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California Register of Historical Resources — listing regulations; State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit procedures · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · 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
STATUTES...................................................................................................................................9
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
25373. County Property; power to regulate for protection of historical resources; non- County Property; power to regulate for protection of historical resources; non-
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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▸ Contents — California Register of Historical Resources — listing regulations; State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit procedures
California Register of Historical Resources — listing regulations; State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit procedures
  1. California State Law & Historic Preservation
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. INTRODUCTION
  4. Historical Resources
  5. 5020.7. Legislative Intent.
  6. 5022. Landmark and Point of Interest Plaques.
  7. 5025.12.
  8. 5031. Qualified Historical Property.
  9. 5033. Authority to adopt rules.
  10. Heritage Fund
  11. Creation of funds; administration of funds.
  12. Deposits.
  13. 5079.12.
  14. 5079.13.
  15. 5079.14.
  16. 5079.15.
  17. 5079.21.
  18. 5079.40.
  19. 5079.50.
  20. 5079.51.
  21. 5079.61.
  22. Archeological Sites
  23. 5097.1.
  24. 5097.3.
  25. Native American Heritage
  26. California Environmental Quality Act
  27. Public Records
  28. Capitol View Protection
  29. State Capitol Commission
  30. 9149.6.
  31. 9149.7.
  32. 9149.9.
  33. California Main Street Program
  34. 15399.1. Legislative intent.
  35. 15399.4.
  36. Local Government
  37. City Property
  38. 50280. Restriction of property use.
  39. Fees.
  40. 50282. Renewal.
  41. 50284. Cancellation.
  42. 50285. Consultation with state commission.
  43. 50286. Cancellation.
  44. 50287. Action to enforce contract.
  45. 50288. Eminent domain.
  46. 50289. Annexation by city.
  47. 50290. Consultation with state commission.
  48. 65303. Authority for preservation elements.
  49. Human Remains
  50. Hazardous Buildings
  51. 18950. Short title.
  52. 18951. Purpose.
  53. 18952. Application.
  54. 18953. Intent.
  55. 18954. Repairs, alterations and additions.
  56. 18957. Authorized building and fire officials.
  57. 18961. Review enforcement and administration.
  58. 37600. Short title.
  59. 37601. Legislative finding and declaration.
  60. 37603. Request for information by SHPO.
  61. 37621. Fees.
  62. 37622. Service of loans.
  63. 37623. Powers.
  64. 37624. Revenues.
  65. 37625. Rules and regulations.
  66. 37628. Citizen participation.
  67. 37629. Adoption of criteria of selection.
  68. 37630. Prohibition discrimination.
  69. 37631. Limitation of actions.
  70. 37640. Negotiable bonds.
  71. 37641. Serial or term bonds.
  72. 37642. Terms and conditions.
  73. 37643. Personal liability.
  74. 37644. Purchase by local agency.
  75. 37645. Trust agreements.
  76. 37646. Enforcement rights and duties.
  77. 37647. Payment of bonds.
  78. 37648. Refunding bonds.
  79. 37649. Legal investments.
  80. 37650. Exercise of powers for benefit.
  81. 37660. Financing to participating parties.
  82. 37661. Loan agreements.
  83. 37662. Trust funds.
  84. Easements
  85. 815.1. Conservation easement defined.
  86. 815.2. Interest in real property.
  87. 815.3. Entities authorized to acquire.
  88. 815.4. Grantors.
  89. 815.5. Recordation.
  90. 815.9. Political Subdivision; authority to hold comparable eas…
  91. 815.10. Enforceable restrictions.
  92. Historic Property Restriction
  93. 439.1. Historical Property; definitions.
  94. 439.2. Historical Property; valuation.
  95. 439.3. Historical Property; notice of nonrenewal.
  96. 439.4. Historical Property; recordation.
  97. Destruction of Historical Properties
  98. 4850. Authority.
  99. 4853. Application Format.
  100. 4854. Application Procedures.
  101. 4858. Saving Clause.
  102. Appendix A. A Glossary of Terms as used in the California Regi…
  103. CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3)
  104. 15126.4 Consideration and Discussion of Mitigation Measures Pr…
  105. [NOT INCLUDED]
  106. A Glossary of Terms as used in the California Register of Hist…

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