[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4503 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4503

 To provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings 
        at historically women's public colleges or universities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2000

Mr. Pickering introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings 
        at historically women's public colleges or universities.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Historically Women's Public Colleges 
or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historically women's public college or university.--The 
        term ``historically women's public college or university'' 
        means a public institution of higher education created in the 
        United States between 1884 and 1908 to provide industrial 
        education for women, including--
                    (A) the Mississippi University for Women in 
                Columbus, Mississippi;
                    (B) the Georgia College and State University in 
                Milledgeville, Georgia;
                    (C) the University of North Carolina at Greensboro;
                    (D) the Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South 
                Carolina;
                    (E) the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, 
                Alabama;
                    (F) the Texas Women's University in Denton, Texas; 
                and
                    (G) the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 
                in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
            (2) Historic building or structure.--The term ``historic 
        building or structure'' means a building or structure listed 
        (or eligible to be listed) on the National Register of Historic 
        Places, designated as a National Historic Landmark, or located 
        within a designated historic district.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION GRANTS FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND 
              STRUCTURES AT HISTORICALLY WOMEN'S PUBLIC COLLEGES OR 
              UNIVERSITIES.

    (a) Authority To Make Grants.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts made available under 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award grants in accordance 
        with this section to historically women's public colleges or 
        universities for the preservation and restoration of historic 
        buildings and structures on their campuses.
            (2) Source of funding.--Grants under paragraph (1) shall be 
        awarded from amounts appropriated to carry out the National 
        Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) for fiscal 
        years 2001 through 2005.
    (b) Grant Conditions.--Grants made under subsection (a) shall be 
subject to the condition that the grantee agree, 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 for 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.--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, designated as a National Historic 
Landmark, or located within a designated historic district, only if the 
grantee agrees to provide for activities under the grant, from funds 
derived from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 20 percent of the 
costs of the program to be funded under the grant with the Secretary 
providing 80 percent of such costs under the grant.
    (d) Funding Provisions.--
            (1) Amounts to be made available.--Not more than 
        $14,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005 may 
        be made available under this section.
            (2) Allocations for fiscal year 2001.--
                    (A) In general.--Of the amounts made available 
                under this section for fiscal year 2001--
                            (i) $2,000,000 shall be available only for 
                        grants under subsection (a) to Mississippi 
                        University for Women;
                            (ii) $2,000,000 shall be available only for 
                        grants under subsection (a) to Georgia College 
                        and State University;
                            (iii) $2,000,000 shall be available only 
                        for grants under subsection (a) to the 
                        University of North Carolina at Greensboro;
                            (iv) $2,000,000 shall be available only for 
                        grants under subsection (a) to Winthrop 
                        University in Rock Hill, South Carolina;
                            (v) $2,000,000 shall be available only for 
                        grants under subsection (a) to the University 
                        of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama;
                            (vi) $2,000,000 shall be available only for 
                        grants under subsection (a) to the Texas 
                        Woman's University in Denton, Texas; and
                            (vii) $2,000,000 shall be available only 
                        for grants under subsection (a) to the 
                        University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in 
                        Chickasha, Oklahoma.
                    (B) Less than $14,000,000 available.--If less than 
                $14,000,000 is made available under this section for 
                fiscal year 2001, then the amount made available to 
                each of the 7 institutions under subparagraph (A) shall 
                be reduced by a uniform percentage.
            (3) Allocations for fiscal years 2002-2005.--Any funds 
        which are made available during fiscal years 2002 through 2005 
        under subsection (a)(2) shall be distributed by the Secretary 
        in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
        of paragraph (2) to those grantees named in paragraph (2)(A) 
        which remain eligible and desire to participate, on a uniform 
        basis, in such fiscal years.
    (e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations 
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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