54 U.S.C. § 308903 — Grants
submitted 12 years ago by Pub. L. 113-287 to r/title-54-NATIONAL-PARK-SERVICE-AND-RELATED-PROGRAMS · 637 words · no verdicts yet
At least half of the grant money must be awarded competitively for preserving nationally significant and threatened or endangered collections and historic property. Applicants must provide required information, meet project criteria, provide at least half of project costs from non-Federal sources, and have a feasible plan for doing so.
(a) Determination of Grants. At least 50 percent of amounts available for grants under section 308905 must fund projects preserving collections and historic property*. The Secretary* must distribute those grants competitively under subsection (d).
(b) Application for Grants. An eligible entity* seeking a Program* grant must submit an application containing information the Secretary requires.
(c) Collections and Historic Property Eligible for Grants. (1) In general. The Secretary may grant money for a collection* or historic property only if it is (A) nationally significant and (B) threatened or endangered. (2) Eligible collections. The Secretary must determine a collection’s national significance in consultation, as appropriate, with the organizations listed in section 308902(b). (3) Eligible historic property. On the application date, the property must either (A) be listed on the National Register of Historic Places at the national level of significance or (B) be designated a National Historic Landmark.
(d) Selection Criteria. (1) In general. The Secretary may not fund a project unless it (A) eliminates or substantially reduces the threat of destruction or deterioration; (B) has a clear public benefit; and (C) can be completed on the schedule and within the budget in the application. (2) Preference. The Secretary may prefer projects serving both this Program and the Preserve America Program. (3) Limitation. The Secretary may give only one grant to each selected project.
(e) Consultation and Notification by Secretary. (1) Consultation. (A) Subject to (B), the Secretary must consult the organizations in section 308902(b) when preparing the fiscal-year list of projects to receive grants. (B) If one of those organizations applied for a Program grant, the Secretary must recuse it from the consultation requirements in subparagraph (A) and section 308902(b). (2) Notification. At least 30 days before giving fiscal-year grants, the Secretary must send the listed Senate and House committees a list of eligible projects to receive grants.
(f) Cost-Sharing Requirement. (1) The non-Federal share must be at least 50 percent of total project cost. (2) It must be cash or donated supplies or related services valued by the Secretary. (3) Before awarding a grant, the Secretary must ensure that each applicant can secure that share and has a feasible plan to secure it.
Of the amounts made available for grants under section 308905 of this title, not less than 50 percent shall be made available for grants for projects to preserve collections and historic property*, to be distributed through a competitive grant process administered by the Secretary*, subject to the selection criteria established under subsection (d).
To be considered for a grant under the program* an eligible entity* shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information as the Secretary may require.
A collection* or historic property shall be provided a grant under the program only if the Secretary determines that the collection or historic property is—
nationally significant; and
threatened or endangered.
A determination by the Secretary regarding the national significance of a collection under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made in consultation with the organizations described in section 308902(b) of this title, as appropriate.
To be eligible for a grant under the program, a historic property shall, as of the date of the grant application—
be listed on the National Register of Historic Places at the national level of significance; or
be designated as a National Historic Landmark.
The Secretary shall not provide a grant under this chapter to a project for a collection or historic property unless the project—
eliminates or substantially mitigates the threat of destruction or deterioration of the collection or historic property;
has a clear public benefit; and
is able to be completed on schedule and within the budget described in the grant application.
In providing grants under this chapter, the Secretary may give preference to projects that carry out the purposes of both the program and the Preserve America Program.
In providing grants under this chapter, the Secretary shall provide only one grant to each project selected for a grant.
Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall consult with the organizations described in section 308902(b) of this title in preparing the list of projects to be provided grants for a fiscal year under the program.
If an organization described in section 308902(b) of this title has submitted an application for a grant under the program, the organization shall be recused by the Secretary from the consultation requirements under subparagraph (A) and section 308902(b) of this title.
Not later than 30 days before the date on which the Secretary provides grants for a fiscal year under the program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a list of any eligible projects that are to be provided grants under the program for the fiscal year.
The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out a project provided a grant under this chapter shall be not less than 50 percent of the total cost of the project.
The non-Federal share required under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of—
cash; or
donated supplies or related services, the value of which shall be determined by the Secretary.
The Secretary shall ensure that each applicant for a grant has the capacity and a feasible plan for securing the non-Federal share for an eligible project required under paragraph (1) before a grant is provided to the eligible project under the program.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3244.)
- 2014Enacted · Pub. L. 113-287 · 128 Stat. 3244
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