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4. Promote historic preservation as an economic development tool and provide economic incentives that encourage it. A. Gather and disseminate information to target audiences (e.g., state and local government officials, property owners, developers) about the cultural and economic benefits of histodc preservation, featuring preservation success stories. B. Foster a "preservation-friendly" environment for development projects involving historic properties, through public policy and education initiatives at the state and local level. Example: Work to amend the state's uniform building code to include provisions for historic building conservation. C. Promote use of existing incentive programs such as federal investment tax credits and facade easements. D. Initiate and support efforts to establish tax incentives at local, state and national levels by educating lawmakers and identifying leaders to carry forward a coordinated agenda. E. Expand and diversify histodc preservation funding sources, including nongovernmental sources, that will supplement increasingly limited public funds. Use education and outreach as a means to this end. F. Identify potential funding sources and a future home for a state revolving fund for histodc preservation. Properties particularly at dsk or those in pdvate hands where other assistance may not be available would benefit from such a program. 5. identify, evaluate and designate significant historic and archaeological resources. A. Conduct surveys at the state and local levels to address emerging issues and gaps in existing surveys. For example, the SHPO will concentrate its efforts on traditional cultural properties and historic landscapes both urban and rural. B. Designate histodc properties, including historic districts, to national, state and local registers to increase recognition and protection for the resources. Use Certified Local Govemment grant funds to conduct surveys and designate eligible properties at the local level. 6. Encourage appropriate management and treatment of historic resources. A. Promote use of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Properties, particularly among property owners and those in the buildin.9 industries. B. Identify new uses for vacant or underused resources. The reuse study model employed by the SHPO explores the preservation potential for threatened resources within a realistic community and economic context. C. Use new technologies as well as traditional training methods to increase access to technical information and assistance in cadng for structural and archaeological properties, targeting owners of historic properties both public and pdvate. D. Encourage protection of histodc resources through tools such as preservation easements, cultural resource management plans, historic structures reports and design guidelines for local histodc districts. E. Advocate archaeological data recovery, historical documentation and/or architectural and engineering recordation as a means of preserving important information in cases when destruction of a histodc property cannot be avoided. Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office. Working Together: A Preservation Plan for Minnesota's Historic Properties. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000.