New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 10 - CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION › Part 6 - SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF TEXT FOR OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKERS › Section 4.10.6.8 - CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF TEXT FOR OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKERS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The committee shall select and prepare the text for markers
				  based on the following criteria:
A.
				Markers shall be used exclusively for designating sites, districts, and other
				locations significant in the social, economic, political, scientific,
				architectural, and artistic history of New Mexico, the southwest, and the
				nation. The committee shall not approve markers for individual structures
				unless in its judgment their extraordinary significance or isolated location
				warrants such special consideration.
B. Features of the natural landscape have
				frequently influenced the history of the state, and can be designated by
				official scenic historic markers, provided that their significance has been
				sufficiently documented.
C. Markers
				shall not be used to mark contemporary government or private buildings or
				sites, except those used or constructed for cultural purposes, i.e., state or
				national monuments, educational institutions, etc., when the review procedures
				indicate that such is warranted.
D.
				Markers shall not be used to commemorate any individuals presently or recently
				in government service or politics.
E. Proposals for markers may be submitted by
				any person, group, government agency or corporation.
F. All proposals for markers shall be
				referred to the committee, which shall consider each proposal in its own merits
				and decide if a proposed marker is appropriate to the historical or cultural
				site or event it recognizes, as well as to its proposed location.
G. Texts for all markers shall be prepared by
				the committee. Appropriate officials or individuals may be consulted regarding
				texts. Texts should not exceed 50 words, the approximate number of words that
				will fit on one side of an official scenic historic marker.
H. The NMSHTD, in consultation with the
				committee, shall determine where a marker shall be installed for maximum public
				benefit and safety, and in compliance with existing highway laws and
				regulations.
I. Unless specifically
				approved by the committee, and included in the marker layout, no other plaques,
				logos, trademarks or similar additions to the markers shall be
				permitted.
J. Markers shall not be
				placed at locations which would advertise sites that are unattended and
				vulnerable to vandalism.
K.
				Periodically, the committee shall review the text, placement of, and need for
				each marker, so as to assure that each marker continues to reflect accurate and
				relevant information concerning the historic site or event for which the marker
				was originally erected.
L. Whenever
				a marker must be renovated or replaced, the committee should be given the
				opportunity by the NMSHTD to make changes in texts and recommend relocation of
				the marker.
M. The text for
				markers, having been written by public officials, shall remain in the public
				domain and is not subject to copyright by any party other than the
				state.