[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 1808 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1808

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 31, 2003

  Mr. Sessions (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Lott, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
   Cochran, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Inhofe, and Mrs. Hutchison) 
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 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 
and Universities Historic Building Preservation and Restoration Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historically women's public college or university.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``historically women's 
                public college or university'' means a public 
                institution of higher education that--
                            (i) was established in the United States by 
                        a law enacted by a State during the 1884 
                        through 1908 calendar years to provide 
                        industrial, technical, or vocational 
                        educational opportunities for women; and
                            (ii) has 1 or more structures listed on the 
                        National Register of Historic Places.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``historically women's 
                public college or university'' includes each of 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--
                    (A) listed, or eligible to be listed, on the 
                National Register of Historic Places;
                    (B) designated as a national historic landmark; or
                    (C) located within a designated historic district.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.

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

    (a) Authority To Make Grants.--From amounts appropriated to carry 
out the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) for 
fiscal years 2004 through 2008, the Secretary shall award grants in 
accordance with this section to historically women's public colleges 
and universities to pay the Federal share of the costs of the 
preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures on 
the campuses of the colleges and universities.
    (b) Grant Conditions.--As a condition of the receipt of a grant 
under subsection (a), a grantee shall agree that, for a period of time 
specified by the Secretary--
            (1) no alteration shall be made to the property preserved 
        or restored using grant funds without the concurrence of the 
        Secretary; and
            (2) reasonable public access to the property shall be 
        permitted by the grantee for interpretive and educational 
        purposes.
    (c) Cost Sharing for Buildings and Structures Listed on the 
National Register of Historic Places.--
            (1) Federal share.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), 
        the Federal share of the cost of a grant for preservation or 
        restoration of a historic building or structure shall be 80 
        percent.
            (2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
        of activities under a grant under this subsection may be 
        provided in cash or in the form of in-kind goods or services.
    (d) Funding Provisions.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this Act $14,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
            (2) Allocations for fiscal year 2004.--
                    (A) In general.--Of the amounts made available 
                under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2004, $2,000,000 
                shall be used to make a grant to each of the following 
                historically women's public colleges and universities:
                            (i) University of Montevallo in Montevallo, 
                        Alabama.
                            (ii) Georgia College and State University 
                        in Milledgeville, Georgia.
                            (iii) Mississippi University for Women in 
                        Columbus, Mississippi.
                            (iv) University of North Carolina in 
                        Greensboro, North Carolina.
                            (v) University of Science and Arts of 
                        Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
                            (vi) Winthrop University in Rock Hill, 
                        South Carolina.
                            (vii) Texas Women's University in Denton, 
                        Texas.
                    (B) Less than $14,000,000 available.--If less than 
                $14,000,000 is made available under this subsection for 
                fiscal year 2004, each of the institutions specified in 
                subparagraph (A) shall receive \1/7\ of the total 
                amount made available.
            (3) Allocations for fiscal years 2005 through 2008.--For 
        each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008, the Secretary shall 
        distribute \1/7\ of the total amount made available for the 
        fiscal year under paragraph (1) to each of the grantees 
        specified in paragraph (2)(A).
    (e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations 
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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