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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 860
To authorize the National Park Service to provide funding to assist in
the restoration, reconstruction, rehabilitation, preservation, and mainte-
nance of the historic buildings known as ‘‘Poplar Forest’’ in Bedford
County, Virginia, designed, built, and lived in by Thomas Jefferson,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 4, 1993
Mr. PAYNE of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To authorize the National Park Service to provide funding
to assist in the restoration, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
preservation, and maintenance of the historic buildings
known as ‘‘Poplar Forest’’ in Bedford County, Virginia,
designed, built, and lived in by Thomas Jefferson, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR NATIONAL PARK SERV-
ICE ASSISTANCE FOR POPLAR FOREST SITE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Director of the National Park Service, is
authorized to provide assistance under the Act of August
21, 1935 (the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities
Act, 16 U.S.C. 461–467), to nonprofit organizations to
be used (1) for the restoration, reconstruction, rehabilita-
tion, preservation, and maintenance of the historic build-
ings designed, built, and lived in by Thomas Jefferson
known as ‘‘Poplar Forest’’ in Bedford County, Virginia,
(2) for preservation and maintenance of related sites, (3)
for providing and maintaining public access to such build-
ings and related sites, (4) for the design and planning of
activities referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3), and
(5) for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands nec-
essary to provide for the preservation and interpretation
of such buildings and related sites.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Any restoration, reconstruc-
tion, rehabilitation, preservation, and maintenance carried
with the use of funds authorized to be appropriated under
this Act shall be carried out in accordance with standards
applicable to historic structures as established by the Di-
rector of the National Park Service.
(c) COST SHARING.—Funds made available pursuant
to this Act for any project shall not exceed 50 percent
of the total cost of the project to be funded. In making
such funds available, the Secretary shall give consideration
to projects which provide a greater leverage of federal
funds.
(d) CONVERSION, USE, OR DISPOSAL.—Any assist-
ance made available pursuant to this Act shall be subject
to an agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the
project assisted for purposes contrary to the purposes of
this Act, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in
a right of the United States to compensation for all funds
made available for such project, or the proportion of the
increased value of the project attributable to such funds,
as determined at the time of such conversion, use, or dis-
posal, whichever is greater.
(e) AUDIT.—Not less frequently than every 2 years
after assistance is provided under this Act for any project
(and upon completion of such project), the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of the Interior shall conduct peri-
odic audits of such project to determine if such projects
are being carried out in accordance with the requirements
of this Act and other applicable law. The Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of the Interior shall submit a re-
port containing the results of each such audit to the Sec-
retary of the Interior, to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the United States House of Representatives,
and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the United States Senate. Any assistance made avail-
able pursuant to this Act shall be subject to an agreement
that the Director of the National Park Service and the
Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall
be permitted to inspect and audit, upon request, all sites,
facilities, and books and records relating to any project
for which such assistance is provided.
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