Adaptive Use means a rehabilitative process of returning a property (building) to a state of utility through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient contemporary (institutional) use while preserving those portions and features of the property which are significant to its historic, architectural, and cultural values.
Arizona Antiquities Act of 1960 (as amended) means the regulations designed to identify and protect significant archaeological resources on property owned or controlled by the state.
Eligible for Inclusion in the National or State Register means properties determined as such by the Secretary of the Interior or the State Historic Preservation Office and all other properties that meet National or State Register listing criteria.
Historic Resources means any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in, or Eligible for Inclusion in the National or State Register of Historic Places. This includes artifacts, records, and remains that are related to and located within such properties.
Preservation means not only the preservation in place of a building or other cultural resources, but also the preservation of information about that resource.
State Historic Preservation Act of 1982 means regulations designed to identify and protect significant resources on property owned or controlled by the state.
State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) means the state office designated by the governor to administer the state historic preservation program pursuant to state legislation.