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[CITE: 16USC5403]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                 CHAPTER 74--NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE
 
Sec. 5403. National Maritime Heritage Grants Program


(a) Establishment

    There is hereby established within the Department of the Interior 
the National Maritime Heritage Grants Program, to foster in the American 
public a greater awareness and appreciation of the role of maritime 
endeavors in our Nation's history and culture. The Program shall consist 
of--
        (1) annual grants to the National Trust for Historic 
    Preservation for subgrants administered by the National Trust for 
    maritime heritage education projects under subsection (b) of this 
    section;
        (2) grants to State Historic Preservation Officers for maritime 
    heritage preservation projects carried out or administered by those 
    Officers under subsection (c) of this section; and
        (3) grants for interim projects under subsection (j) of this 
    section.

(b) Grants for maritime heritage education projects

       (1) Grants to National Trust for Historic Preservation

        The Secretary, subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), and the 
    availability of amounts for that purpose under section 5405(b)(1)(A) 
    of this title, shall make an annual grant to the National Trust for 
    maritime heritage education projects.

                          (2) Use of grants

        Amounts received by the National Trust as an annual grant under 
    this subsection shall be used to make subgrants to State and local 
    governments and private nonprofit organizations to carry out 
    education projects which have been approved by the Secretary under 
    subsection (f) of this section and which consist of--
            (A) assistance to any maritime museum or historical society 
        for--
                (i) existing and new educational programs, exhibits, 
            educational activities, conservation, and interpretation of 
            artifacts and collections;
                (ii) minor improvements to educational and museum 
            facilities; and
                (iii) other similar activities;

            (B) activities designed to encourage the preservation of 
        traditional maritime skills, including--
                (i) building and operation of vessels of all sizes and 
            types for educational purposes;
                (ii) special skills such as wood carving, sail making, 
            and rigging;
                (iii) traditional maritime art forms; and
                (iv) sail training;

            (C) other educational activities relating to historic 
        maritime resources, including--
                (i) maritime  educational  waterborne-experience 
            programs in historic vessels or vessel reproductions;
                (ii) maritime archaeological field schools; and
                (iii) educational programs on other aspects of maritime 
            history;

            (D) heritage programs focusing on maritime historic 
        resources, including maritime heritage trails and corridors; or
            (E) the construction and use of reproductions of historic 
        maritime resources for educational purposes, if a historic 
        maritime resource no longer exists or would be damaged or 
        consumed through direct use.

(c) Grants for maritime heritage preservation projects

         (1) Grants to State Historic Preservation Officers

        The Secretary, acting through the National Maritime Initiative 
    of the National Park Service and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 
    and the availability of amounts for that purpose under section 
    5405(b)(1)(B) of this title, shall make grants to State Historic 
    Preservation Officers for maritime heritage preservation projects.

                          (2) Use of grants

        Amounts received by a State Historic Preservation Officer as a 
    grant under this subsection shall be used by the Officer to carry 
    out \1\ or to make subgrants to local governments and private 
    nonprofit organizations to carry out, projects which have been 
    approved by the Secretary under subsection (f) of this section for 
    the preservation of historic maritime resources through--
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            (A) identification of historic maritime resources, including 
        underwater archaeological sites;
            (B) acquisition of historic maritime resources for the 
        purposes of preservation;
            (C) repair, restoration, stabilization, maintenance, or 
        other capital improvements to historic maritime resources, in 
        accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary; and
            (D) research, recording (through drawings, photographs, or 
        otherwise), planning (through feasibility studies, architectural 
        and engineering services, or otherwise), and other services 
        carried out as part of a preservation program for historic 
        maritime resources.

(d) Criteria for direct grant and subgrant eligibility

    To qualify for a subgrant from the National Trust under subsection 
(b) of this section, or a direct grant to or a subgrant from a State 
Historic Preservation Officer under subsection (c) of this section, a 
person must--
        (1) demonstrate that the project for which the direct grant or 
    subgrant will be used has the potential for reaching a broad 
    audience with an effective educational program based on American 
    maritime history, technology, or the role of maritime endeavors in 
    American culture;
        (2) match the amount of the direct grant or subgrant, on a 1-to-
    1 basis, with non-Federal assets from non-Federal sources, which may 
    include cash or donated services fairly valued as determined by the 
    Secretary;
        (3) maintain records as may be reasonably necessary to fully 
    disclose--
            (A) the amount and the disposition of the proceeds of the 
        direct grant or subgrant;
            (B) the total cost of the project for which the direct grant 
        or subgrant is made; and
            (C) other records as may be required by the Secretary, 
        including such records as will facilitate an effective 
        accounting for project funds;

        (4) provide access to the Secretary for the purposes of any 
    required audit and examination of any books, documents, papers, and 
    records of the person; and
        (5) be a unit of State or local government, or a private 
    nonprofit organization.

