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Union Calendar No. 576 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2817 
[Report No. 114–740] 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the authorization of 
appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2015 
Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. GIBSON, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. KATKO, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. ABRA-
HAM, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. CLYBURN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mr. WELCH, Mr. SIMPSON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. GRAVES of 
Louisiana, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Mr. COOK, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 
WESTERMAN, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. COSTA, Mr. NEWHOUSE, 
Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
ASHFORD, Mr. HILL, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. 
RICHMOND, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. HECK of Washington, Ms. DELBENE, 
Mr. TONKO, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. WALZ, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. SAR-
BANES, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. THOMP-
SON of Mississippi, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. HECK of Nevada, 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. MICHELLE 
LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of 
New Mexico, and Mr. MCKINLEY 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 17, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the author-
ization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation 
Fund. 
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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 ‘‘National Historic Pres-
ervation Amendments Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVA-
TION FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303102 of title 54, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
(b) FEDERAL NOMINATIONS.—Section 302104 of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b), the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) NOMINATION BY FEDERAL AGENCY.—Subject to 
the requirements of section 302107 of this title, the regula-
tions promulgated under section 302103 of this title, and 
appeal under subsection (d) of this section, the Secretary 
may accept a nomination directly by a Federal agency for 
inclusion of property on the National Register only if— 
‘‘(1) completed nominations are sent to the State 
Historic Preservation Officer for review and comment 
regarding the adequacy of the nomination, the signifi-
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cance of the property and its eligibility for the Na-
tional Register; 
‘‘(2) within 45 days of receiving the completed 
nomination, the State Historic Preservation Officer 
has made a recommendation regarding the nomina-
tion to the Federal Preservation Officer, except that 
failure to meet this deadline shall constitute a rec-
ommendation to not support the nomination; 
‘‘(3) the chief elected officials of the county (or 
equivalent governmental unit) and municipal polit-
ical jurisdiction in which the property is located are 
notified and given 45 days in which to comment; 
‘‘(4) the Federal Preservation Officer forwards it 
to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic 
Places after determining that all procedural require-
ments have been met, including those in paragraphs 
(1) through (3) above; the nomination is adequately 
documented; the nomination is technically and profes-
sionally correct and sufficient; and may include an 
opinion as to whether the property meets the National 
Register criteria for evaluation; 
‘‘(5) notice is provided in the Federal Register 
that the nominated property is being considered for 
listing on the National Register that includes any 
comments and the recommendation of the State His-
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