application package submitted to TxDOT for the Statewide Transportation <br />Enhancement Program must include this written certification of eligibilityllisting from <br />THC dated for the current application call. <br /> <br />The THC has indicated that project applicants should request the above certification as <br />soon as they have decided to propose a project involving any known or suspected historic <br />property. The THC will respond within 30 days of receipt of such requests. THC can accept <br />no requests within 30 days of the Enhancement Program application deadline. <br /> <br />Project nominators should contact the THC as soon as possible for several reasons: <br /> <br />.' While a property may not be eligible for the National Register in its current <br />condition, a project could restore a property's historic appearance and change <br />its National Register eligibility. The THe can assist nominators in <br />incorporating these measures into the project proposal. <br /> <br />36 <br /> <br />Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program <br />