CALIFORNIA, STATE OF , OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION - 2001

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---'- -A..2001-..269 - , , . ~:..\ Certified Local Government Certification Agreement Participant: Santa Ana General Provisions: 1. _ The Participant agrees to execute and administer a program for the identification and protection of historic, architectural, and archeological resources throughout its jurisdiction according to the terms contained in the State of California's "Certified Local Government Application and Procedures" (Procedures), incorporated herein as Exhibit A, as approved by the California Office of Historic Preservation, in compliance with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470). A copy of all pre-existing survey and inventory information shall be provided to the SHPO. 2. This agreement shall take effect on the date it is signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and shall remain in effect unless the Participant requests decertification as a Certified Local Government or is decertified by the SHPO, pursuant to the Procedures. 3. The Participant shall meet the provisions of participation as delineated in the Procedures: enforce appropriate state and local legislation for the designation and protection of historic properties as evidenced by compliance with both CEQA and the local historic preservation legislation; an adequate and qualified historic preservation review commission (Commission) by local law; maintain a system for the survey and inventory of historic properties; provide for adequate public participation in the local historic preservation program, including the process of recommending properties for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (National Register); and satisfactorily perform the responsibilities delegated to it by the State. Participants shall also perform additional responsibilities mutually agreed to by the SHPO and local government. 4. The SHPO shall notify the Participant of all nominations for the National Register of Historic Places in the Participant's jurisdiction. Copies of nominations shall be sent to the Participant for review and comment by_ professional and technical expertise to the extent available in the community and to the Chief Elected Local Official. 5. The Participant shall enforce its historic preservation ordinance and CEQA as it relates to the consideration of cultural resources; the Participant shall consult with the SHPO for any amendments to said ordinance.