1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Preserve America and Save
America’s Treasures Act
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title;
table of contents.
TITLE I—Preserve America
Program
Sec. 101. Purpose.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Establishment.
Sec. 104. Designation of Preserve
America Communities.
Sec. 105. Regulations.
Sec. 106. Authorization of
appropriations.
TITLE II—Save America’s
Treasures Program
Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Establishment.
Sec. 204. Regulations.
Sec. 205. Authorization of
appropriations.
<enum>I</enum><header>Preserve America
Program</header>
<section id="id1031735C26654A83BF2F4B6EB11F411E"><enum>101.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to authorize
the Preserve America Program, including—</text>
<paragraph id="idA725EB33F7A54E2DA17F526F06B077DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Preserve America grant program within
the Department of the Interior;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFBA998C681F04979ACA9B767F724F754"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recognition programs administered by
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3FC1DD93773E4976AB002186A94DA409"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the related efforts of Federal agencies,
working in partnership with State, tribal, and local governments and the
private sector, to support and promote the preservation of historic
resources.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID3ce48b3ba5134fb5b296da74d6d3635d"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="idDE3E3FBD381441419CCC0166335C5185"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Council</header><text>The
term <term>Council</term> means the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7c3632875fc4f289c3a0fd2b4ab9763"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Heritage
tourism</header><text>The term <term>heritage tourism</term> means the conduct
of activities to attract and accommodate visitors to a site or area based on
the unique or special aspects of the history, landscape (including trail
systems), and culture of the site or area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8FF5F901A20E4636819CF08F3BD9D749"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <term>program</term> means the Preserve America Program established under
section 103(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4f1d2e9002fb4208b8469f9a35d5f5c4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID8a3a89f914a64844aeadee5c8e72e683"><enum>103.</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subsection id="ID97068547a8ce4fe79c89776cb0a6d409"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Department of the Interior
the Preserve America Program, under which the Secretary, in partnership with
the Council, shall provide competitive grants to States, local governments
(including local governments in the process of applying for designation as
Preserve America Communities under section 104), Indian tribes, communities
designated as Preserve America Communities under section 104, State historic
preservation offices, and tribal historic preservation offices to support
preservation efforts through heritage tourism, education, and historic
preservation planning activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6ff14e3b88374f5db9c1d217a8f5a461"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
projects</header>
<paragraph id="id55645961826E46A49CF2FF4D7293AC04"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The following projects shall be eligible for a grant
under this title:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID19f874bbd5364cb787eae6ef7d0d16d0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A project for the
conduct of—</text>
<clause id="id64E1BDE0947F40CB980A292632C5D2DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>research on, and
documentation of, the history of a community; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id20DDD2256FBA414F99E08D0EF251B634"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>surveys of the
historic resources of a community.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8d0491a54cf84b70ac05e6489dc646c7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An education and
interpretation project that conveys the history of a community or site.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1ce8ac5855fa4f21a7c0f05d9e81c7b7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A planning project
(other than building rehabilitation) that advances economic development using
heritage tourism and historic preservation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcacdd5d53375411e9229cccb3b7f58c5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A marketing
project that promotes and enhances the visitor experience to a
community.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf80392e5b6740589470b81a5e5be1e3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A training project
that provides opportunities for professional development in areas that would
aid a community in using and promoting its historic resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1c19008743704c788d98ca7fc15a8255"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A project to
support heritage tourism in a Preserve America Community designated under
section 104.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1909807A7F3D4B72AD5D683EE10ED3FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
providing grants under this title, the Secretary shall only provide 1 grant to
each eligible project selected for a grant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9CF3EDC00EDD463291B34EEE3D0D1C83"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In
providing grants under this title, the Secretary may give preference to
projects that carry out the purposes of both the program and the Save America’s
Treasures Program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb2030892abbf411b980346b9797ced9b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation and
notification</header>
<paragraph id="ID7de4bb88005943b3ac7fa35fb7e23507"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with the Council in preparing the list of projects to
be provided grants for a fiscal year under the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID281e87afc0a941c498ec9899b2c22931"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not
later than 30 days before the date on which the Secretary provides grants for a
fiscal year under the program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a list of
any eligible projects that are to be provided grants under the program for the
fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3a28d47ef574b70aa837def99beb548"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost-sharing
requirement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8856409E8D2940718BF76A88C4725E56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out a
project provided a grant under this title shall be not less than 50 percent of
the total cost of the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A99C0FE541D4126932359505FE4AD72"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form of
