104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1179

AN ACT

To authorize appropriations for the preservation

cally black colleges and universities.and restoration of historic buildings at histori-
104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1179

AN ACT

To authorize appropriations for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically black colleges

and universities.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVER2 SITIES HISTORIC BUILDING RESTORATION

3 AND PRESERVATION.

4 (a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—From the

5 amounts made available to carry out the National Historic

6 Preservation Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make

7 grants in accordance with this section to eligible histori8 cally black colleges and universities for the preservation

9 and restoration of historic buildings and structures on the

10 campus of these institutions.

11 (b) GRANT CONDITIONS.—Grants made under sub12 section (a) shall be subject to the condition that the grant13 ee covenants, for the period of time specified by the Sec14 retary, that—

15 (1) no alteration will be made in the property

16 with respect to which the grant is made without the

17 concurrence of the Secretary; and

18 (2) reasonable public access to the property

19 with respect to which the grant is made will be per20 mitted by the grantee for interpretive and edu21 cational purposes.

22 (c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDINGS AND

23 STRUCTURES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF

24 HISTORIC PLACES.—(1) Except as provided by paragraph

25 (2), the Secretary may obligate funds made available

26 under this section for a grant with respect to a building
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1 or structure listed on, or eligible for listing on, the Na2 tional Register of Historic Places only if the grantee

3 agrees to match, from funds derived from non-Federal

4 sources, the amount of the grant with an amount that is

5 equal or greater than the grant.

6 (2) The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) with re7 spect to a grant if the Secretary determines from cir8 cumstances that an extreme emergency exists or that such

9 a waiver is in the public interest to assure the preservation

10 of historically significant resources.

11 (d) FUNDING PROVISION.—Pursuant to section 108

12 of the National Historic Preservation Act, $29,000,000

13 shall be made available to carry out the purposes of this

14 section. Of amounts made available pursuant to this sec15 tion, $5,000,000 shall be available for grants to Fisk Uni16 versity, $2,500,000 shall be available for grants to Knox17 ville College, $2,000,000 shall be available for grants to

18 Miles College, Alabama, $1,500,000 shall be available for

19 grants to Talladega College, Alabama, $1,550,000 shall

20 be available for grants to Selma University, Alabama,

21 $250,000 shall be available for grants to Stillman College,

22 Alabama, $200,000 shall be available for grants to

23 Concordia College, Alabama $2,900,000 shall be available

24 for grants to Allen University, South Carolina, $1,000,000

25 shall be available for grants to Claflin College, South
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1 Carolina, $2,000,000 shall be available for grants to Voor2 hees College, South Carolina, $1,000,000 shall be avail3 able for grants to Rust College, Mississippi, and

4 $3,000,000 shall be available for grants to Tougaloo Uni5 versity, Mississippi.

6 (e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall develop such

7 guidelines as may be necessary to carry out this section.

8 (f) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:

9 (1) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES.—The

10 term ‘‘historically black colleges and universities’’

11 has the same meaning given the term ‘‘part B insti12 tution’’ by section 322 of the Higher Education Act

13 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).

14 (2) HISTORIC BUILDING AND STRUCTURES.—

15 The term ‘‘historic building and structures’’ means

16 a building or structure listed on, or eligible for list17 ing on, the National Register of Historic Places or

18 designated a National Historic Landmark.

Passed the House of Representatives September 4,

1996.

Attest:

Clerk.