§ 11.09 Powers, functions and duties. The board shall:

1. Advise the commissioner and the council on policy matters affecting historic preservation and the historic sites system and on priorities among historic preservation opportunities.

2. Provide expert consultation to the commissioner on historic site management, development and interpretation.

3. Review and make recommendations to the commissioner on the nomination of properties of national, state or local significance for inclusion in the national register or state register.

4. Review and advise the commissioner on the statewide comprehensive survey and plan for historic preservation.

4-a. Review and make recommendations to the commissioner on grant applications and use of federal and state grants-in-aid in the state.

4-b. Consult with the commissioner and review and comment in writing upon projects that they select, reviewed pursuant to section one hundred six of the national historic preservation act of 1966 and section 14.09 of this chapter, upon environmental impact assessments or statements or as otherwise provided by law on actions where it appears that any aspect of the action may or will cause any change, beneficial or adverse, in the quality of the historic, architectural, archeological or cultural character that qualifies an historic or cultural place for listing on the state register.

5. Adopt such by-laws as may be required for the organization of the board and the conduct of its affairs.

6. Perform such other functions relating to historic preservation and historic sites as may be requested by the commissioner.

9-a. To effectuate the purposes of this section, the board may request from any department, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state, and the same are authorized and directed to provide, such cooperation and assistance, services and data as will enable the board properly to carry out its powers and duties thereunder.