[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 834 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 834

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  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) 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.''.
            (2) 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).
            (3) 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. For the purposes of this Act, the exemption for the United 
States Capitol and its related buildings and grounds shall apply to 
those areas depicted within the properly shaded areas on the map titled 
`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.''.
            (4) Section 108 (16 U.S.C. 470h) is amended by striking 
        ``1997'' and inserting ``2005''.
            (5) Section 110(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 470h-2(a)(1)) is amended 
        by deleting the second sentence and inserting the following: 
        ``Prior to acquiring, constructing, or leasing buildings for 
        the purpose of carrying out agency responsibilities, each 
        Federal agency shall, when operationally appropriate and 
        economically prudent, give first consideration to historic 
        properties within 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.''.
            (6) The last sentence of section 212(a) (16 U.S.C. 470t(a)) 
        is amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2005''.
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