HI SR108

Request for the Auditor to conduct a performance audit of all programs within the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources

Audit to evaluate whether review and response to submittals meet established rule timeframes and assess current project review practices, filing systems, and efforts to streamline processes

Audit to examine standardization of monitoring protocols, cultural impact assessment guidance, and actions taken to address the existing project review backlog

Audit to include recommended improvements and proposed legislation to update, redefine, or realign the State Historic Preservation Division's mission based on balancing cultural and historic preservation with the State's evolving land development needs

Auditor report with findings and recommendations to be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025