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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4503
To provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings at
historically women’s public colleges or universities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 2000
Mr. PICKERING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the preservation and restoration of historic
buildings at historically women’s public colleges or uni-
versities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Historically Women’s
Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restora-
tion and Preservation Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) HISTORICALLY WOMEN’S PUBLIC COLLEGE
OR
UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically women’s
public college or university’’ means a public institu-
tion of higher education created in the United States
between 1884 and 1908 to provide industrial edu-
cation for women, including—
(A) the Mississippi University for Women
in Columbus, Mississippi;
(B) the Georgia College and State Univer-
sity in Milledgeville, Georgia;
(C) the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro;
(D) the Winthrop University in Rock Hill,
South Carolina;
(E) the University of Montevallo in
Montevallo, Alabama;
(F) the Texas Women’s University in Den-
ton, Texas; and
(G) the University of Science and Arts of
Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
(2) HISTORIC BUILDING OR STRUCTURE.—The
term ‘‘historic building or structure’’ means a build-
ing or structure listed (or eligible to be listed) on the
National Register of Historic Places, designated as
a National Historic Landmark, or located within a
designated historic district.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 3. PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION GRANTS FOR
HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AT
HISTORICALLY WOMEN’S PUBLIC COLLEGES
OR UNIVERSITIES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award
grants in accordance with this section to historically
women’s public colleges or universities for the pres-
ervation and restoration of historic buildings and
structures on their campuses.
(2) SOURCE OF FUNDING.—Grants under para-
graph (1) shall be awarded from amounts appro-
priated to carry out the National Historic Preserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) for fiscal years
2001 through 2005.
(b) GRANT CONDITIONS.—Grants made under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the condition that the grant-
ee agree, for the period of time specified by the Secretary,
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 for
which the grant is made will be permitted by the
grantee for interpretive and educational purposes.
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF
HISTORIC PLACES.—Except as provided by paragraph
(2), the Secretary may obligate funds made available
under this section for a grant with respect to a building
or structure listed on the National Register of Historic
Places, designated as a National Historic Landmark, or
located within a designated historic district, only if the
grantee agrees to provide for activities under the grant,
from funds derived from non-Federal sources, an amount
equal to 20 percent of the costs of the program to be fund-
ed under the grant with the Secretary providing 80 per-
cent of such costs under the grant.
(d) FUNDING PROVISIONS.—
(1) AMOUNTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE.—Not
more than $14,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2001 through 2005 may be made available under
this section.
(2) ALLOCATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made
available under this section for fiscal year
2001—