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                            PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 301

                                                      SENATE BILL NO. 7

                                                              By Lowe

                                              Substituted for: House Bill No. 73

                                                             By Howell

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 13 and Title 66, relative
          to historic preservation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 11, Part 1, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:

                    Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, the Tennessee historical commission, and
          any other state entity other than the state building commission engaged in the historic
          preservation of real property, shall not regulate the renovation, alteration, or demolition of
          improved public or private real property that is not listed on the Tennessee register of historic
          places, or take any adverse action against the owner of such real property, if the real property:

                              (1) Has been eligible for, offered placement on, or considered for placement on
                    the Tennessee register of historic places, but the commission declined placement on
                    the register and the property was not added to the register; or

                              (2) Has not been provided with any protection, grant, or other benefits
                    associated with eligibility for the Tennessee register of historic places.

          SECTION 2. The Tennessee historical commission shall complete its review of any and all
relevant information relating to a community development block grant proposed to be issued to a
property meeting the description under Section 1 no later than fifteen (15) business days after the
effective date of this act. If the commission fails to complete its review as required under this Section
2, the joint government operations committee of the house of representatives and the senate shall
require the commission to appear before the committee to justify its noncompliance with this Section
2.

          SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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PASSED:  April 17, 2025

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                         CA~r,c:u»,;~XTON,SPEAKER

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                          BILL LEE, GOVERNOR