non-Federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share required under paragraph
(1) shall be in the form of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA450169FBC745F4AEB2BBAE9E751418"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cash; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B6321809E71410CBCA8102C7505F01A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>donated supplies
and related services, the value of which shall be determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A881415B48D40B8A1BD9D8968676543"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that the non-Federal share for an eligible project
required under paragraph (1) shall be available for expenditure before a grant
is provided to the eligible project under the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID94e79c150eeb4923b9b8f39b58d55871"><enum>104.</enum><header>Designation of
Preserve America Communities</header>
<subsection id="id85DE6E0611B0480D8FA2BFF834235683"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be considered for designation as a Preserve America Community, a community,
tribal area, or neighborhood shall submit to the Council an application
containing such information as the Council may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID163ec83e7405432fb46afaea36765113"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>To
be designated as a Preserve America Community under the program a community,
tribal area, or neighborhood that submits an application under subsection (a)
shall, as determined by the Council, in consultation with the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3832d09eb1c84ffdb7490feaa6e62bec"><enum>(1)</enum><text>protect and
celebrate the heritage of the community, tribal area, or neighborhood;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbcd91fe624994fc1b8927cc055e6a0de"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use the historic
assets of the community, tribal area, or neighborhood for economic development
and community revitalization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID39c0f01a3de740d08bd5cf8dcbbe0a26"><enum>(3)</enum><text>encourage people
to experience and appreciate local historic resources through education and
heritage tourism programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa2260cbfe2ae4296b43a1a58812fba79"><enum>(4)</enum><text>meet any other
criteria required by the Council.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf23507dd3cb246499d5fac28e01cdec3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The
Council, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish any guidelines
that are necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID8ec3275f618c4505b098b1716ff365f1"><enum>105.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop any guidelines
and issue any regulations that the Secretary determines to be necessary to
carry out this title.</text>
</section><section id="ID112e1e5faf4345178cbb602feef4f134"><enum>106.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
title.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Save America’s
Treasures Program</header>
<section id="ID37607451614f4c9d90e05dbd2bf2bdd0"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to authorize
within the Department of the Interior the Save America’s Treasures Program, to
be carried out by the Director of the National Park Service, in partnership
with National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the
Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Trust
for Historic Preservation, and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the
Humanities.</text>
</section><section id="IDc2b02c599be848928645fea64ceea34a"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="ID1008001103284af19565fcacd7c40820"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Collection</header><text>The
term <term>collection</term> means a collection of intellectual and cultural
artifacts, including documents, sculpture, and works of art.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9010ADA59C5C42CB97FE2CB84835F628"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a Federal
entity, State, local, or tribal government, educational institution, or
nonprofit organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6ca2a141e6224ddfa0a7bb69f7656d27"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Historic
property</header><text>The term <term>historic property</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 301 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470w).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1a178fec8f84be7969ebdf51c032abd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nationally
significant</header><text>The term <term>nationally significant</term> means a
collection or historic property that meets the applicable criteria for national
significance, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary
pursuant to section 101(a)(2) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470a(a)(2)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id28156F3560BA42DC834E5E11224F7B2A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <term>program</term> means the Save America's Treasures Program
established under section 203(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf619d532279a4da9bd8ea989244f41cd"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Director of the National Park Service.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID96866bcbf838440c92d49c7eb6d31607"><enum>203.</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subsection id="id1B9251305E3D4B25A506359A22949879"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established
in the Department of the Interior the Save America’s Treasures program, under
which the amounts made available to the Secretary under section 205 shall be
used by the Secretary, in consultation with the National Endowment for the
Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and
Library Services, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the
President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, subject to subsection
(f)(1)(B), to provide grants to eligible entities for projects to preserve
nationally significant collections and historic properties.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idCB1CE042B3C048C0B0EE426616377E72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination of
grants</header><text>Of the amounts made available for grants under section
205, not less than 50 percent shall be made available for grants for projects
to preserve collections and historic properties, to be distributed through a
competitive grant process administered by the Secretary, subject to the
eligibility criteria established under subsection (e).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idEB921B890C3A4E36A861FD36FB86048B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications for
grants</header><text>To be considered for a competitive grant under the program
an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such
information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDfe165d74c9884955b2359a9cf4ca3c0e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Collections and
