Iowa Admin. Code r. 223-35.6 – Advisory committees

223—35.6(303) Advisory committees.

35.6(1) Advisory committees may be appointed by the state historic preservation officer for the purpose of conducting peer reviews of grant products, reviewing and rating grant applications for funding, nominating historic resources to the National Register of Historic Places, and providing other professional input.
35.6(2) Advisory committees may be permanent or temporary. The term of office on temporary advisory committees shall be determined by the state historic preservation officer.
35.6(3) Recommendations by all advisory committees shall be nonbinding on the state historic preservation officer.
35.6(4) Members of an advisory committee shall not submit an application for a grant or contract from the state historical society of Iowa. Action by an advisory committee member shall be in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 68B and 223—subrule 1.6(6), Iowa Administrative Code.
35.6(5) Members of advisory committees may be reimbursed for travel, lodging, and expenses at the discretion of the deputy state historic preservation officer.
35.6(6) Iowa state national register of historic places nominations review committee.
1. a. The committee shall be a permanent advisory committee within the historic preservation program.
2. b. Responsibilities. The committee shall have the following responsibilities as a minimum:
  1. (1) Review of all nominations of Iowa properties to the National Register of Historic Places for the purpose of determining if the property meets the National Register criteria for significance, and recommending that the state historic preservation officer nominate or reject the proposed nomination;
  2. (2) Review of appeals to National Register nomination and provide written opinions on the significance of the properties;
  3. (3) Advise the deputy state historic preservation officer concerning Historic Preservation Fund grant applications, end-of-year reports, and the state comprehensive historic preservation plan;
  4. (4) Provide general advice, guidance, and professional recommendations to the state historic preservation officer in carrying out the duties and responsibilities assigned by the federal program in Procedures for Approved State and Local Historic Preservation Programs 36 CFR 61, April 13, 1984, and August 30, 1984; and
  5. (5) Approve operating bylaws consistent with federal regulations.
3. c. Membership.
  1. (1) The committee shall be composed of no more than 12 voting members, all of whom are citizens of Iowa, and the majority of whom are professionals in historic preservation disciplines of American history, architectural history, architecture, prehistoric and historical archaeology, or related professional disciplines.
    The committee may include citizen members, representatives of other preservation-related professions, and nonvoting members.
  2. (2) The committee may include two nonvoting or ex officio members appointed by representatives of primary public preservation organizations.
4. d. Qualifications.
  1. (1) The professional requirement for historians and architectural historians shall consist of a graduate degree, or a bachelor’s degree with two years of relevant experience. The bachelor’s degree shall include a concentration of study in American history or American architecture. Substantial contributions to the discipline’s field of scholarly knowledge through research and publication may be accepted in lieu of experience.
  2. (2) The professional requirement for an archaeologist shall be a graduate degree in archaeology, one year of relevant experience with a minimum of four months’ independent research as a principal investigator in North American archaeology, and demonstrated ability to complete research.
  3. (3) The professional requirement for an architect shall be a bachelor’s degree in architecture and two years’ relevant experience or a state license.
5. e. Appointment. The state historic preservation officer shall appoint members to the committee. Approval of appointees by the Department of the Interior shall be obtained. The state historic preservation officer shall seek to appoint members consistent with affirmative action policy; reflective of the urban-rural, regional and minority representation concerns of Iowa; and representative of citizen expertise in the field of historic preservation.
6. f. Term of office.
  1. (1) The term of office for committee members shall be three years. The terms shall be staggered to permit one-third of the appointments to be made each year.
  2. (2) The term of appointment shall begin on January 1 and be effective through December 31 three years later.
7. g. Meeting procedures.
  1. (1) Members shall be reimbursed for travel, lodging, and expenses incurred in the performance of committee service.
  2. (2) Members shall adhere to the conflict of interest statements in accordance with federal regulations stated in the National Register Programs Manual, NPS-49, Chapter 3 and 223—1.6(6), Iowa Administrative Code.
  3. (3) Committee members shall refrain from voting and commenting upon any nominated property for which the member serves as an officer, trustee, fiduciary employee, or for which the member has consulted either for remuneration or gratis in the preparation of the nomination, or for which the member has or expects to participate in the development or use of the property.
  4. (4) The committee shall meet quarterly. The committee may schedule additional meetings as necessary to carry out its business.
  5. (5) The state historic preservation officer or designee shall preside at all meetings of the committee.
  6. (6) Members are permitted to miss no more than two regular meetings in a year and shall notify the deputy state historic preservation officer at their earliest opportunity of the need to miss a meeting. If a member misses more than two regular meetings in a year, the state historic preservation officer may replace the member.
  7. (7) Meetings shall be open meetings conducted in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 21 and Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised Edition.
  8. (8) The quorum necessary to conduct committee business shall be a majority of full, active, voting members of the committee. Acceptance of nominations for recommendation to the National Register of Historic Places shall be a majority of full, active committee members present. No nomination shall be considered by the committee unless one committee member with professional expertise in the area of nomination is present.
  9. (9) Citizens may appear before the committee to discuss a nomination. The length of presentations may be limited by the chair.