{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-44.44","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 44.44","heading":"Certification of historic preservation ordinances.","body":"(1) The state historical society shall certify a historic preservation ordinance if the ordinance does all of the following:\n(a) Contains criteria for the designation, on the register of a political subdivision, of historic structures and historic districts which are substantially similar to the criteria for inclusion in the national register of historic places in Wisconsin.\n(b) Provides a procedure for the designation of historic structures or historic districts which includes, at a minimum, a nomination process, public notice of nominations and an opportunity for written and oral public comment on nominations.\n(c) Provides for the exercise of control by a political subdivision by ordinance, to achieve the purpose of preserving and rehabilitating historic structures and historic districts.\n(d) Creates a historic preservation commission in the political subdivision.\n(2) The owner of a building designated as a historic building on the register of historic property of a political subdivision shall provide any information or materials regarding the ordinance which are requested by the state historical society in determining whether to certify the ordinance.","path":["Chs. 41-45, Cultural and Memorial Institutions; Veterans’ Affairs","Chapter 44 Historical Societies And Historical Preservation","SUBCHAPTER II HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/44.44","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:19Z","sha256":"8159181e95dec28a604b2f956d2a3c7131c0c6f23b355371935cd783c90b4d23","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-44.42","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-44.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}