[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1623 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1623

 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

                             April 26, 2001

Mr. Pickering (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) 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 1836 and 1908 to provide industrial 
        education for women, including the institutions listed in 
        clauses (i) though (viii) of section 3(d)(2)(A).
            (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 2002 through 2006.
    (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.--
            (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, 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 50 percent of the costs of the 
        program to be funded under the grant with the Secretary 
        providing 50 percent of such costs under the grant.
            (2) In-kind contributions.--In addition to cash outlays and 
        payments, in-kind contributions of property or personnel 
        services by non-Federal interests may be used for the non-
        Federal share of costs required by paragraph (1).
    (d) Funding Provisions.--
            (1) Amounts to be made available.--Not more than 
        $16,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006 may 
        be made available under this section.
            (2) Allocations for fiscal year 2002.--
                    (A) In general.--Of the amounts made available 
                under this section for fiscal year 2002, there shall be 
                available only for grants under subsection (a) 
                $2,000,000 for each of the following:
                            (i) Mississippi University for Women in 
                        Colombus, Mississippi.
                            (ii) Georgia College and State University 
                        in Milledgeville, Georgia.
                            (iii) University of North Carolina in 
                        Greensboro, North Carolina.
                            (iv) Winthrop University in Rock Hill, 
                        South Carolina.
                            (v) University of Montevallo in Montevallo, 
                        Alabama.
                            (vi) Texas Woman's University in Denton, 
                        Texas.
                            (vii) University of Science and Arts of 
                        Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
                            (viii) Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia.
                    (B) Less than $16,000,000 available.--If less than 
                $16,000,000 is made available under this section for 
                fiscal year 2002, then the amount made available to 
                each of the institutions listed in subparagraph (A) 
                shall be reduced by the same amount.
            (3) Allocations for fiscal years 2003-2006.--Any funds 
        which are made available during fiscal years 2003 through 2006 
        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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