Department of Historic Resources

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Department of Historic Resources.” It is part of Chapter 22 “Historic Resources”, which is part of Subtitle III “Activities Administered by the Department of Historic Resources”, which is part of Title 10.1 “Conservation”.

It’s comprised of the following 30 sections.

§ 10.1-2200	Definitions
§ 10.1-2201	Department created; appointment of Director; Director to serve as State Historic Preservation Officer
§ 10.1-2202	Powers and duties of the Director
§ 10.1-2202.1	Historic Resources Fund established; administration; purpose
§ 10.1-2202.2	Preservation Easement Fund established; uses
§ 10.1-2202.3	Stewardship of state-owned historic properties
§ 10.1-2202.4	Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund established; eligibility; uses
§ 10.1-2202.5	Virginia Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Historic Preservation Fund; established
§ 10.1-2203	Board of Historic Resources membership; appointment; terms
§ 10.1-2204	Duties of Board of Historic Resources
§ 10.1-2205	Board shall promulgate regulations; penalty
§ 10.1-2205.1	Policies for consultation with federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth
§ 10.1-2206	Repealed
§ 10.1-2206.1	Procedure for designating a historic district, building, structure, or site as a historic landmark; National Register of Historic Places, National Historic Landmarks; historic district defined
§ 10.1-2206.2	Consent of owners required for certain designations by the Board
§ 10.1-2207	Property to reflect change in market value
§ 10.1-2208	Supervision of expenditure of appropriations made to localities and private organizations
§ 10.1-2208.1	Expired
§ 10.1-2209	Erection of markers, requirements, etc., without certificate of approval forbidden
§ 10.1-2210	Erection of markers by local governing bodies
§ 10.1-2210.1	Green Book historic site designation
§ 10.1-2211	Disbursement of funds appropriated for caring for Confederate cemeteries and graves
§ 10.1-2211.1	Disbursement of funds appropriated for caring for Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves
§ 10.1-2211.1:1	Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund
§ 10.1-2211.2	Disbursement of funds appropriated for caring for historical African American cemeteries and graves
§ 10.1-2211.3	Historical African American Cemeteries and Graves Fund
§ 10.1-2212	Listing of certain historical societies receiving appropriations
§ 10.1-2213	Procedure for appropriation of state funds for historic preservation
§ 10.1-2213.1	Matching grants for contributions to a material restoration of a Presidential home
§ 10.1-2214	Underwater historic property; penalty