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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6589 

To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase amounts deposited in 

the Historic Preservation Fund, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2022 

Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ (for herself and Mr. BLUMENAUER) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 

and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase amounts 

deposited in the Historic Preservation Fund, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Historic Preservation 

5 Enhancement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 

2 PROVISIONS. 

3 (a) FUNDING.—Section 303102 of title 54, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘For each’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 

6 IN GENERAL.— For each’’; 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘of fiscal years 2012 to 2023’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘fiscal year,’’; 

9 (3) by striking ‘‘$150,000,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$300,000,000’’; and 

11 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(b) DEPOSITS.—Should revenues described in sub13 section (a) be insufficient to deposit in the Historic Pres14 ervation Fund the amount described in such subsection, 

15 the difference shall be deposited from amounts in the Gen16 eral Treasury.’’. 

17 (b) USE AND AVAILABILITY.—Section 303103 of title 

18 54, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘§ 303103. Use and availability 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any amounts deposited in the 

21 Historic Preservation Fund under section 303102 for fis22 cal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be made 

23 available for expenditure for fiscal year 2023 and each fis24 cal year thereafter, without further appropriation or fiscal 

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1 grams made available from the Historic Preservation 

2 Fund). 

3 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION AUTHORITY.— 

4 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF COST ESTIMATES.—The 

5 President shall submit to Congress detailed program 

6 allocations of the full amount made available under 

7 subsection (a)— 

8 ‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2023, not later than 

9 90 days after the date of the enactment of the 

10 Historic Preservation Enhancement Act; and 

11 ‘‘(B) for each fiscal year thereafter, as 

12 part of the annual budget submission of the 

13 President. 

14 ‘‘(2) ALTERNATE ALLOCATION.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Appropriations Acts 

16 may provide for alternate allocation of amounts 

17 made available under subsection (a), including 

18 allocations by program. 

19 ‘‘(B) ALLOCATION BY PRESIDENT.— 

20 ‘‘(i) NO ALTERNATE ALLOCATIONS.— 

21 If Congress has not enacted legislation es22 tablishing alternate allocations by the date 

23 on which the Act making full-year appro24 priations for the Department of the Inte25 rior, Environment, and Related Agencies 


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1 for the applicable fiscal year is enacted 

2 into law, amounts made available under 

3 subsection (a) shall be allocated by the 

4 President. 

5 ‘‘(ii) INSUFFICIENT ALTERNATE AL6 LOCATION.—If Congress enacts legislation 

7 establishing alternate allocations for 

8 amounts made available under subsection 

9 (a) that are less than the full amount ap10 propriated under such subsection, the dif11 ference between the amount appropriated 

12 and the alternate allocation shall be allo13 cated by the President. 

14 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—The President shall 

15 submit to Congress an annual report that describes 

16 the final allocation by program and project of 

17 amounts made available under subsection (a), in18 cluding a description of the status of obligations and 

19 expenditures.’’. 

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