Montana's Shared Heritage: Fourth Biennial Report on the Status, Condition, and Stewardship of Montana's State-owned Heritage Properties

Executive Summary: "This fourth biennial report to the Montana State Legislature fulfills the intent of the 2011 revisions to MCA 22-3-422, 22-3-423, and 22-3-424. The report is based upon the information submitted by twelve state agencies that manage heritage properties on state-owned land, and provides insight regarding their administration, interpretation, and operation. In assessing the strategies employed by the agencies, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and the Montana Historic Preservation Review Board (Board) articulate seven critical findings about the current state of property stewardship and four primary recommendations for continued state improvement. In this as well as previous reporting cycles, the biennial state agency reports provide a comprehensive and continuing understanding of the state's heritage properties and their management. Analyzing and synthesizing these reports, the SHPO staff and Board have abstracted the most salient findings and best practices and outlined them in this report. Additionally, recommendations are offered to agencies, the Legislature, and the Governor to improve the capability and success of agencies in meeting their heritage properties responsibilities." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Montana Historical Society administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P18AF00006).

Montana's Shared Heritage: Fourth Biennial Report on the Status, Condition, and Stewardship of Montana's State-owned Heritage Properties

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