[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10553 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10553
To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase amounts deposited in
the Historic Preservation Fund, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 20, 2024
Ms. Leger Fernandez introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee
on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase amounts deposited in
the Historic Preservation Fund, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Historic Preservation Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROVISIONS.
(a) Funding.--Section 303102 of title 54, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``For each'' and inserting ``(a) In
General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), for each'';
(2) by striking ``of fiscal years 2012 to 2023'' and
inserting ``fiscal year'';
(3) by striking ``$150,000,000'' and inserting
``$300,000,000''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Deposits.--Unless otherwise provided by law, if the revenues
described in subsection (a) are not sufficient to cover the amount to
be deposited into each of the funds such revenues are directed under
other Federal laws, the difference between the shortfall in the
revenues and the amount to be deposited into the Historic Preservation
Fund under subsection (a) shall be deposited from amounts in the
general fund of the Treasury.''.
(b) Use and Availability.--Section 303103 of title 54, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 303103. Use and availability
``(a) In General.--Any amounts deposited in the Historic
Preservation Fund under section 303102 for fiscal year 2025 and each
fiscal year thereafter shall be made available for expenditure for
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, without further
appropriation or fiscal year limitation, to carry out this division
(including programs made available from the Historic Preservation
Fund).
``(b) Allocation Authority.--
``(1) Minimum allocation for state and tribal historic
preservation offices.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law and subject to subparagraph (B), of
the amounts made available from the Fund for each
fiscal year under subsection (a)--
``(i) not less than 40 percent shall be
allocated to State Historic Preservation
Offices; and
``(ii) not less than 20 percent shall be
allocated to Tribal Historic Preservation
Offices.
``(B) Adjustment.--The annual allocation to Tribal
Historic Preservation Offices under subparagraph
(A)(ii) shall be increased as necessary to reflect any
annual increase in the number of Tribal Historic
Preservation Offices.
``(2) Submission of cost estimates.--The President shall
submit to Congress proposed allocations to State Historic
Preservation Offices (expressed as the total amount proposed to
be allocated to all such Offices), Tribal Historic Preservation
Offices (expressed as the total amount proposed to be allocated
to all such Offices), grant programs described in the item
relating to the Historic Preservation Fund in title I of
division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public
Law 117-328), and any other relevant programs (as determined by
the President or a designee of the President), of the full
amount made available under subsection (a)--
``(A) for fiscal year 2026, not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of the Historic
Preservation Enhancement Act; and
``(B) for each fiscal year thereafter, as part of
the annual budget submission of the President.
``(3) Alternate allocation.--
``(A) In general.--Appropriations Acts may provide
for alternate allocation of amounts made available
under subsection (a), including allocations by program.
``(B) Allocation by president.--
``(i) No alternate allocations.--If
Congress has not enacted legislation
establishing alternate allocations by the date
on which the Act making full-year
appropriations for the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for
the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law,
amounts made available under subsection (a)
shall be allocated by the President.
``(ii) Insufficient alternate allocation.--
If Congress enacts legislation establishing
alternate allocations for amounts made
available under subsection (a) that are less
than the full amount appropriated under such
subsection, the difference between the amount
appropriated and the alternate allocation shall
be allocated by the President.
``(4) Continuing resolution.--If the Department of the
Interior or the National Park Service is operating under a
continuing resolution during any period in a fiscal year, the
President may distribute funds made available under subsection
(a) to State Historic Preservation Offices and Tribal Historic
Preservation Offices during such period at the rate of
operations provided for such Offices under such subsection
during the immediately preceding fiscal year.
``(5) Annual report.--The President shall submit to
Congress an annual report that describes the final allocation,
by program, of amounts made available under subsection (a).''.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROGRAMS.
Subject to the availability of appropriations, amounts are
authorized to be made available from the Historic Preservation Fund to
the following programs:
(1) African American Civil Rights Movement Initiative &
Grants.
(2) History of Equal Rights Grants (formerly known as
``Civil Rights Grants for All Americans'').
(3) Survey Grants for Underrepresented Communities.
(4) Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants.
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