[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2795]
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             NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 834) to extend the 
authoirization for the National Historic Preservation Fund, and for 
other purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources, with an amendment to strike all after the 
enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Historic 
     Preservation Act Amendments of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND.

       Section 108 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470h) is amended by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2005''.

     SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC 
                   PRESERVATION.

       Section 212(a) of the National Historic Preservation Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 470t(a)) is amended by striking ``2000'' and 
     inserting ``2005''.

     SEC. 4. LOCATION OF FEDERAL FACILITIES ON HISTORIC 
                   PROPERTIES.

       Section 110(a)(1) of the National Historic Preservation Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 470h-2(a)(1)) is amended in the second sentence by 
     striking ``agency.'' and inserting ``agency, in accordance 
     with Executive Order 13006, issued May 21, 1996 (61 F.R. 
     26071).''.

     SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) The National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 
     et seq.) is amended as follows--
       (1) in section 101(d)(2)(D)(ii) (16 U.S.C. 
     470a(d)(2)(D)(ii)) by striking ``Officer;'' and inserting 
     ``Officer; and'';
       (2) by amending section 101(e)(2) (16 U.S.C. 470a(e)(2)) 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.'';
       (3) in section 101(e)(3)(A)(iii) (16 U.S.C. 
     470a(e)(3)(A)(iii)) by striking ``preservation; and'' and 
     inserting ``preservation, and'';
       (4) in section 101(j)(2)(C) (16 U.S.C. 470a(j)(2)(C)) by 
     striking ``programs;'' and inserting ``programs; and'';
       (5) in section 102(a)(3) (16 U.S.C. 470b(a)(3)) by striking 
     ``year.'' and inserting ``year;'';
       (6) in section 103(a) (16 U.S.C. 470c(a))--
       (A) by striking ``purposes this Act'' and inserting 
     ``purposes of this Act''; and
       (B) by striking ``him:.'' and inserting ``him.'';
       (7) in section 108 (16 U.S.C. 470h)) by striking ``(43 
     U.S.C. 338)'' and inserting ``(43 U.S.C. 1338)'';
       (8) in section 110(1) (16 U.S.C. 470h-2(1)) by striking 
     ``with the Council'' and inserting ``pursuant to regulations 
     issued by the Council'';
       (9) in section 112(b)(3) (16 U.S.C. 470h-4(b)(3)) by 
     striking ``(25 U.S.C. 3001(3) and (9))'' and inserting ``(25 
     U.S.C. 3001 (3) and (9)))'';
       (10) in section 301(12)(C)(iii) (16 U.S.C. 
     470w(12)(C)(iii)) by striking ``Officer, and'' and inserting 
     ``Officer; and'';
       (11) in section 307(a) (16 U.S.C. 470w-6(a)) by striking 
     ``Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no'' 
     and inserting ``No'';
       (12) in section 307(c) (16 U.S.C. 470w-6(c)) by striking 
     ``Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the'' 
     and inserting ``The'';
       (13) in section 307 (16 U.S.C. 470w-6) by redesignating 
     subsections (c) through (f), as amended, as subsections (b) 
     through (e), respectively; and
       (14) in subsection 404(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 470x-3(c)(2)) by 
     striking ``organizations, and'' and inserting 
     ``organizations; and''.
       (b) Section 114 of Public Law 96-199 (94 Stat. 71) is 
     amended by striking ``subsection 6(c)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection 206(c)''.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to extend the 
     authorization for the Historic Preservation Fund and the 
     Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and for other 
     purposes.''.

  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitue was agreed to.
  The bill (H.R. 834), as amended, was passed.

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