[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 1940 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1940

  To authorize appropriations for the preservation and restoration of 
  historic buildings at historically black colleges and universities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 10, 1996

Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. Thompson, and Ms. Moseley-Braun) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                    on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize appropriations for the preservation and restoration of 
  historic buildings at historically black colleges and universities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historically black college or university.--The term 
        ``historically black college or university'' means a part B 
        institution (as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)).
            (2) Historic building or structure.--The term ``historic 
        building or structure'' means a building or structure listed on 
        the National Register of Historic Places or designated as a 
        national historic landmark.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

TITLE I--HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HISTORIC BUILDING 
                      RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act''.

SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Nation's historically black colleges and 
        universities have contributed significantly to the effort to 
        attain equal opportunity through postsecondary education for 
        African-American, low-income, and educationally disadvantaged 
        Americans;
            (2) over our Nation's history, States and the Federal 
        Government have discriminated in the allocation of land and 
        financial resources to support historically black colleges and 
        universities, forcing historically black colleges and 
        universities to rely on the generous support of private 
        individuals and charitable organizations;
            (3) the development of sources of private and charitable 
        financial support for historically black colleges and 
        universities has resulted in buildings and structures of 
        historic importance and architecturally unique design on the 
        campuses of those historically black colleges and universities; 
        and
            (4) many of the buildings and structures are national 
        treasures worthy of preservation and restoration for future 
        generations of Americans and for the students and faculty of 
        historically black colleges and universities.

SEC. 103. PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION GRANTS FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS 
              AND STRUCTURES AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 
              UNIVERSITIES.

    (a) Authority To Make Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants in 
        accordance with this section to historically black colleges and 
        universities for the preservation and restoration of historic 
        buildings and structures on the campuses of the historically 
        black colleges and universities.
            (2) Source of funding.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, grants under paragraph (1) shall be made out of 
        amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out the National 
        Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) for fiscal 
        years 1996 through 1999.
    (b) Grant Conditions.--Grants made under subsection (a) shall be 
subject to the condition that the grantee covenant, for the period of 
time specified by the Secretary, that--
            (1) no alteration will be made in the property with respect 
        to which the grant is made without the concurrence of the 
        Secretary; and
            (2) reasonable public access to the property with respect 
        to which the grant is made will be permitted by the grantee for 
        interpretive and educational purposes.
    (c) Matching Requirement for Buildings and Structures Listed on the 
National Register of Historic Places.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary may obligate funds made available under this section 
        for a grant with respect to a building or structure listed on 
the National Register of Historic Places only if the grantee agrees to 
match, from funds derived from non-Federal sources, the amount of the 
grant with an amount that is equal or greater than the grant.
            (2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) with 
        respect to a grant if the Secretary determines from 
        circumstances that an extreme emergency exists or that a waiver 
        is in the public interest to ensure the preservation of 
        historically significant resources.
    (d) Funding Provisions.--
            (1) Amounts to be made available.--Not more than 
        $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and not more than $15,000,000 
        for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 may be made 
        available under this section.
            (2) Allocations for fiscal year 1995.--
                    (A) In general.--Of the amounts made available 
                under this section for fiscal year 1995--
                            (i) $5,000,000 shall be available only for 
                        grants under subsection (a) to Fisk University; 
                        and
                            (ii) $10,000,000 shall be available only 
                        for grants under subsection (a) to the 
                        historically black colleges and universities 
                        identified for inclusion in the Department of 
                        the Interior Historically Black College and 
                        University Historic Preservation Initiative.
                    (B) Less than $20,000,000 available.--If less than 
                $20,000,000 is made available for fiscal year 1995 for 
                the purpose of subparagraph (A), the amount that is 
                made available shall be allocated as follows:
                            (i) 25 percent shall be made available as 
                        provided in subparagraph (A)(i).
                            (ii) 50 percent shall be made available as 
                        provided in subparagraph (A)(ii).
                            (iii) 25 percent shall be made available 
                        for grants under subsection (a) to other 
                        eligible historically black colleges and 
                        universities.
    (e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such regulations as are 
necessary to carry out this title.

  TITLE II--COOPER HALL AND SCIENCE HALL PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION

SEC. 201. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants in accordance with 
this title to preserve and restore--
            (1) Cooper Hall, Sterling College, Sterling, Kansas; and
            (2) Science Hall, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa.
    (b) Source of Funding.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, grants under subsection (a) shall be made out of 
amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out the National 
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).

SEC. 202. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    The Secretary may obligate funds made available under this title 
only if the grantee agrees to match, from funds derived from non-
Federal sources, the amount of the grant with an amount that is equal 
or greater than the grant.

SEC. 203. FUNDING PROVISIONS.

    Not more than $3,600,000 may be made available for grants for 
Cooper Hall and not more than $1,500,000 may be made available for 
grants for Science Hall under this title.
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