historic properties eligible for competitive grants</header>
<paragraph id="id8232E8B01B3240FBA66ED190FA51037A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A collection or historic property shall be provided a
competitive grant under the program only if the Secretary determines that the
collection or historic property is—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6a4133e065694d50afebb45bedf75614"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nationally
significant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1da2c050749b4a4a8b12822a525a6574"><enum>(B)</enum><text>threatened or
endangered.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9df6d0543c4d41beafab87d3167b975c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
collections</header><text>A determination by the Secretary regarding the
national significance of collections under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made in
consultation with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment
for the Humanities, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, or the
Institute of Museum and Library Services, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id562E0D759B8D4E63821AEDBBAD221C39"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
historic properties</header><text>To be eligible for a competitive grant under
the program, a historic property shall, as of the date of the grant
application—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9132251D5A2E46E39D735C910DB0D162"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be listed in the
National Register of Historic Places at the national level of significance;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93FC73E093A84670B5B44D561FA3C3A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be designated as a
National Historic Landmark.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb8e3d812f10d40c687586f15fbbbdb0b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Selection
criteria for grants</header>
<paragraph id="id0B2247903E3E4FF9A8BD330780C03CC1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall not provide a grant under this title
to a project for an eligible collection or historic property unless the
project—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7fc47e6414084de5adee63cbee97d066"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eliminates or
substantially mitigates the threat of destruction or deterioration of the
eligible collection or historic property;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDebb8f282a39b4ef1b48d854e03727534"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has a clear public
benefit; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2a89984107ad45e9898eee54269d5886"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is able to be
completed on schedule and within the budget described in the grant
application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbc7f3424f87e41af8bffa9e1cfe02dec"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In
providing grants under this title, the Secretary may give preference to
projects that carry out the purposes of both the program and the Preserve
America Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id70912D9BD1774541A98D2B35D25FEB2D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
providing grants under this title, the Secretary shall only provide 1 grant to
each eligible project selected for a grant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFBFD3DF40A1C49E3AF49D094AAA7282D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consultation and
notification by Secretary</header>
<paragraph id="id8FE7E3E1FD1846C9A28AE2922CB31E71"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consultation</header>
<subparagraph id="idC28312E0156544B48FD449FB726D3EDE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall consult
with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the
Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Trust
for Historic Preservation, and the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities
in preparing the list of projects to be provided grants for a fiscal year by
the Secretary under the program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB77CE1F3CFEE4CCE99C70AAC3207950D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>If
an entity described in subparagraph (A) has submitted an application for a
grant under the program, the entity shall be recused by the Secretary from the
consultation requirements under that subparagraph and subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7161690F6BD84A84A03B7ED6333FC190"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not
later than 30 days before the date on which the Secretary provides grants for a
fiscal year under the program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a list of
any eligible projects that are to be provided grants under the program for the
fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F344158654E4F85B67FECA252255DCD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost-sharing
requirement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9469BA931E2F461A85C9E901CA6F3A41"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out a
project provided a grant under this title shall be not less than 50 percent of
the total cost of the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8200AE4594E4456D942BADCB596604B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form of
non-Federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share required under paragraph
(1) shall be in the form of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6178056DEAB4B88BA51ACCCF17A5D29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cash; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC21D53E604104793A6851963B5748123"><enum>(B)</enum><text>donated supplies
or related services, the value of which shall be determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DA0251129A64C7FAC85EAA246DC33B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that each applicant for a grant has the capacity and a
feasible plan for securing the non-Federal share for an eligible project
required under paragraph (1) before a grant is provided to the eligible project
under the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDc26eb81234b04527a50ad94ffca31838"><enum>204.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop any guidelines
and issue any regulations that the Secretary determines to be necessary to
carry out this title.</text>
</section><section id="ID61268f2649c04825b41a9510142a2c12"><enum>205.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
title.</text>
</section>
1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Preserve America and Save
America’s Treasures Act
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Preserve America
Program
Sec. 101. Purpose.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Establishment.
Sec. 104. Designation of Preserve America
Communities.
Sec. 105. Regulations.
Sec. 106. Authorization of
appropriations.
TITLE II—Save America’s Treasures
Program
Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Establishment.
Sec. 204. Regulations.
Sec. 205. Authorization of
appropriations.
