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California Register of Historical Resources — listing regulations; State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit procedures · 2026 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California

INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................8

STATUTES...................................................................................................................................9
**Public Resources Code **........................................................................................................10
Historical Resources.........................................................................................................10
5020. State Historical Resources and Commission.
10
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5020.1. Definitions
10
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5020.2. State Historical Resources Commission; membership; qualifications; term of
office
11
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5020.3. State Historical Resources Commission; meetings; chairperson, vice-
chairperson; compensation.
11
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5020.4. State Historical Resources Commission; powers and duties
11
. ..........................
5020.5. State Historical Resources Commission; archeological sites
12
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5020.6. State Historic Preservation Officer.
12
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5020.7. Legislative Intent
13
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5021. Registration of State Landmarks and Points of Interest; publications of
archeological investigations.
13
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5022. Landmark and Point of Interest Plaques. .........................................................13
5022.5. Landmark and Point of Interest Directional Markers. .......................................13
5022.6. Landmark and Point of Interest Markers; design; misdemeanor violation........13
5023. Landmark and Point of Interest Markers; duty to maintain...............................14
5024. State-owned Historical Resources; policies to preserve; master list;
documentation..................................................................................................14
5024.1. California Register of Historical Resources......................................................15
5024.5. State-owned Historical Resources; notice and summary of proposed actions to
SHPO; mediation responsibility........................................................................16
5024.6. State Office of Historic Preservation; powers and duties. ................................17
5025.11. State Historical Resources Commission; historic trails. ...................................17
5025.12. Historic Trail and Markers.................................................................................18
5025.2. Historic Trail Markers; duty to maintain. ...........................................................18
5026. Nomination to National Register of Historic Places; notification of city and
county...............................................................................................................18
5027. Transfer of State-owned National Register Property; legislative approval of
demolition and alteration. .................................................................................18
5028. Natural Disaster Damage to Historic Property..................................................18
5029. State Historical Resource Designation; notification of county recorder; effect on
title....................................................................................................................18
State Landmarks................................................................................................................19
5031. Qualified Historical Property.............................................................................19
5032. Additional criteria..............................................................................................19
5033. Authority to adopt rules.....................................................................................20
Heritage Fund.....................................................................................................................20
5079. Heritage Fund; legislative declaration. .............................................................20
5079.01. Definitions.........................................................................................................20
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5079.10. Creation of funds; administration of funds
........................................................		 21
5079.11. Deposits
............................................................................................................		 21
5079.12. Grants, gifts, donations
.....................................................................................		 21
5079.13. Deposit of proceeds
..........................................................................................		 21
5079.14. Deposit of proceeds from real property lease
...................................................		 21
5079.15. Emergency financial support
. ...........................................................................		 21
5079.20. Real property acquisition
..................................................................................		 21
5079.21. Acquisition for public access.
...........................................................................		 22
5079.22. Agreements for preservation and management
. ..............................................		 22
5079.23. Real property transactions; authorization
.........................................................		 22
5079.24. Real property transactions; adoption and implementation of procedures.
.......		 22
5079.25. Loans and grants to public agencies and non profit organizations.
.................		 22
5079.26. Authorization to contract and issue grants.
......................................................		 22
5079.27. Support services
...............................................................................................		 22
5079.28. Project selection criteria.
..................................................................................		 22
5079.35. Acquisition, conservation, return and transfer of title
........................................		 23
5079.40. Grants award; maximum amount.
....................................................................		 23
5079.41. Matching funds
. ................................................................................................		 23
5079.42. Agreements with non profit organizations.
.......................................................		 23
5079.43. Excess funds
. ...................................................................................................		 23
5079.44. Assessment of significance; consultation with local government
. ....................		 23
5079.50. Grants for impaired resources; restrictions
.......................................................		 24
5079.51. Planning grants
.................................................................................................		 24
