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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4045
To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a pilot program to
promote the preservation of historic school structures.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2002
Mr. HILL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a
pilot program to promote the preservation of historic
school structures.
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 ‘‘Historic Schools Pres-
ervation Act’’.
SEC. 2. HISTORIC SCHOOL STRUCTURE PRESERVATION
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this section,
the Secretary may make grants to not more than 10
States to promote the preservation of historic school struc-
tures.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), each State receiving a grant under this
section shall use the proceeds of such grant to make
grants to eligible entities for—
(A) conducting independent assessments of
the cost of renovating historic school structures;
or
(B) evaluating whether to renovate historic
school structures rather than build new school
structures.
(2) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR STATE GRANTS.—
Each of the following entities shall be eligible to re-
ceive a grant made by a State under paragraph (1):
(A) A local educational agency.
(B) A consortium of local educational
agencies.
(C) A partnership between a local edu-
cational agency, or a consortium of such agen-
cies, and any number of public or private non-
profit organizations or local businesses.
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State receiving
a grant under this section may use not more than
5 percent of the proceeds of such grant for adminis-
trative costs.
(c) SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS.—In evaluating a
State’s application for a grant under this section, the Sec-
retary shall consider—
(1) the number of communities and historic
school structures in the State that could benefit
from the grant;
(2) the age, condition, and historic value of
such schools; and
(3) the quality of eligible entities to whom the
State could make grants in accordance with sub-
section (b)(1).
(d) UNUSED FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receipt of
a grant under this section, the Secretary shall re-
quire the State receiving such grant to return to the
Secretary any proceeds of the grant that the State
fails to use in accordance with subsection (b) before
the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in
which the State receives the grant from the Sec-
retary.
(2) DEPOSIT.—The Secretary shall deposit any
funds returned under paragraph (1) into the general
fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(e) REPORT.—For each fiscal year for which a State
receives a grant under this section, the Secretary shall re-
quire the State to transmit to the Secretary a report
describing—
(1) how the proceeds of the grant were used;
and
(2) the recipients of the grants made by the
State as required under subsection (b)(1).
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply:
(1) HISTORIC SCHOOL STRUCTURE.—The term
‘‘historic school structure’’ means any school build-
ing or facility that—
(A) is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places authorized under section 101 of
the National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470a); or
(B) is eligible to be listed on such National
Register, as determined by the State historic
preservation officer of the State in which the
school is located.
(2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given
that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Education.
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may
be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.
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