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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 860

To authorize the National Park Service to provide funding to assist in

the restoration, reconstruction, rehabilitation, preservation, and maintenance of the historic buildings known as ‘‘Poplar Forest’’ in Bedford

County, Virginia, designed, built, and lived in by Thomas Jefferson,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 4, 1993

Mr. PAYNE of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To authorize the National Park Service to provide funding

to assist in the restoration, reconstruction, rehabilitation,

preservation, and maintenance of the historic buildings

known as ‘‘Poplar Forest’’ in Bedford County, Virginia,

designed, built, and lived in by Thomas Jefferson, and

for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR NATIONAL PARK SERV4 ICE ASSISTANCE FOR POPLAR FOREST SITE.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act6 ing through the Director of the National Park Service, is
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1 authorized to provide assistance under the Act of August

2 21, 1935 (the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities

3 Act, 16 U.S.C. 461–467), to nonprofit organizations to

4 be used (1) for the restoration, reconstruction, rehabilita5 tion, preservation, and maintenance of the historic build6 ings designed, built, and lived in by Thomas Jefferson

7 known as ‘‘Poplar Forest’’ in Bedford County, Virginia,

8 (2) for preservation and maintenance of related sites, (3)

9 for providing and maintaining public access to such build10 ings and related sites, (4) for the design and planning of

11 activities referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3), and

12 (5) for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands nec13 essary to provide for the preservation and interpretation

14 of such buildings and related sites.

15 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Any restoration, reconstruc16 tion, rehabilitation, preservation, and maintenance carried

17 with the use of funds authorized to be appropriated under

18 this Act shall be carried out in accordance with standards

19 applicable to historic structures as established by the Di20 rector of the National Park Service.

21 (c) COST SHARING.—Funds made available pursuant

22 to this Act for any project shall not exceed 50 percent

23 of the total cost of the project to be funded. In making

24 such funds available, the Secretary shall give consideration
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1 to projects which provide a greater leverage of federal

2 funds.

3 (d) CONVERSION, USE, OR DISPOSAL.—Any assist4 ance made available pursuant to this Act shall be subject

5 to an agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the

6 project assisted for purposes contrary to the purposes of

7 this Act, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in

8 a right of the United States to compensation for all funds

9 made available for such project, or the proportion of the

10 increased value of the project attributable to such funds,

11 as determined at the time of such conversion, use, or dis12 posal, whichever is greater.

13 (e) AUDIT.—Not less frequently than every 2 years

14 after assistance is provided under this Act for any project

15 (and upon completion of such project), the Inspector Gen16 eral of the Department of the Interior shall conduct peri17 odic audits of such project to determine if such projects

18 are being carried out in accordance with the requirements

19 of this Act and other applicable law. The Inspector Gen20 eral of the Department of the Interior shall submit a re21 port containing the results of each such audit to the Sec22 retary of the Interior, to the Committee on Natural Re23 sources of the United States House of Representatives,

24 and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

25 of the United States Senate. Any assistance made avail-
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1 able pursuant to this Act shall be subject to an agreement

2 that the Director of the National Park Service and the

3 Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall

4 be permitted to inspect and audit, upon request, all sites,

5 facilities, and books and records relating to any project

6 for which such assistance is provided.

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