5079.52. Assessment of significance; consultation with local government
. ....................		 24
5079.60. Archeological resources, legislative findings and declarations.
.......................		 24
5079.61. Archeological resources; grant
.........................................................................		 24
5079.62. Archeological resources; grant restrictions.
.....................................................		 24
5079.63. Archeological resources; loans.
.......................................................................		 24
5079.64. Archeological resources; grant restrictions.
.....................................................		 24
5079.65. Archeological resources; assessment of significance; consultation with local
government
.......................................................................................................		 24
Archeological Sites
...........................................................................................................		 25
5097. Archeological, Paleontological and Historical sites definitions; state lands
......		 25
5097.1. Public Works
.....................................................................................................		 25
5097.2. Archeological Site Survey
.................................................................................		 25
5097.3. Department of Parks and Recreation
. ..............................................................		 25
5097.4. Delay.
...............................................................................................................		 25
5097.5. Removal or Destruction; Prohibition
.................................................................		 25
5097.6. Appropriations.
.................................................................................................		 25
Native American Heritage
.................................................................................................		 26
5097.9. Native American Historical, Cultural and Sacred Sites; free exercise of religion;
cemeteries, place of worship on ceremonial sites
............................................		 26
5097.91. Native American Heritage Commission
............................................................		 26
5097.92. Native American Heritage Commission; membership; executive officer
. .........		 26
5097.93. Native American Heritage Commission; compensation.
..................................		 26
5097.94. Native American Heritage Commission; powers and duties
.............................		 26
5097.95. Native American Heritage Commission; state and local agency cooperation;
environmental impact reports
. ..........................................................................		 27
5097.96. Native American Heritage Commission; sacred sites
.......................................		 27
5097.97. Native American Heritage Commission; public hearings; legal action.
............		 27
5097.98. Native American Heritage Commission; human remains; most likely
descendent
.......................................................................................................		 28
5097.99. Felony Possession of Native American Human Remains and artifacts
............		 28

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5097.991.Repatriation
......................................................................................................		 28
California Environmental Quality Act
..............................................................................		 29
21083.2. Archeological Resources
..................................................................................		 29
21084.
Guidelines shall list classes of projects exempt from Act
.................................		 30
21084.1. Historical Resources Guidelines
.......................................................................		 30
Government Code
.................................................................................................................		 32
Public Records
...................................................................................................................		 32
6254.
Restriction of Archeological Record Disclosure
................................................		 32
6254.10. Information maintained by Department of Parks and Recreation
.....................		 32
Capitol View Protection
.....................................................................................................		 32
8162.5. Definitions
.........................................................................................................		 32
8162.6. Legislative findings and declarations
................................................................		 32
8162.7. Height limitations
. .............................................................................................		 33
8162.8. Setback requirements
.......................................................................................		 34
8162.9. Height limitation capitol area development authority’s Stanford and Heilbron
Mansions.
.........................................................................................................		 34
State Capitol Commission
................................................................................................		 35
9149.
Legislative findings and declaration.
................................................................		 35
9149.1. Definitions
.........................................................................................................		 35
9149.2. Historical State Capitol Commission; membership
...........................................		 35
9149.3. Historical State Capitol Commission; legislative appointees
............................		 35
9149.4. Historical State Capitol Commission; reimbursement.
.....................................		 35
9149.5. Historical State Capitol Commission; subcommittee on the capitol restoration
project
...............................................................................................................		 36
9149.6. Historical State Capitol Commission; meetings
................................................		 36
9149.7. Historical State Capitol Commission; powers and duties
. ................................		 36
9149.8. Standards for restoration, maintenance and curation
.......................................		 36
9149.9. Restoration project data and research.
............................................................		 37
9149.10. Assistance from state agencies
........................................................................		 37
9149.11. Records and reports
.........................................................................................		 37
9149.12. Funds
................................................................................................................		 37
9149.13. Concessions
.....................................................................................................		 37
9149.14. Historical State Capitol Commission; executive officer.
...................................		 37
9149.15. Contracts for services
.......................................................................................		 37
9149.16. Legislative report
. .............................................................................................		 37
9149.17. Allocation
..........................................................................................................		 37
California Main Street Program
........................................................................................		 37
15399.