<enum>I</enum><header>Preserve America
Program</header>
<section id="id97dbda87-d45d-4ac4-86ca-901cae43b563"><enum>101.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to authorize
the Preserve America Program, including—</text>
<paragraph id="idf9c979c8-ca7d-4f04-8e3e-ac54366dee1f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Preserve America grant program within
the Department of the Interior;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id54db2109-d556-476b-a625-ad91802c2ba2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recognition programs administered by
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3c27cc43-64f2-48bb-8334-3e3da720a32f"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the related efforts of Federal agencies,
working in partnership with State, tribal, and local governments and the
private sector, to support and promote the preservation of historic
resources.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id18312f63-f8ac-4ffa-9527-524416ca382b"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="idac2e1ce3-0828-4162-b8f1-fb3ffd60c165"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Council</header><text>The
term <term>Council</term> means the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbbaa3223-2586-4322-8f95-0694842786a8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Heritage
tourism</header><text>The term <term>heritage tourism</term> means the conduct
of activities to attract and accommodate visitors to a site or area based on
the unique or special aspects of the history, landscape (including trail
systems), and culture of the site or area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9be5ea0d-72a0-40d2-966c-02c0347b7344"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <term>program</term> means the Preserve America Program established under
section 103(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id54bed802-19e2-4188-bcf1-047a26d684b5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id7e1b704a-3c37-43c9-9e6a-55804769708c"><enum>103.</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subsection id="ide0bba07f-32f3-4fb0-b8a1-d343860df766"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Department of the Interior
the Preserve America Program, under which the Secretary, in partnership with
the Council, may provide competitive grants to States, local governments
(including local governments in the process of applying for designation as
Preserve America Communities under section 104), Indian tribes, communities
designated as Preserve America Communities under section 104, State historic
preservation offices, and tribal historic preservation offices to support
preservation efforts through heritage tourism, education, and historic
preservation planning activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida6a7cd66-116c-4a04-84d5-8ab923cf531c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
projects</header>
<paragraph id="id88dcdae9-d7d4-4fa7-a6b4-b7a3815a7376"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The following projects shall be eligible for a grant
under this title:</text>
<subparagraph id="id221bebdd-af9f-49e3-bc76-836cca4681f8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A project for the conduct
of—</text>
<clause id="id4a42d644-3f26-4f2e-ae8d-d2cf5f98c706"><enum>(i)</enum><text>research on, and
documentation of, the history of a community; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id08accd85-5f53-40e6-b314-cd6ca0fc48e6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>surveys of the historic
resources of a community.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id998b179b-4566-44b3-a936-25e65ca63e43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An education and
interpretation project that conveys the history of a community or site.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51a6f146-4fe0-4274-85c6-37d98a089d18"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A planning project (other
than building rehabilitation) that advances economic development using heritage
tourism and historic preservation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82c7cace-51ba-4626-bb9d-08fdce736b40"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A training project that
provides opportunities for professional development in areas that would aid a
community in using and promoting its historic resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb771c5a-a2fc-4481-81f7-912761eaeba1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A project to support
heritage tourism in a Preserve America Community designated under section
104.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7901e3c2c1ce4d9e9f6f9593429f314f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Other nonconstruction
projects that identify or promote historic properties or provide for the
education of the public about historic properties that are consistent with the
purposes of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8cee8081-0002-4c59-be49-bc1f26ad1701"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
providing grants under this title, the Secretary shall only provide 1 grant to
each eligible project selected for a grant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb4e2bdc3-7512-43ee-869a-f5bd5502ff2b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In
providing grants under this title, the Secretary may give preference to
projects that carry out the purposes of both the program and the Save America’s
Treasures Program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida29c0a70-d546-486e-a7b5-8805ae7994b7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation and
notification</header>
<paragraph id="idb41fe7ed-db7d-4ee8-ad36-a4666f4cb22d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with the Council in preparing the list of projects to
be provided grants for a fiscal year under the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ffe22f1-3214-4736-b590-c7bcbc94e314"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not
later than 30 days before the date on which the Secretary provides grants for a
fiscal year under the program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a list of
any eligible projects that are to be provided grants under the program for the
fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id741b6eb9-5074-4970-a3b7-6f9efb719410"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost-sharing
requirement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18b3cbfe-405c-4cd7-b75d-2310da89caa6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out a
project provided a grant under this title shall be not less than 50 percent of
the total cost of the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8e92814-5c06-47d3-b46d-1f8128576a38"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form of non-Federal
share</header><text>The non-Federal share required under paragraph (1) shall be
in the form of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d33c7ab-e097-4d62-be39-6a528817a840"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cash; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49de1361-8c0e-4ca3-8a5c-9cb80cafd1ae"><enum>(B)</enum><text>donated supplies and
related services, the value of which shall be determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3455532c-ba04-40fc-adf4-a43837c0c3b0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that each applicant for a grant has the capacity to
