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Union Calendar No. 549
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4503
[Report No. 106–915]
To provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings at
historically women’s public colleges or universities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 2000
Mr. PICKERING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. COBLE, Mr. DELAY, Mr. RILEY, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr.
BACHUS, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. SPRATT, Mr.
WICKER, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. PRICE of
North Carolina, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr.
BURR of North Carolina, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. DEAL of
Georgia, Mr. THORNBERRY, and Mr. CRAMER
Deleted sponsor: Mr. CHAMBLISS (added September 19, 2000; deleted
September 26, 2000)
SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
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 May 19, 2000]
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 1884 and 1908 to provide industrial edu-
cation for women, including the institutions listed in
clauses (i) though (vii) 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 des-
ignated 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 preser-
vation and restoration of historic buildings and struc-
tures 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 2001
through 2005.
(b) GRANT CONDITIONS.—Grants made under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the condition that the grantee
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.