Legislative findings and declarations
................................................................		 38
15399.1. Legislative intent
...............................................................................................		 38
15399.2. Development plan
.............................................................................................		 38
15399.3. Development plan content
................................................................................		 39
15399.4. Implementation
.................................................................................................		 39
15399.5. Program available to cities and countries
.........................................................		 39
15399.6. Private contributions
.........................................................................................		 39
15399.7. Program fund
....................................................................................................		 39
15399.8. Legislative report
. .............................................................................................		 39
Local Government
.............................................................................................................		 39

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25373. County Property; power to regulate for protection of historical resources; non- County Property; power to regulate for protection of historical resources; non-
commercial property owned by religiously affiliated associations. ...................40
27288.2. County Recordation of Historically designated properties................................40
City Property
......................................................................................................................		 40
37361. Power to regulate for protection of historical resources; non-commercial
property owned by religiously affiliated associations
........................................		 40
37361.1. Conveyance to historical association; conditions; reversions
...........................		 41
Mills Act: Historical Property Contracts
..........................................................................		 41
50280. Restriction of property use
................................................................................		 41
50280.1. Qualified historic property
.................................................................................		 41
50281. Required contract provision
..............................................................................		 42
50281.1. Fees
..................................................................................................................		 42
50282. Renewal
............................................................................................................		 42
50284. Cancellation
......................................................................................................		 42
50285. Consultation with state commission.
................................................................		 42
50286. Cancellation
......................................................................................................		 43
50287. Action to enforce contract
.................................................................................		 43
50288. Eminent domain
................................................................................................		 43
50289. Annexation by city.
...........................................................................................		 43
50290. Consultation with state commission.
................................................................		 43
General Plans
.....................................................................................................................		 43
65303. Authority for preservation elements
..................................................................		 43
Health and Human Safety Code
...........................................................................................		 44
Human Remains
.................................................................................................................		 44
7050.5. Removal of Human Remains
............................................................................		 44
Hazardous Buildings
.........................................................................................................		 44
17922.2. Hazardous Building Ordinances and Programs.
..............................................		 44
State Historic Building Code
............................................................................................		 45
18950. Short title.
.........................................................................................................		 45
18951. Purpose
. ...........................................................................................................		 45
18952. Application
........................................................................................................		 45
18953. Intent
.................................................................................................................		 45
18954. Repairs, alterations and additions
. ...................................................................		 45
18955. Qualified historical building
...............................................................................		 46
18956. Application of government code, public resources code and other statutes. ...46
18957. Authorized building and fire officials
.................................................................		 46
18958. Additional agencies authorized to adopt rules
..................................................		 46
18959. Administration and enforcement
.......................................................................		 46
18959.5. Alternative building standards; rules and regulations
.......................................		 47
18960. State historical building safety board
................................................................		 47
18961. Review enforcement and administration.
.........................................................		 48
Marks Act: Historical Rehabilitation
................................................................................		 48
37600. Short title.
.........................................................................................................		 48
37601. Legislative finding and declaration.
..................................................................		 48
37602. Definitions
.........................................................................................................		 49
37603. Request for information by SHPO
. ...................................................................		 50
37620. Bonds and band anticipation notes.
.................................................................		 50
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37621. Fees
..................................................................................................................		 50
37622. Service of loans
................................................................................................		 51
37623. Powers
..............................................................................................................		 51
37624. Revenues.
........................................................................................................		 51
37625. Rules and regulations
.......................................................................................		 51
37626. Historical rehabilitation financing program mandatory
......................................		 51
37627. Historical rehabilitation financing program, permissible.
..................................		 52
37628. Citizen participation
. .........................................................................................		 53
