103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2921

AN ACT

To authorize appropriations for the preservation

cally black colleges and universities.and restoration of historic buildings at histori-
103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2921

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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Historically Black Col5 leges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and

6 Preservation Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 Congress finds that—

3 (1) the Nation’s historically black colleges and

4 universities have contributed significantly to the ef5 fort to attain equal opportunity through postsecond6 ary education for African-American, low-income, and

7 educationally disadvantaged Americans;

8 (2) over our Nation’s history, States and the

9 Federal Government have discriminated in the allo10 cation of land and financial resources to support

11 these institutions, thus forcing them to rely on the

12 generous support of private individuals and other

13 charitable organizations;

14 (3) the development of this source of private

15 and charitable financial support for historically black

16 colleges and universities has resulted in structures

17 and buildings of historic importance and

18 architecturally unique design on the campuses of

19 these institutions; and

20 (4) many of these structures and buildings are

21 national treasures worthy of preservation and res22 toration for future generations of all Americans as

23 well as for the students and faculty of these institu24 tions.
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1 SEC. 3. PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION GRANTS FOR

2 HISTORIC BUILDINGS AT HISTORICALLY

3 BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

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

5 amounts made available to carry out the National Historic

6 Preservation Act for the fiscal years 1995 through 1998,

7 the Secretary of the Interior shall make grants in accord8 ance with this section to eligible historically black colleges

9 and universities for the preservation and restoration of

10 historic buildings and structures on the campus of these

11 institutions.

12 (b) GRANT CONDITIONS.—Grants made under sub13 section (a) shall be subject to the condition that the grant14 ee covenants, for the period of time specified by the Sec15 retary, that—

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

17 with respect to which the grant is made without the

18 concurrence of the Secretary; and

19 (2) reasonable public access to the property

20 with respect to which the grant is made will be per21 mitted by the grantee for interpretive and edu22 cational purposes.

23 (c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDINGS AND

24 STRUCTURES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF

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

26 (2), the Secretary may obligate funds made available
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1 under this section for a grant with respect to a building

2 or structure listed on the National Register of Historic

3 Places only if the grantee agrees to match, from funds

4 derived from non-Federal sources, the amount of the grant

5 with an amount that is 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 PROVISIONS.—(1) Not more than

12 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and not more than

13 $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, and

14 1998 may be made available under this section.

15 (2) Of the amounts made available under this section

16 for fiscal year 1995, $5,000,000 shall be available only

17 for grants under subsection (a) to Fisk University.

18 (3) Of the amounts made available under this section

19 for fiscal year 1995, $10,000,000 shall be available only

20 for grants under subsection (a) to those historically black

21 colleges and universities identified for inclusion in the De22 partment of the Interior Historically Black College and

23 University Historic Preservation Initiative.
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1 (e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate

2 such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this

3 Act.

4 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

5 For the purposes of this Act:

6 (1) The term ‘‘historically black colleges and

7 universities’’ has the same meaning given the term

8 ‘‘part B institution’’ by section 322 of the Higher

9 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).

10 (2) The term ‘‘historic building and structures’’

11 means a building or structure listed on the National

12 Register of Historic Places or designated a National

13 Historic Landmark.

Passed the House of Representatives November 23

(legislative day, November 22), 1993.

Attest:

Clerk.