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H. Rept. 115-157 1 (2017-06-02)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaacd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Gp 115TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-157 TO REAUTHORIZE THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM JUNE 2, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 1135] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 1135) to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and rec- ommend that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of H.R. 1135 is to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION In 1988, the National Park Service (NPS) established the Histori- cally Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Preservation Pro- gram with the award of grants to document, preserve, and stabilize historic structures on HBCU campuses. Throughout the history of the program, NPS has awarded over $60 million to HBCUs to as- sist them in repairing historic buildings. Historic preservation projects may include: structural stabilization, repairing damaged masonry, replacing antiquated electrical and plumbing systems, abating environmental hazards such as asbestos, repairing termite damage, fixing leaking roofs, and providing handicapped accessi- bility. Funding for preservation and restoration at HBCUs from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) was initially authorized by the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public 69-006