Historic Preservation Enhancement Act

To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase amounts deposited in the Historic Preservation Fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Historic Preservation Enhancement Act 2. Amendments to Historic Preservation Fund provisions (a) Funding Section 303102 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking For each (a) (2) by striking of fiscal years 2012 to 2023 fiscal year, (3) by striking $150,000,000 $300,000,000 (4) by adding at the end the following: (b) Deposits Should revenues described in subsection (a) be insufficient to deposit in the Historic Preservation Fund the amount described in such subsection, the difference shall be deposited from amounts in the General Treasury. . (b) Use and availability Section 303103 of title 54, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 303103. Use and availability (a) In general Any amounts deposited in the Historic Preservation Fund under section 303102 for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be made available for expenditure for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, to carry out this division (including programs made available from the Historic Preservation Fund). (b) Allocation authority (1) Submission of cost estimates The President shall submit to Congress detailed program allocations of the full amount made available under subsection (a)— (A) for fiscal year 2023, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Historic Preservation Enhancement Act (B) for each fiscal year thereafter, as part of the annual budget submission of the President. (2) Alternate allocation (A) In general Appropriations Acts may provide for alternate allocation of amounts made available under subsection (a), including allocations by program. (B) Allocation by President (i) No alternate allocations If Congress has not enacted legislation establishing alternate allocations by the date on which the Act making full-year appropriations for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, amounts made available under subsection (a) shall be allocated by the President. (ii) Insufficient alternate allocation If Congress enacts legislation establishing alternate allocations for amounts made available under subsection (a) that are less than the full amount appropriated under such subsection, the difference between the amount appropriated and the alternate allocation shall be allocated by the President. (3) Annual Report The President shall submit to Congress an annual report that describes the final allocation by program and project of amounts made available under subsection (a), including a description of the status of obligations and expenditures. .

Summary: Historic Preservation Enhancement Act This bill provides increased funding for and makes permanent the Historic Preservation Fund. This fund supports grants for states, tribes, localities, and nonprofits to carry out historic preservation activities. Any amounts deposited in the fund shall be made available for expenditure without further congressional appropriation. The President shall submit to Congress program allocations made available from the fund as part of the President's annual budget.