Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

37 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 501 (2026)

Short title of chapter.

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CHAPTER 5

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Sec.

501. Short title of chapter.

502. Powers and duties of commission.

503. Inclusion of property on register.

504. Historic Preservation Board.

505. Powers and duties of board.

506. Archaelogical field investigations on Commonwealth land.

507. Cooperation by public officials with the commission.

508. Interagency cooperation.

509. Transfer of Commonwealth land involving historic resources.

510. Approval of construction affecting historic resources.

511. Criminal penalties.

512. Enforcement of historic preservation laws and policies.

Enactment. Chapter 5 was added May 26, 1988, P.L.414, No.72, effective immediately.

§ 501. Short title of chapter.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Historic Preservation Act.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1991–2013 · leading case: In re Barnes Found., 74 A.3d 129 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2013).

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In re Barnes Found., 74 A.3d 129 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2013). “Feudale purports to invoke the Historic Preservation Act, 37 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 501 et seq., as a basis for standing.”

United Artists Theater Circuit, Inc. v. City of Philadelphia, 595 A.2d 6 (Pa. 1991). “72, 37 Pa.C.S. § 501, et seq., private property may not be included on the historic register if the owner objects.”

Maryland & Pennsylvania R.R. Pres. Auth. v. Agric. Lands Condemnation Approval Bd., 704 A.2d 1149 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998). “Pennsylvania’s historical preservation statute, 37 Pa.C.S. §§ 501 — 512, does not give priority to historical preservation over agricultural lands.”

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