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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1522
To extend the authorization for the National Historic Preservation Fund,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 1997
Mr. HEFLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To extend the authorization for the National Historic
Preservation Fund, 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. AMENDMENT OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ACT.
The National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C.
470 and following; Public Law 89–665) is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) By adding the following new sentence at the
end of section 101(a)(1)(B): ‘‘Any National Historic
Landmark Districts for which the Secretary has not
published boundaries in the Federal Register by
January 1, 2007, shall be removed from the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places.’’
(2) By striking the third sentence of section
101(a)(6).
(3) Section 101(e)(2) is repealed.
(4) Section 101(g) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(g) The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
shall promulgate guidelines for Federal agency respon-
sibilities under section 110 of this title.’’.
(5) Section 103 is amended by adding the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) The State shall be solely responsible for deter-
mining which professional employees (in accordance with
section 112), are necessary to carry out the duties of the
State.’’.
(6) Section 107 is repealed.
(7) Section 108 is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’
and inserting ‘‘2002’’.
(8) Section 110(a)(1) is amended by inserting
the following before the period at the end of the sec-
ond sentence: ‘‘, especially those located in central
business areas. When locating Federal facilities,
Federal agencies shall give first consideration to his-
toric properties in historic districts. If no such prop-
erty is suitable, then Federal agencies shall consider
other developed or undeveloped sites within historic
districts. Federal agencies shall then consider his-
toric properties outside of historic districts, if no
suitable site within a district exists. Any rehabilita-
tion or construction that is undertaken pursuant to
this Act must be architecturally compatible with the
character of the surrounding historic district or
properties.’’.
(9) Section 110(b) is amended by inserting a
period after the phrase ‘‘appropriate agency’’ and
striking the remainder of the subsection.
(10) Section 110(e) is repealed.
(11) Subsection (h) of section 110 is amended
by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The
Council’’ and by redesignating such subsection as
section 215.
(12) Subsection (j) of section 110 is amended
by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The
Council’’ and redesignating such subsection as sec-
tion 216.
(13) Title II is amended by adding the follow-
ing new section after section 216:
‘‘SEC. 217. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
‘‘Whenever a disagreement arises between two or
more Federal agencies, or between a State or political sub-
division thereof and one or more Federal agencies, or be-
tween a project applicant and any level of government con-
cerning an undertaking, and such disagreement is referred
to the Council by one or more of the parties involved in
that disagreement, the Council is authorized to take ap-
propriate action to resolve such disagreement.’’.
(15) Paragraph (7) of section 301 is amended
by inserting ‘‘with potential to affect historic re-
sources’’ immediately after the word ‘‘program’’.
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