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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1808

To provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings at 

historically women’s public colleges or universities. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 31, 2003

Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. LOTT, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. 

COCHRAN, Mrs. DOLE, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. INHOFE, and Mrs. 

HUTCHISON) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL

To provide for the preservation and restoration of historic 

buildings at historically women’s public colleges or 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 Women’s 

5 Public Colleges and Universities Historic Building Preser6 vation and Restoration Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 
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1 (1) HISTORICALLY WOMEN’S PUBLIC COLLEGE

2 OR UNIVERSITY.—

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘historically 

4 women’s public college or university’’ means a 

5 public institution of higher education that—

6 (i) was established in the United 

7 States by a law enacted by a State during 

8 the 1884 through 1908 calendar years to 

9 provide industrial, technical, or vocational 

10 educational opportunities for women; and 

11 (ii) has 1 or more structures listed on 

12 the National Register of Historic Places. 

13 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘historically 

14 women’s public college or university’’ includes 

15 each of the institutions listed in clauses (i) 

16 though (viii) of section 3(d)(2)(A). 

17 (2) HISTORIC BUILDING OR STRUCTURE.—The 

18 term ‘‘historic building or structure’’ means a build19 ing or structure—

20 (A) listed, or eligible to be listed, on the 

21 National Register of Historic Places; 

22 (B) designated as a national historic land23 mark; or 

24 (C) located within a designated historic 

25 district. 
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1 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

3 SEC. 3. PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION GRANTS FOR 

4 HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AT 

5 HISTORICALLY WOMEN’S PUBLIC COLLEGES 

6 AND UNIVERSITIES. 

7 (a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—From amounts 

8 appropriated to carry out the National Historic Preserva9 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) for fiscal years 2004 

10 through 2008, the Secretary shall award grants in accord11 ance with this section to historically women’s public col12 leges and universities to pay the Federal share of the costs 

13 of the preservation and restoration of historic buildings 

14 and structures on the campuses of the colleges and univer15 sities. 

16 (b) GRANT CONDITIONS.—As a condition of the re17 ceipt of a grant under subsection (a), a grantee shall agree 

18 that, for a period of time specified by the Secretary—

19 (1) no alteration shall be made to the property 

20 preserved or restored using grant funds without the 

21 concurrence of the Secretary; and 

22 (2) reasonable public access to the property 

23 shall be permitted by the grantee for interpretive 

24 and educational purposes. 
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1 (c) COST SHARING FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUC2 TURES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HIS3 TORIC PLACES.—

4 (1) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as provided by 

5 paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of a 

6 grant for preservation or restoration of a historic 

7 building or structure shall be 80 percent. 

8 (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

9 share of the cost of activities under a grant under 

10 this subsection may be provided in cash or in the 

11 form of in-kind goods or services. 

12 (d) FUNDING PROVISIONS.—

13 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

14 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

15 this Act $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 

16 through 2008. 

17 (2) ALLOCATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.—

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 

19 available under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 

20 2004, $2,000,000 shall be used to make a grant 

21 to each of the following historically women’s 

22 public colleges and universities: 

23 (i) University of Montevallo in 

24 Montevallo, Alabama. 
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1 (ii) Georgia College and State Univer2 sity in Milledgeville, Georgia. 

3 (iii) Mississippi University for Women 

4 in Columbus, Mississippi. 

5 (iv) University of North Carolina in 

6 Greensboro, North Carolina. 

7 (v) University of Science and Arts of 

8 Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma. 

9 (vi) Winthrop University in Rock Hill, 

10 South Carolina. 

11 (vii) Texas Women’s University in 

12 Denton, Texas. 

13 (B) LESS THAN $14,000,000 AVAILABLE.—If 

14 less than $14,000,000 is made available under 

15 this subsection for fiscal year 2004, each of the 

16 institutions specified in subparagraph (A) shall 

receive 1 17 ⁄7 of the total amount made available. 

18 (3) ALLOCATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2005

19 THROUGH 2008.—For each of fiscal years 2005 

through 2008, the Secretary shall distribute 1 20 ⁄7 of 

21 the total amount made available for the fiscal year 

22 under paragraph (1) to each of the grantees speci23 fied in paragraph (2)(A). 
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•S 1808 IS 

1 (e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 

2 such regulations as are necessary to carry out this Act.

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