The definitions listed in Iowa Code section
17A.2 and rules 223-
1.2(17A,303),
223-1.6 (303),
223-13.2 (303),
223-22.2 (303), and
223-35.2 (303) shall
apply to terms as they are used throughout this chapter In addition, the
following definitions apply:
"Conservation " means action to chemically
stabilize or physically protect historical documents or artifacts to ensure
their long-term survival.
"Documentary collections " means collections
of current or historical materials that are or might become valuable in
interpreting Iowa history, including but not lunited to government records,
newspapers, photographic images, electronic records, manuscripts, and printed
materials.
"Emergency" means a threat to a historical
resource that is not the result of delinquency by the current owner and that
requires timely action to prevent immediate loss of the resource.
"Grantee" means any applicant that receives
grant funds.
"Historical resource " means any site that is
listed by the state historic preservation officer on the National Register of
Historic Places or personal property that has inherent historical value due to
its association with the history of Iowa or the heritage of Iowa's
people.
"HRDP " means the historical resource
development program as established in Iowa Code section
303.16.
"Interpretation " means the presentation of
Iowa history to the public through exhibitions, exhibition catalogs, education
programs, historical markers, and other appropriate means.
"Preservation " means the stabilization and
rehabilitation of a property eligible for or listed on the National Register of
Historic Places, or the salvaging or reformatting of information contained in a
historical document or artifact by the use of various surrogate media.
"REAP " means the resource enhancement and
protection Act as established in Iowa Code section
455A.16.
"REAP/HRDP steering committee " means the
historical division's staff committee appointed by the director and consisting
of the grants manager, a division leadership team member, and professional
staff members from historic preservation, museum, and documentary collections
interest areas.