secure, and a feasible plan for securing, the non-Federal share for an eligible
project required under paragraph (1) before a grant is provided to the eligible
project under the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id7953aa24-05be-4009-8ab9-7a388538dece"><enum>104.</enum><header>Designation of
Preserve America Communities</header>
<subsection id="id9c0bf8bb-2028-43a4-a097-dc9715efd331"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be considered for designation as a Preserve America Community, a community,
tribal area, or neighborhood shall submit to the Council an application
containing such information as the Council may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idce27c9d8-37bd-4957-b026-b03a1e99c85f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>To
be designated as a Preserve America Community under the program, a community,
tribal area, or neighborhood that submits an application under subsection (a)
shall, as determined by the Council, in consultation with the Secretary, meet
criteria required by the Council and, in addition, consider—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0b785c88f0004b8f9dd5319929c5b037"><enum>(1)</enum><text>protection and
celebration of the heritage of the community, tribal area, or
neighborhood;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID839c1fae804c4176a0c6a21bf07d64fb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use of the historic
assets of the community, tribal area, or neighborhood for economic development
and community revitalization; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6d62c835495641c38279b3426f75f23a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>encouragement of people
to experience and appreciate local historic resources through education and
heritage tourism programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4e3bd5501fac4debaf63b41842edb1dd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Local governments
previously certified for historic preservation activities</header><text>The
Council shall establish an expedited process for Preserve America Community
designation for local governments previously certified for historic
preservation activities under section 101(c)(1) of the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(c)(1)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida7ea7a70-75e0-4d90-987e-105ace0ba76a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The
Council, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish any guidelines
that are necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ide1746801-d515-44c1-b031-9c47f2c24d16"><enum>105.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop any guidelines
and issue any regulations that the Secretary determines to be necessary to
carry out this title.</text>
</section><section id="id659b53ed-be00-4353-b764-30a146e2f250"><enum>106.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $25,000,000 for each
fiscal year, to remain available until expended.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Save America’s Treasures
Program</header>
<section id="id0ce004a5-ebcb-4875-ac93-ef89117032ba"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to authorize
within the Department of the Interior the Save America’s Treasures Program, to
be carried out by the Director of the National Park Service, in partnership
with—</text>
<paragraph id="idFE8415F189A746A49BCF096B84B5D4C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Endowment for the Arts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id952000D105ED4972BCF97DC54DCD06C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Endowment for the
Humanities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5D94DC9F28AD4DB2A0E05F749EA3A2A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Institute of Museum and Library
Services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF0A4B4283E8A4C099D8F51F1AC826619"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Trust for Historic
Preservation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAD9C8A6259F84267BD6380E281F3B099"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Conference of State Historic
Preservation Officers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD5C3F16988FD4C2A88D46C457687F6AC"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Association of Tribal Historic
Preservation Officers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFD8D531ED93C4207A9485559FBD32DBE"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President’s Committee on the Arts and
the Humanities.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id033431d6-3c13-4fde-9995-f58c7f7f4485"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="id3489fca4-967d-4206-9293-8f57e18a635f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Collection</header><text>The
term <term>collection</term> means a collection of intellectual and cultural
artifacts, including documents, sculpture, and works of art.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3d980730-c26f-44e6-ac7d-2608ea2ab76f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a Federal
entity, State, local, or tribal government, educational institution, or
nonprofit organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3451a600-0265-403f-8a75-d5c33b0f2526"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Historic
property</header><text>The term <term>historic property</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 301 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470w).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2d487ef0-3084-4524-b332-be73a7b36043"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nationally
significant</header><text>The term <term>nationally significant</term> means a
collection or historic property that meets the applicable criteria for national
significance, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary
pursuant to section 101(a)(2) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470a(a)(2)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf660b867-e307-453b-8fa0-28ecac68ad09"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <term>program</term> means the Save America's Treasures Program
established under section 203(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd7ea10ad-17d8-4e92-bce7-b81614484dba"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Director of the National Park Service.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id2f572dda-8862-4f10-a24f-5b0da08b9460"><enum>203.</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subsection id="ida31c0ac3-16ac-4576-b4b2-37929086de64"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established
in the Department of the Interior the Save America’s Treasures program, under
which the amounts made available to the Secretary under section 205 shall be
used by the Secretary, in consultation with the organizations described in
section 201, subject to subsection (f)(1)(B), to provide grants to eligible
entities for projects to preserve nationally significant collections and
historic properties.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd83adf00-4de7-4c96-af9d-a850d3b2a299"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination of
grants</header><text>Of the amounts made available for grants under section
