- (a) Acts 1975, No. 882, provided that the Director of the Old State House Commission or the office of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program of the Old State House Commission approve the creation, modification, or termination of preservation restrictions.
- (b) Acts 1977, No. 480, established the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program as an agency of state government separate from the commission.
- (c) As a result, the commission retained the function of administering the preservation restriction program because of its statutory authority to acquire property in the name of the state.
- (d) The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program continues, however, to provide technical assistance in the form of review, recommendation, and monitoring of properties subject to Acts 1975, No. 882, upon the request of the director.
- (e) All inquiries on the program should be directed to the director.