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State of Utah, local governments, and nonprofit entities
under which the Secretary agrees to pay not more than
50 percent of the costs of—
(1) preparation of a plan for the development of
historic, architectural, natural, cultural, and inter-
pretive resources within the District;
(2) implementation of projects approved by the
Secretary under the development plan described in
paragraph (1); and
(3) an analysis assessing measures that could
be taken to encourage economic development and re-
vitalization within the District in a manner con-
sistent with the District’s historic character.
(e) RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, AND INTERPRE-
TATION OF PROPERTIES.—
(1) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into cooperative agreements with
the State of Utah, local governments, and nonprofit
entities owning property within the District under
which the Secretary may—
(A) pay not more than 50 percent of the
cost of restoring, repairing, rehabilitating, and
improving historic infrastructure within the
District;
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(B) provide technical assistance with re-
spect to the preservation and interpretation of
properties within the District; and
(C) mark and provide interpretation of
properties within the District.
(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—When de-
termining the cost of restoring, repairing, rehabili-
tating, and improving historic infrastructure within
the District for the purposes of paragraph (1)(A),
the Secretary may consider any donation of prop-
erty, services, or goods from a non-Federal source as
a contribution of funds from a non-Federal source.
(3) PROVISIONS.—A cooperative agreement
under paragraph (1) shall provide that—
(A) the Secretary shall have the right of
access at reasonable times to public portions of
the property for interpretive and other pur-
poses;
(B) no change or alteration may be made
in the property except with the agreement of
the property owner, the Secretary, and any
Federal agency that may have regulatory juris-
diction over the property; and
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(C) any construction grant made under
this section shall be subject to an agreement
that provides—
(I) that conversion, use, or disposal of
the project so assisted for purposes con-
trary to the purposes of this section shall
result in a right of the United States to
compensation from the beneficiary of the
grant; and
(II) for a schedule for such compensa-
tion based on the level of Federal invest-
ment and the anticipated useful life of the
project.
(4) APPLICATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—A property owner that
desires to enter into a cooperative agreement
under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application describing how the project
proposed to be funded will further the purposes
of the management plan developed for the Dis-
trict.
(B) CONSIDERATION.—In making such
funds available under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall give consideration to projects that
provide a greater leverage of Federal funds.
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(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
out this section not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal
year and not more than $5,000,000 total.
Passed the House of Representatives May 2, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.