It consists of twenty members appointed by the state governor or who serve in an official position.

[3] The commission also partners with the Alabama Preservation Alliance and the University of West Alabama to produce the Preservation Scoreboard, a publication that highlights specific landmark rescues and success stories, opportunities for rescue, and demolitions within the state.

[6] The commission owns, operates, or has custody of 26 historic properties located throughout Alabama.

[2] In 1975, the commission began a historical marker program to inform the public about significant buildings, sites, structures, objects, cemeteries, and districts in the state.

In order for an individual or organization to receive a marker from the commission a property must be:[7] Historically, Commission maintained paper files which are accessible by visiting the AHC’s main office, but given uniqueness of these documents with mostly no backups, AHC has been diligently working to convert these paper files into a web-based system utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to improve public accessibility to this information and ensure the long-term preservation.