205, not less than 50 percent shall be made available for grants for projects
to preserve collections and historic properties, to be distributed through a
competitive grant process administered by the Secretary, subject to the
eligibility criteria established under subsection (e).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6b40fefb-1226-4801-824a-eaac1e6c5439"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications for
grants</header><text>To be considered for a competitive grant under the program
an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such
information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id84d618bb-7215-4a85-ae32-31114c15d379"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Collections and
historic properties eligible for competitive grants</header>
<paragraph id="id9ec01e2d-03e5-4f34-945f-bc91ccfd9831"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A collection or historic property shall be provided a
competitive grant under the program only if the Secretary determines that the
collection or historic property is—</text>
<subparagraph id="id89c05ce4-3f3d-4344-901e-8f00180e1320"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nationally significant;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida500d746-97c2-48fc-a929-fca1d9c7ccdb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>threatened or
endangered.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb9478707-644e-408e-b879-0c69ed5ba5b8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
collections</header><text>A determination by the Secretary regarding the
national significance of collections under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made in
consultation with the organizations described in section 201, as
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4672b3bf-144a-417a-b9a8-03d4f3facc88"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible historic
properties</header><text>To be eligible for a competitive grant under the
program, a historic property shall, as of the date of the grant
application—</text>
<subparagraph id="id98a02bc1-b85f-4d91-8ff5-39436bbf863a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be listed in the National
Register of Historic Places at the national level of significance; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idddf86ff8-bc31-498c-aa07-24ad6be82d11"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be designated as a
National Historic Landmark.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1931b160-77e9-43d4-a819-24cd3aacdf03"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Selection criteria for
grants</header>
<paragraph id="ida0b40397-2f31-4f56-8828-3335745266b4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall not provide a grant under this title
to a project for an eligible collection or historic property unless the
project—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida61646f7-1cf7-4466-935c-dca4cd9e5e85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eliminates or
substantially mitigates the threat of destruction or deterioration of the
eligible collection or historic property;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6a423199-3ee1-45db-8044-d1bcda8773db"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has a clear public
benefit; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida62d8efc-df2c-4732-9fe3-8cfd08474953"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is able to be completed
on schedule and within the budget described in the grant application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id66f7a01a-50a3-4706-a81d-87c44feb4229"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In
providing grants under this title, the Secretary may give preference to
projects that carry out the purposes of both the program and the Preserve
America Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id920bbf6d-02e3-47f7-bb80-224798dd44ba"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
providing grants under this title, the Secretary shall only provide 1 grant to
each eligible project selected for a grant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id53870360-0a7d-4f4c-90ab-c0327695dce2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consultation and
notification by Secretary</header>
<paragraph id="id05374105-05be-4f2d-b75f-665b2ead79df"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consultation</header>
<subparagraph id="id831d7fc8-9170-47b1-99cb-3ab692d25705"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall consult
with the organizations described in section 201 in preparing the list of
projects to be provided grants for a fiscal year by the Secretary under the
program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e8ffc29-2026-439b-847f-6a58d9c72445"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>If
an entity described in subparagraph (A) has submitted an application for a
grant under the program, the entity shall be recused by the Secretary from the
consultation requirements under that subparagraph and subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5d0a544-5c10-48a9-bae7-be0ad6d70498"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not
later than 30 days before the date on which the Secretary provides grants for a
fiscal year under the program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a list of
any eligible projects that are to be provided grants under the program for the
fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc48fe47e-5e64-4914-9027-91f1cd725d99"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost-sharing
requirement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id603ef40b-e6b5-4cd7-988a-27879652aa50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out a
project provided a grant under this title shall be not less than 50 percent of
the total cost of the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide73c6718-effd-4c13-b703-9294256b7c53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form of non-Federal
share</header><text>The non-Federal share required under paragraph (1) shall be
in the form of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddca969d3-c212-4d54-9941-11bb69a60d45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cash; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc578203-a8de-4d9a-b884-e2ad1d5f2d46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>donated supplies or
related services, the value of which shall be determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f8757c0-bae0-454d-b77a-19cc8eabca68"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that each applicant for a grant has the capacity and a
feasible plan for securing the non-Federal share for an eligible project
required under paragraph (1) before a grant is provided to the eligible project
under the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id70c67d0a-2497-4e30-baab-84f5ede1a414"><enum>204.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop any guidelines
and issue any regulations that the Secretary determines to be necessary to
carry out this title.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided462615-ccc8-420b-b441-6ee1c0115f5e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $50,000,000 for each
fiscal year, to remain available until expended.</text>
</section>
June 16, 2008
Reported with an amendment