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Chapter 3089 · Save america’s treasures program
308901Definitions#
In this chapter:
(1)The term “collection” means a collection of intellectual and cultural artifacts, including documents, sculpture, and works of art.
(2)The term “eligible entity” means a Federal entity, State, local, or tribal government, educational institution, or nonprofit organization.
(3)The term “historic property” has the meaning given the term in section 300308 of this title.
(4)The term “nationally significant”, in reference to a collection or historic property, means a collection or historic property that meets the applicable criteria for national significance, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to section 302103 of this title.
308902Establishment#
(a)There is established in the Department of the Interior the Save America’s Treasures Program.
(b)In consultation and partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the Secretary shall use the amounts made available under section 308905 of this title to provide grants to eligible entities for projects to preserve nationally significant collections and historic property.
308903Grants#
(a)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).
(b)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.
(c)
(1)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—
(A)nationally significant; and
(B)threatened or endangered.
(2)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.
(3)To be eligible for a grant under the program, a historic property shall, as of the date of the grant application—
(A)be listed on the National Register of Historic Places at the national level of significance; or
(B)be designated as a National Historic Landmark.
(d)
(1)The Secretary shall not provide a grant under this chapter to a project for a collection or historic property unless the project—
(A)eliminates or substantially mitigates the threat of destruction or deterioration of the collection or historic property;
(B)has a clear public benefit; and
(C)is able to be completed on schedule and within the budget described in the grant application.
(3)In providing grants under this chapter, the Secretary shall provide only one grant to each project selected for a grant.
(e)
(1)
(2)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.
(f)
(1)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.
(2)The non-Federal share required under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of—
(A)cash; or
(B)donated supplies or related services, the value of which shall be determined by the Secretary.
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