§ 469l-2. — Preservation of historic sites or structures.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC469l-2]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1A--HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 469l-2. Preservation of historic sites or structures
(a) Authority to make grants
The Secretary of the Interior may make grants in accordance with
this section for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings
or structures associated with the Underground Railroad, and for related
research and documentation to sites, programs, or facilities that have
been included in the national network.
(b) Grant conditions
Any grant made under this section shall provide that--
(1) no change or alteration may be made in property for which
the grant is used except with the agreement of the property owner
and the Secretary;
(2) the Secretary shall have the right of access at reasonable
times to the public portions of such property for interpretive and
other purposes; and
(3) conversion, use, or disposal of such property for purposes
contrary to the purposes of sections 469l to 469l-2 of this title,
as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the
United States to compensation equal to all Federal funds made
available to the grantee under sections 469l to 469l-2 of this
title.
(c) Matching requirement
The Secretary may obligate funds made available for a grant under
this section only if the grantee agrees to match, from funds derived
from non-Federal sources, the amount of the grant with an amount that is
equal to or greater than the grant. The Secretary may waive the
requirement of the preceding sentence with respect to a grant if the
Secretary determines that an extreme emergency exists or that such a
waiver is in the public interest to assure the preservation of
historically significant resources.
(d) Funding
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
purposes of this section $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2001 and each
subsequent fiscal year. Amounts authorized but not appropriated in a
fiscal year shall be available for appropriation in subsequent fiscal
years.
(Pub. L. 105-203, Sec. 4, as added Pub. L. 106-291, title I,
Sec. 150(h), Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 959.)
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Pub. L. 106-291, title I, Sec. 150(b), Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 956,
provided that:
``(1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
``(A) the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
(hereinafter `Freedom Center') is a nonprofit organization
incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio in 1995;
``(B) the objectives of the Freedom Center are to interpret the
history of the Underground Railroad through development of a
national cultural institution in Cincinnati, Ohio, that will house
an interpretive center, including museum, educational, and research
facilities, all dedicated to communicating to the public the
importance of the quest for human freedom which provided the
foundation for the historic and inspiring story of the Underground
Railroad;
``(C) the city of Cincinnati has granted exclusive development
rights for a prime riverfront location to the Freedom Center;
``(D) the Freedom Center will be a national center linked
through state-of-the-art technology to Underground Railroad sites
and facilities throughout the United States and to a constituency
that reaches across the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean
and beyond; and
``(E) the Freedom Center has reached an agreement with the
National Park Service to pursue a range of historical and
educational cooperative activities related to the Underground
Railroad, including but not limited to assisting the National Park
Service in the implementation of the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Act [16 U.S.C. 469l et seq.].
``(2) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
``(A) to promote preservation and public awareness of the
history of the Underground Railroad;
``(B) to assist the Freedom Center in the development of its
programs and facilities in Cincinnati, Ohio; and
``(C) to assist the National Park Service in the implementation
of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act (112
Stat. 679; 16 U.S.C. 469l and following).''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 469l, 469l-1 of this title.
