Projects in this category should enhance the transportation experience by improving the ability of the public to appreciate the significance of a transportation-related historical feature through a contemporary transportation-related function. All historic preservation projects must clearly demonstrate a contemporary relationship to the surface transportation system. Furthermore, all proposed projects must either be listed on, or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Applicants must include documentation of National Register eligibility as concurred in by the State Historic Preservation Office (HPO) with their application in order to be considered for Transportation Enhancement funds.
Historic facilities and sites can be "restored" by returning the property to a condition that makes a contemporary use possible, while preserving the significant historic features of the property.
Allowable Uses
- Historic preservation of a transportation-related historic district, site or structure.
- Historic preservation of a non-transportation-related historic district, site or structure while creating a contemporary transportation-related use.
- Costs associated with identification, evaluation, recordation, documentation, protection, rehabilitation, interpretation, restoration, and stabilization of a historic district, site or structure.
- Costs of contemporary upgrades of water, electric, heating, air conditioning, etc., when appropriate, to make a building viable for continued public use.
Unallowable Uses
- Historic preservation of a non-transportation related district, site or structure, which has no contemporary relationship to the surface transportation system.
- Restoration of private facilities for a non-public use.
- Replication/duplication of a historic building, structure, or site which has no contemporary relationship to the surface transportation system.
- Installation of improvements designed for a non-transportation use or tenant, such as office partitions, furniture, display cases, etc.
- Research necessary to make a site eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Budget Items for Consideration
- architectural and engineering fees
- project management
- environmental documentation
- construction costs
- permits
- landscaping
- furnishings and equipment (if eligible)
Notes: Contingency amounts more than 10% over a two-year period must be accompanied by a detailed explanation. (A minimum of two construction estimates are recommended but not required prior to submission of application)
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