Arizona Historic Preservation Plan Update 2000

From introduction: "Presented on the following pages is the 2000 Update of the 1996 Arizona Historic Preservation Plan. The Plan was first adopted by the Arizona State Parks Board in November of 1996 as the State’s first comprehensive view of historic preservation issues. The 1996 Plan took more than a year to develop. The intention of the 1996 Plan was to provide the historic preservation community throughout Arizona a set of policy guidelines that reflected a consensus as to the state of cultural resource management and the public’s perspective on historic preservation issues. The vision statement of the 1996 Plan remains pertinent and continues to recall the importance of the relationship between the public and the network of preservation professionals across the state: We envision an Arizona in which an informed and concerned citizenry works to protect our irreplaceable cultural heritage. They will be supported by a coordinated, statewide historic preservation network providing information and assistance that enables them to undertake successful projects and long-term preservation planning. The 1996 Plan has been used in all State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and related agencies’ programs in Arizona and was implemented on a daily basis through a specific and annually updated action plan. Major changes directly tied to the 1996 Plan have included: Revision of the Arizona Heritage Fund and federal passthrough grant scoring systems to directly relate to the goals of the 1996 Plan, Reorganization of the SHPO staff committees to address specific aspects of the 1996 Plan, and Better coordination between the Historic Preservation Plan and the strategic planning and budget planning cycles of Arizona State Parks (ASP). While the 1996 Plan provided a strong foundation upon which to carry out the SHPO programs, factors outside the direct influence of SHPO and State Parks have required flexibility in plan implementation. Although the overall goals of the 1996 Plan will remain the same in this Plan Update, the techniques and strategies of implementation have shifted against this changing contextual background. The primary external forces that have affected the implementation of the 1996 Plan are outlined below and include Smart Growth Planning, Tribal Historic Preservation Programs, Changing Information Systems, New Section 106 Regulations, the Conservation and Reinvestment Act and Transportation Enhancement revenues. This 2000 Update of the State Historic Preservation Plan reviews progress since the 1996 Plan, validates the public’s interest in historic preservation, identifies the effects of outside changes to the 1996 Plan and outlines a framework for actions necessary to meet goals of historic preservation efforts across the state. The goals themselves (1. Better Resource Management, 2. Effective Information Management, 3. Maximizing Funding, 4. Partnerships in Planning, 5. Proactive Communities, 6. Informed Supportive Public, 7. Informed Supportive Policy-Makers, and 8. Informed Trained Professionals) have not changed." Funding was provided in part by a 2000 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (project number AZ-00-007) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Arizona Historic Preservation Plan Update 2000

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