1. (a) A:

   1. (1) historic site or historic structure owned by the state; or

   2. (2) historic site or historic structure listed on the state or national register;

      may not be altered, demolished, or removed by a project funded, in whole or in part, by the state unless the review board has granted a certificate of approval.

2. (b) An application for a certificate of approval:

   1. (1) must be filed with the division; and
   2. (2) shall be granted or rejected by the review board after a public hearing.
3. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to real property that is owned by a state educational institution.
4. (d) The commission for higher education and each state educational institution, in cooperation with the division of historic preservation and archeology, shall develop and continually maintain a survey of historic sites and historic structures owned by the state educational institution. Historic sites and historic structures include buildings, structures, outdoor sculpture, designed landscapes, gardens, archeological sites, cemeteries, campus plans, and historic districts. A survey developed under this subsection must conform with the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Survey Manual.

5. (e) The state historic preservation officer no later than one (1) year after receipt of a ten (10) year capital plan under IC 14-21-1-18.5 shall:

   1. (1) review a proposed state educational institution project that involves a historic site or historic structure owned by a state educational institution; and
   2. (2) submit an advisory report to the commission for higher education, the state educational institution, and the general assembly. An advisory report submitted under this subdivision to the general assembly must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 .

6. (f) Not more than thirty (30) days after a state educational institution, under section 18.6 of this chapter, submits to the division a description of a proposed project that involves the substantial alteration, demolition, or removal of a historic site or historic structure, the state historic preservation officer shall:

   1. (1) review the description of the proposed project; and

   2. (2) submit to the state educational institution an advisory report concerning the proposed project.

      The state educational institution shall review and consider the advisory report before proceeding with the substantial alteration, demolition, or removal of a historic site or historic structure.

      [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3.4-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.135-1996, SEC.4; P.L.54-1997, SEC.8; P.L.28-2004, SEC.130; P.L.2-2007, SEC.172.