Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 950 CMR - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH › Title 950 CMR 73.00 - Standards For The Awarding Of A Matching Grant Pursuant To The Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund › Section 73.03 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Allowable Costs
shall mean the
				applicant's costs associated with pre-development, construction, and
				acquisition activities, where historic fabric is directly involved. The
				computation of these costs will be the basis of the grant request.
Application
shall be the form provided
				by the Massachusetts Historical Commission, from which final selections are
				made for finding. The application sets forth the scope of the proposed project,
				as well as conditions of funding, and will provide details o f the project and
				its implementation. The Massachusetts Historical Commission will provide the
				applicant with published guidelines and instructions relative to the completion
				and evaluation of an application.
Eligible Applicants
shall include any
				non-profit organization and municipality which owns or has an interest in
				property, a landscape or a site and which is listed or eligible to be listed as
				further defined in application guidelines in the State Register of Historic
				Places.
Eligible Projects
shall consist of
				pre-development, which may include the conducting of studies necessary to
				enable future development or protection of a State Register property, such as
				historic structures report, feasibility studies and certain archaeological
				investigations; development, which may include preservation, stabilization,
				protection, rehabilitation and restoration of endangered historic properties;
				and, acquisition which encompasses a request to acquire State Register
				properties that are imminently threatened with inappropriate treatment,
				alteration or destruction.
Endowment Option
is available for
				development projects only. The applicant may request that 75% of the total
				project cost be funded by a Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund grant. The
				recipient agrees to set aside anadditional amount equivalent to 25% of the
				total project cost in an endowment fund, the interest from which would be
				limited to use for maintenance of the grant assisted property. Endowment funds
				must be established with new cash only.
Grant
shall include matching share and
				endowment option monies awarded by vote of the MHC to eligible applicants in
				accordance with procedures described herein. This shall not include emergency
				funds, which are to be distributed solely by the Secretary.
Ineligible Costs
shall mean that
				projects consisting primarily of routine maintenance, replacement of mechanical
				systems, renovation of non-historic spaces, or construction of additions, will
				generally not be considered. Architectural/engineering fees are not eligible
				for funding.
MHC
shall mean, unless the context
				otherwise requires, the Massachusetts Historical Commission, a division within
				the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and its staff, as established
				pursuant to M.G. L. c. 9, § 26. Notices of MHC meetings are posted as
				required by M.G. L. c. 30A, § 11A½ and are open to the
				public.
MPPF
shall mean the Massachusetts
				Preservation Projects Fund established and funded pursuant to St. 1994, c. 85,
				§ 2.
Matching Share
unless otherwise
				defined, shall mean that each applicant must provide a 50% dollar to dollar
				match to the amount of the grant. Other state funds may not be used as part of
				the matching share.
Preservation Restriction
shall mean
				the instrument executed by or on behalf of the owner of the property which
				mandates maintenance of the property and disallows or limits acts or uses
				detrimental to appropriate preservation of the structure or site as described
				in M.G.L. c. 184, § 31. Said preservation restriction, which will be
				defined by the MHC , must be recorded at the appropriate Registry of Deeds
				before any funds will be released to a recipient. In the case of emergency
				funds, preservation restrictions must be filed with the appropriate Registry of
				Deeds and recorded within year, before the release of funds.
Secretary
shall mean the Secretary of
				the Commonwealth, who, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 9, § 26 is the designated
				chairman of the MHC.
Secretary of the Interior's Standards
shall mean the United States Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic
				Preservation Projects, as set forth in 36 C.F.R Part 68. This reference is
				available for inspection and copying at the offices of the MHC.
State Register
shall mean the State
				Register o f Historic Places which is maintained pursuant to M.G. L. c. 9,
				§ 26C. The State Register shall contain the following properties:
(a) all districts, sites, buildings, or objects determined
				eligible for listing or listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
				These include properties listed in the National Register under provisions
				outlined in 36 C.F.R. Part 60, or properties formally determined eligible for
				listing in the National Register by the Secretary of the Interior under
				provisions outlined in 36 C.F.R. Part 63;
(b) all local historic districts established pursuant to M.G.L.
				c. 40C, or special legislation;
(c) all landmarks designated under local ordinances or
				by-laws;
(d) all structures and sites subject to preservation easements
				approved or held by the MHC pursuant to M.G.L. c. 184, §§ 31 and
				32;
(e) all historical or archaeological landmarks certified
				pursuant to M.G.L. c. 9, § 27; and,
(f) all properties listed by the MHC pursuant to M.G.L. c. 9,
				§ 26D.