The main document regulating the list of monuments and their use and protection has long been a 2000 decree from the Tolyatti City Council.
The only monuments of national significance in Tolyatti are documents, which are stored at City Hall.
New monuments were to be added to the roster after assessment by experts from the Tolyatti Museum of Local History followed by a resolution from the City Council.
[2] However, as of 2015[update] no legislation has been passed on the municipal level to implement this, although a number of monuments are protected under the aegis of the Samara provincial government.
(There are also two lists of objects of cultural heritage in the territory of Tolyatti created by the Samara provincial government.