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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1179
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
Received
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for the preservation and restora-
tion of historic buildings at historically black colleges
and universities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVER-
SITIES HISTORIC BUILDING RESTORATION
AND PRESERVATION.
(a) AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE
GRANTS.—From the
amounts made available to carry out the National Historic
Preservation Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make
grants in accordance with this section to eligible histori-
cally black colleges and universities for the preservation
and restoration of historic buildings and structures on the
campus of these institutions.
(b) GRANT CONDITIONS.—Grants made under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the condition that the grant-
ee covenants, for the period of time specified by the Sec-
retary, that—
(1) no alteration will be made in the property
with respect to which the grant is made without the
concurrence of the Secretary; and
(2) reasonable public access to the property
with respect to which the grant is made will be per-
mitted by the grantee for interpretive and edu-
cational purposes.
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF
HISTORIC PLACES.—(1) Except as provided by paragraph
(2), the Secretary may obligate funds made available
under this section for a grant with respect to a building
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or structure listed on, or eligible for listing on, the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places only if the grantee
agrees to match, from funds derived from non-Federal
sources, the amount of the grant with an amount that is
equal or greater than the grant.
(2) The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) with re-
spect to a grant if the Secretary determines from cir-
cumstances that an extreme emergency exists or that such
a waiver is in the public interest to assure the preservation
of historically significant resources.
(d) FUNDING PROVISION.—Pursuant to section 108
of the National Historic Preservation Act, $29,000,000
shall be made available to carry out the purposes of this
section. Of amounts made available pursuant to this sec-
tion, $5,000,000 shall be available for grants to Fisk Uni-
versity, $2,500,000 shall be available for grants to Knox-
ville College, $2,000,000 shall be available for grants to
Miles College, Alabama, $1,500,000 shall be available for
grants to Talladega College, Alabama, $1,550,000 shall
be available for grants to Selma University, Alabama,
$250,000 shall be available for grants to Stillman College,
Alabama, $200,000 shall be available for grants to
Concordia College, Alabama $2,900,000 shall be available
for grants to Allen University, South Carolina, $1,000,000
shall be available for grants to Claflin College, South
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Carolina, $2,000,000 shall be available for grants to Voor-
hees College, South Carolina, $1,000,000 shall be avail-
able for grants to Rust College, Mississippi, and
$3,000,000 shall be available for grants to Tougaloo Uni-
versity, Mississippi.
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall develop such
guidelines as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGES.—The
term ‘‘historically black colleges and universities’’
has the same meaning given the term ‘‘part B insti-
tution’’ by section 322 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
(2) HISTORIC BUILDING AND STRUCTURES.—
The term ‘‘historic building and structures’’ means
a building or structure listed on, or eligible for list-
ing on, the National Register of Historic Places or
designated a National Historic Landmark.
Passed the House of Representatives September 4,
1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.