Code of Maine Rules
94 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
089 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Chapter 811 - HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION GRANTS
Section 089-811-9 - GRANT AWARD REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: 94 ME Code Rules ยง 089-811-9
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
1. Stewardship/Preservation Agreements - A successful grant recipient shall enter into a Stewardship or Preservation Agreement to ensure maintenance of the historic property and public benefit requirements. An applicant must provide assurance that public access to the historic property will be reasonably provided with respect to admission fees, visitation hours and physical accessibility, while maintaining the historic integrity of the historic property. The duration of the agreement will be determined by the amount of the grant award, as follows:
A.
State assistance from $1 to $10,000: a 5-year Stewardship Agreement;
or
B. State assistance from $10,001
to $25,000: 5-year Preservation Agreement; or
C. State assistance from $25,001 to $50,000:
10-year Preservation Agreement; or
D. State assistance from $50,001 to $100,000:
15-year Preservation Agreement; or
E. State assistance from $100,001 and above:
20-year Preservation Agreement.
2. Payment Procedures
A. Grant awards shall
be paid on a reimbursement basis only. Recipients shall submit to the Director
copies of all bills approved in writing by the project manager for the project
and copies of canceled checks in payment of such bills.
B. Upon receipt of the required
documentation, the Director will issue a check for the state's share of the
incurred costs.
C. A final project
report by the project manager must be completed in accordance with the
application instructions and accepted by the Director prior to payment of the
final grant award monies.
3. Project Work
A. A detailed scope of work must be prepared,
and for structural or engineering projects, or projects involving HVAC, a
professional engineer or architect must be involved in the preparation of
construction documents (plans and specifications). The Director may require
additional specialized professional expertise and analysis for projects that
include archaeological resources or other complex property restoration or
preservation work.
B. A sign which
acknowledges state assistance through the Historic Property Preservation and
Restoration Grants Program, administered by the Maine Historic Preservation
Commission and funded by the State of Maine shall be in place at the project
site.
C. A final report of the
project, including photography, shall be submitted to the Director upon
completion of the project.
D.
Project work shall conform to The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the
Treatment of Historic Properties: Restoration or Preservation.
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