Section 5A-403 – Barn Preservation Fund
(a) There is a Barn Preservation Fund in the Department of Planning. (b) The Fund shall be used to make grants to preserve historic barns and agricultural structures in the State. (c) The Fund consists of: (1) money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and (2) any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of […]
Section 5A-404 – Regulations
The Department of Planning shall adopt any regulations necessary to implement this subtitle.
Section 5A-405 – Repayment of Grant on Loss of Historic Status
If a recipient of a grant under this subtitle or subsequent owner of a property that was assisted by a grant under this subtitle takes any action within 10 years of the grant award with respect to the assisted building or structure, such as dismantlement, removal, or substantial alteration, which causes it to no longer […]
Section 5A-406 – Recordation
Receipt of a grant award under this subtitle and conditions of the award shall be recorded in the land records for the county in which the historic barn or agricultural structure is located.
Section 5A-330 – African American Heritage Preservation Program
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “AAHP Grant Fund” means the African American Heritage Preservation Grant Fund of the Trust. (3) “African American Heritage Grant” means a grant made under the Program. (4) “African American Heritage Preservation Project” means a capital project that: (i) preserves buildings, communities, and sites of historical and cultural importance […]
Section 5A-350 – Scope
This part applies to a museum in the State that: (1) is organized on a nonprofit basis for essentially educational or preservation purposes; (2) cares for tangible inanimate objects that the museum owns or uses; (3) exhibits those objects to the public on a regular schedule; and (4) interprets the State’s cultural heritage, history, natural history, or history of […]
Section 5A-333 – Definitions
(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Archaeology Office” means the Archaeology Office established under § 5A-334 of this subtitle. (c) “Associated funerary objects” means objects that are reasonably believed to have been placed with individual human remains as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture. (d) (1) “Cave” has the […]
Section 5A-351 – Findings
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) museums present, interpret, and preserve unusual and significant objects of the State’s heritage for the benefit, enjoyment, and education of the residents of the State; (2) museums are unique and beneficial resources that supplement the State’s educational system; (3) museums are repositories and caretakers of irreplaceable cultural objects for the benefit of […]
Section 5A-334 – Archaeology Office — in General
(a) There is an Archaeology Office in the Trust. (b) (1) The Archaeology Office includes a research unit. (2) The research unit shall: (i) engage in and direct fundamental archaeological research; (ii) synthesize existing research information; and (iii) encourage archaeological research and investigation by museums, institutions of higher education, and scientific and historical institutions and organizations in the State. (c) (1) The Director shall […]
Section 5A-335 – Archaeology Office — Duties
(a) The Archaeology Office shall: (1) cooperate in excavating historically or archaeologically significant sites in the custody or control of any other State unit; (2) encourage the preservation of prehistoric or historic sites on privately owned land in the State; (3) coordinate the work of retrieving and preserving archaeologically significant objects and materials found during public construction in the […]