37629. Adoption of criteria of selection.
.......................................................................		 53
37630. Prohibition discrimination
..................................................................................		 53
37631. Limitation of actions
..........................................................................................		 53
37640. Negotiable bonds
..............................................................................................		 53
37641. Serial or term bonds
. ........................................................................................		 54
37642. Terms and conditions
. ......................................................................................		 54
37643. Personal liability
................................................................................................		 55
37644. Purchase by local agency
.................................................................................		 55
37645. Trust agreements.
............................................................................................		 55
37646. Enforcement rights and duties
..........................................................................		 55
37647. Payment of bonds
.............................................................................................		 55
37648. Refunding bonds.
.............................................................................................		 56
37649. Legal investments
.............................................................................................		 56
37650. Exercise of powers for benefit
. .........................................................................		 56
37660. Financing to participating parties
......................................................................		 56
37661. Loan agreements
..............................................................................................		 57
37662. Trust funds
........................................................................................................		 57
Civil Code
...............................................................................................................................		 58
Easements .......................................................................................................................... 58
815. Conservation Easements legislative findings and declaration
..........................		 58
815.1. Conservation easement defined
.......................................................................		 58
815.2. Interest in real property
.....................................................................................		 58
815.3. Entities authorized to acquire
. ..........................................................................		 58
815.4. Grantors
............................................................................................................		 58
815.5. Recordation
. .....................................................................................................		 58
815.7. Enforcement
. ....................................................................................................		 59
815.9. Political Subdivision; authority to hold comparable easements
........................		 59
815.10. Enforceable restrictions
....................................................................................		 59
816. Liberal Construction of Chapter
........................................................................		 59
Revenue and Taxation Code
................................................................................................		 60
Historic Property Restriction
............................................................................................		 60
439. Historical Property Restrictions; enforceably restricted property
......................		 60
439.1. Historical Property; definitions
..........................................................................		 60
439.2. Historical Property; valuation
............................................................................		 60
439.3. Historical Property; notice of nonrenewal
.........................................................		 61
439.4. Historical Property; recordation
. .......................................................................		 62
Penal Code ............................................................................................................................. 63
Destruction of Historical Properties
................................................................................		 63
6221/2. Destruction, defacement of objects of archeological or historical interest
........		 63

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REGULATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 64
California Code of Regulations
............................................................................................		 65
California Register of Historical Resources (Title 14, Chapter 11.5)
............................		 65
4850. Authority.
..........................................................................................................		 65
4850.1. Purpose
. ...........................................................................................................		 65
4851. Historical Resources Eligible for Listing in the California Register of Historical
Resources.
.......................................................................................................		 65
4852. Types of Historical Resources and Criteria For Listing in the California Register
of Historical Resources
.....................................................................................		 66
4853. Application Format
............................................................................................		 69
4854. Application Procedures
.....................................................................................		 70
4855. State Historical Resources Commission’s Public Hearing of a Nomination
. ....		 71
4856. Criteria and Procedures for Removal of an Historical Resource from the
California Register of Historical Resources
......................................................		 72
4857. Requests for Redetermination by the State Historical Resources Commission.
.......................................................................................................................... 73
4858. Saving Clause.
.................................................................................................		 73
CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3)
.............................................................................		 73
15064.5. Determining the Significance of Impacts to Archeological and Historical
Resources.
.......................................................................................................		 74
15126.4 Consideration and Discussion of Mitigation Measures Proposed to Minimize
Significant Effects
.............................................................................................		 76
15325. Transfers of Ownership of Interest In Land to Preserve Existing Natural
Conditions and Historical Resources
................................................................		 77
15331. Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation
. ...............................................		 78
State Historic Building Code Regulations (Title 24, Part 8)
...........................................		 78
A Glossary of Terms as used in the California Register of Historical Resources
.......		 79
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES
....................................................................................................		 89
Executive Order W-26-92
.................................................................................................		 86
INDEX
.........................................................................................................................................		 88

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