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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2869 

To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational 

agencies for the construction, renovation, or repair of athletics facilities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 

Ms. FUDGE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 

to local educational agencies for the construction, renovation, or repair of athletics facilities. 

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 ‘‘School Athletic Facili5 ties Restoration Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ATHLETICS FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title V of the Elemen8 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

9 5401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing new subpart: 


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1 ‘‘Subpart 22—Athletic Facilities 

2 ‘‘SEC. 5619. SHORT TITLE. 

3 ‘‘This subpart may be cited as the ‘School Athletic 

4 Facilities Restoration Program’. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 5620. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

6 ‘‘The Secretary is authorized to make grants, on a 

7 competitive basis, to local educational agencies for the con8 struction, renovation, or repair of school facilities that are 

9 primarily used for physical education, athletic contests or 

10 exhibitions, or athletic extracurricular activities, such as 

11 team sports. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 5621. APPLICATIONS. 

13 ‘‘Each local educational agency desiring a grant 

14 under this subpart shall submit an application to the Sec15 retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

16 information and assurances as the Secretary shall require. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 5622. REQUIREMENTS. 

18 ‘‘(1) REPORT TO SECRETARY.—A local edu19 cational agency receiving a grant under this subpart 

20 shall submit to the Secretary an annual report 

21 that— 

22 ‘‘(A) describes the activities conducted dur23 ing the preceding year; and 

24 ‘‘(B) demonstrates that progress has been 

25 made toward completing the construction, ren26 ovation, or repair of the facility. 


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1 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more 

2 than 5 percent of the grant funds made available to 

3 a local educational agency under this subpart may 

4 be used for administrative expenses. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 5623. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

6 ‘‘(a) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 

7 cost of any project funded under this subpart shall not 

8 exceed 50 percent. 

9 ‘‘(b) PROPORTIONALITY.—To the extent practicable, 

10 the Secretary shall ensure that grants awarded under this 

11 subpart shall be equitably distributed among local edu12 cational agencies serving urban and rural areas. 

13 ‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one 

14 year after a grant is awarded under this subpart, and an15 nually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to 

16 Congress that— 

17 ‘‘(1) describes the grants made under this sub18 part; 

19 ‘‘(2) documents the progress of construction, 

20 renovation, and repair funded under this subpart; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(3) makes such recommendations as the Sec23 retary determines appropriate for the continuation 

24 and improvement of grants made under this subpart. 


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1 ‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

2 available to the Secretary to carry out this subpart shall 

3 remain available until expended. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 5624. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

5 ‘‘Funds made available under this subpart shall be 

6 used to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, 

7 State, or local funds available for construction, renovation, 

8 or repair of school facilities.’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of con10 tents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu11 cation Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item 

12 relating to subpart 21 of part D of title V the following 

13 new item: 

‘‘SUBPART 22—ATHLETICS FACILITIES

‘‘Sec. 5619. Short title. 

‘‘Sec. 5620. Program authorized. 

‘‘Sec. 5621. Applications. 

‘‘Sec. 5622. Requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 5623. Administrative provisions. 

‘‘Sec. 5624. Supplement, not supplant.’’. 

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