[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1522 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 1522


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 20, 1998

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To extend the authorization for the National Historic Preservation 
                     Fund, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT.

    The National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 and 
following; Public Law 89-665) is amended as follows:
            (1) In the third sentence of section 101(a)(6) (16 U.S.C. 
        470a(a)(6)) by striking ``shall review'' and inserting ``may 
        review'' and by striking ``shall determine'' and inserting 
        ``determine''.
            (2) Section 101(e)(2) (16 U.S.C. 470a(e)(2)) is amended to 
        read as follows:
    ``(2) The Secretary may administer grants to the National Trust for 
Historic Preservation in the United States, chartered by an Act of 
Congress approved October 26, 1949 (63 Stat. 947), consistent with the 
purposes of its charter and this Act.''.
            (3) Section 102 (16 U.S.C. 470b) is amended by 
        redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by 
        redesignating subsection (d), as added by section 4009(3) of 
        Public Law 102-575, as subsection (e).
            (4) Section 101(b)(1) (16 U.S.C. 470a(b)(1)) is amended by 
        adding the following at the end thereof:
``For purposes of subparagraph (A), the State and Indian tribe shall be 
solely responsible for determining which professional employees, are 
necessary to carry out the duties of the State or tribe, consistent 
with standards developed by the Secretary.''.
            (5) Section 107 (16 U.S.C. 470g) is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``Sec. 107. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be applicable 
to the White House and its grounds, the Supreme Court building and its 
grounds, or the United States Capitol and its related buildings and 
grounds as depicted on the map entitled `Map Showing Properties Under 
the Jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol' and dated November 6, 
1996, which shall be on file in the office of the Secretary of the 
Interior.''.
            (6) Section 108 (16 U.S.C. 470h) is amended by striking 
        ``1997'' and inserting ``2004''.
            (7) Section 110(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 470h-2(a)(1)) is amended 
        by inserting the following before the period at the end of the 
        second sentence: ``, especially those located in central 
        business areas. When locating Federal facilities, Federal 
        agencies shall give first consideration to historic properties 
        in historic districts. If no such property is operationally 
        appropriate and economically prudent, then Federal agencies 
        shall consider other developed or undeveloped sites within 
        historic districts. Federal agencies shall then consider 
        historic properties outside of historic districts, if no 
        suitable site within a district exists. Any rehabilitation or 
        construction that is undertaken pursuant to this Act must be 
        architecturally compatible with the character of the 
        surrounding historic district or properties''.
            (8) The first sentence of section 110(l) (16 U.S.C. 470h-
        2(l)) is amended by striking ``with the Council'' and inserting 
        ``pursuant to regulations issued by the Council''.
            (9) The last sentence of section 212(a) (16 U.S.C. 470t(a)) 
        is amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2004''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.