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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1623
To provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings at
historically women’s public colleges or universities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 26, 2001
Mr. PICKERING (for himself and Mr. CHAMBLISS) 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 1836 and 1908 to provide industrial edu-
cation for women, including the institutions listed in
clauses (i) though (viii) of section 3(d)(2)(A).
(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
2002 through 2006.
(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.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (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 50
percent of the costs of the program to be funded
under the grant with the Secretary providing 50 per-
cent of such costs under the grant.
(2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—In addition to
cash outlays and payments, in-kind contributions of
property or personnel services by non-Federal inter-
ests may be used for the non-Federal share of costs
required by paragraph (1).
(d) FUNDING PROVISIONS.—
(1) AMOUNTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE.—Not
more than $16,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2002 through 2006 may be made available under
this section.
(2) ALLOCATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made
available under this section for fiscal year 2002,
there shall be available only for grants under
subsection (a) $2,000,000 for each of the fol-
lowing:
(i) Mississippi University for Women
in Colombus, Mississippi.
(ii) Georgia College and State Univer-
sity in Milledgeville, Georgia.
(iii) University of North Carolina in
Greensboro, North Carolina.
(iv) Winthrop University in Rock Hill,
South Carolina.
(v) 
University 
of 
Montevallo 
in
Montevallo, Alabama.
(vi) Texas Woman’s University in
Denton, Texas.
(vii) University of Science and Arts of
Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
(viii) Wesleyan College in Macon,
Georgia.
(B) LESS THAN $16,000,000 AVAILABLE.—If
less than $16,000,000 is made available under
this section for fiscal year 2002, then the
amount made available to each of the institu-
tions listed in subparagraph (A) shall be re-
duced by the same amount.
(3) ALLOCATIONS
FOR
FISCAL
YEARS
2003–
2006.—Any funds which are made available during
fiscal years 2003 through 2006 under subsection
(a)(2) shall be distributed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of paragraph (2) to those grantees named
in paragraph (2)(A) which remain eligible and desire
to participate, on a uniform basis, in such fiscal
years.
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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