1. The Administrator shall establish and administer a technical advisory program to provide technical assistance for the protection and preservation of buildings or other structures in this State that are at least 50 years old. 2. In carrying out the technical advisory program, the Administrator shall, without limitation: (a) Qualify persons as technical advisers to provide technical assistance through the program. To be eligible for qualification as a technical adviser for the program, a person: (1) Must: (I) Have experience in the field of architecture, historical architecture or architectural history or any other field determined to be relevant by the Administrator; or (II) Work in a profession described in the Secretary of the Interiors Historic Preservation Professional Qualification Standards, as issued by the United States Department of the Interior in 62 Federal Register 33,708 on June 20, 1997. (2) Is not required to be a resident of this State. (b) Compile and maintain a list of persons qualified as technical advisers for the program. (c) Publish on the Internet website of the Office the list of persons compiled and maintained pursuant to paragraph (b). The Office is not liable for the use of the list by any person to receive technical assistance from persons qualified as technical advisers for the program. (d) Provide, within the limits of available money, grants of money to public and private persons and entities and to nonprofit corporations who own buildings or other structures in this State that are at least 50 years old to obtain technical assistance from a technical adviser for the program. The recipient of such a grant: (1) May use the grant only to pay for the technical assistance and travel expenses of the technical adviser for the program relating to the protection and preservation of the building or structure for which the grant was awarded. (2) May not use the grant to pay for expenses incurred by the technical adviser for lodging and meals related to the provision of the technical assistance or any other purpose other than the purpose authorized in subparagraph (1). 3. The Office shall provide administrative services to assist in carrying out the program. 4. The Administrator may accept gifts, grants, donations or contributions from any source to assist the Administrator in carrying out the program. 5. The Administrator shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the program, including, without limitation, regulations regarding: (a) The awarding of grants under the program; and (b) Qualifying to become a technical adviser for the program pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2. 6. As used in this section, technical assistance: (a) Means the provision of advice within the professional capacity of the technical adviser. (b) Includes site visits and research and communication activities. (c) Does not include the provision of any other professional or other services of the technical adviser except as described in paragraphs (a) and (b).
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