§ 14.07 State register of historic places; inventory of historic\nproperty; statewide comprehensive historic preservation plan. 1. State\nregister of historic places.\n (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the board, shall establish\na listing of sites, districts, structures, buildings, areas or objects\nabove or below the surface of the earth whether on land or in the waters\nof the state, together with any designated improvements thereon,\nsignificant in the history, architecture, archeology or culture of the\nstate, its communities or the nation. Such listing shall constitute the\nNew York state register of historic places. All historic places within\nthe state listed on or nominated by the commissioner for inclusion on\nthe national register of historic places before or after this article\nbecomes law shall be deemed to be listed on the state register.\n (b) The commissioner, with the advice of the board, shall establish\nthe procedures and the criteria for listing on the state register\nconsistent with the criteria established for listing on the national\nregister and for classifying whether such places are primarily of\nnational, state or local significance. The criteria for listing on the\nnational register which shall be used as a guide for listing on the\nstate register are as follows:\n The quality of significance in American history, architecture,\narcheology, and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings,\nstructures, and objects that possess integrity of location, design,\nsetting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and:\n A. that are associated with events that have made a significant\ncontribution to the broad patterns of our history; or\n B. that are associated with the lives of persons significant in our\npast; or\n C. that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or\nmethod of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that\npossess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and\ndistinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction;\nor\n D. that have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important\nin prehistory or history. Such procedures shall include opportunity for\nthe public to make proposals for listing on the state register, the\nnotification in advance of the listing to the agency preservation\nofficers and/or municipal official having jurisdiction over the property\nand for the mailing of notification of pending action to the owner or\nowners of record of the property, if privately owned, at their last\nknown address; provided however, that if one listing affects more than\none property owner or where the owner or owners cannot be ascertained,\nthe publishing of notice of pending listing in a newspaper of general\ncirculation in the area where the property is located shall constitute\nadequate notice. Such procedures shall also provide for timely review\nand consideration of listing places on the state register which the\nUnited States Secretary of the Interior has designated as eligible for\nthe national register. When a proposal for listing with sufficient\nsupporting documentation is made by a municipal official, local historic\npreservation board or commission or a member of the public, a decision\non listing the proposed property with an appropriate finding supporting\nthe decision shall be issued in writing by the commissioner not more\nthan one hundred eighty days after such proposal is received by the\ncommissioner.\n (c) If the municipal official of any municipality with jurisdiction\nover any property or the owner or owners of such property, other than\nthat included upon or nominated for inclusion upon the national register\nof historic places prior to the effective date of this article, advises\nthe commissioner in writing within fifteen days of mailing or publishing\nof notification that the municipality or owner questions the eligibility\nof the proposed property, the commiss
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