(e) Procedures, terms, and conditions

                     (1) Application procedures

        An application for a subgrant under subsection (b) of this 
    section, or a direct grant or subgrant under subsection (c) of this 
    section, shall be submitted under procedures prescribed by the 
    Secretary.

                      (2) Terms and conditions

        A person may not receive a subgrant under subsection (b) of this 
    section, or a direct grant or subgrant under subsection (c) of this 
    section, unless the person has agreed to assume, after completion of 
    the project for which the direct grant or subgrant is awarded, the 
    total cost of the continued maintenance, repair, and administration 
    of any property for which the subgrant will be used in a manner 
    satisfactory to the Secretary.

(f) Review of proposals

                    (1) Committee recommendations

        The National Maritime Heritage Grants Committee shall review 
    applications for subgrants under subsection (b) of this section, and 
    direct grants or subgrants under subsection (c) of this section, and 
    submit recommendations to the Secretary regarding projects which 
    should receive funding under those direct grants and subgrants.

                   (2) Allocation of grant funding

        To the extent feasible, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
    amount made available under subsection (b) of this section for 
    maritime heritage education projects is equal to the amount made 
    available under subsection (c) of this section for maritime heritage 
    preservation projects.

                           (3) Limitation

        The amount provided by the Secretary in a fiscal year as grants 
    under this section for projects relating to historic maritime 
    resources owned or operated by the Federal Government shall not 
    exceed 40 percent of the total amount available for the fiscal year 
    for grants under this section.

(g) Direct grants and subgrants process

            (1) Direct grants and subgrants solicitation

        The Secretary shall publish annually in the Federal Register and 
    otherwise as the Secretary considers appropriate--
            (A) a solicitation of applications for direct grants and 
        subgrants under this section;
            (B) a list of priorities for the making of those direct 
        grants and subgrants;
            (C) a single deadline for the submission of applications for 
        those direct grants and subgrants; and
            (D) other relevant information.

    (2) Receipt and approval or disapproval of direct grant and 
                            subgrant applications

        Within 60 days after the submission of recommendations by the 
    Committee to the Secretary under subsection (h)(6) of this section, 
    the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove a direct grant 
    or subgrant for each project recommended by the Committee and 
    provide to the Committee and the applicant the reasons for that 
    approval or disapproval.

(h) Direct grant and subgrant administration

    The National Trust shall be responsible for administering subgrants 
for maritime heritage education projects under subsection (b) of this 
section, the Secretary shall be responsible for administering direct 
grants for maritime heritage preservation projects under subsection (c) 
of this section, and the various State Historic Preservation Officers 
shall be responsible for administering subgrants for maritime heritage 
preservation projects under subsection (c) of this section, by--
        (1) publicizing the Program to prospective grantees, 
    subgrantees, and to the public at large, in cooperation with the 
    National Park Service, the Maritime Administration, and other 
    appropriate government agencies and private institutions;
        (2) answering inquiries from the public, including providing 
    information on the Program as requested;
        (3) distributing direct grant and subgrant applications;
        (4) receiving direct grant and subgrant applications and 
    ensuring their completeness;
        (5) forwarding the applications to the Committee for review and 
    recommendation;
        (6) submitting to the Secretary applications that the Committee 
    recommends should be approved by the Secretary;
        (7) keeping records of all direct grant and subgrant awards and 
    expenditures of funds;
        (8) monitoring progress of projects carried out with direct 
    grants and subgrants; and
        (9) providing to the Secretary such progress reports as may be 
    required by the Secretary.

(i) Assistance of maritime preservation organizations

    The Secretary, the National Trust, and the State Historic 
Preservation Officers may, individually or jointly, enter into 
cooperative agreements with any private nonprofit organization with 
appropriate expertise in maritime preservation issues, or other 
qualified maritime preservation organizations, to assist in the 
administration of the Program.

(j) Grants for interim projects

                        (1) Grants authority

        The Secretary, subject to paragraph (3), may use amounts 
    available under section 5405(b)(2) of this title to make one or more 
    grants described in paragraph (2).

                        (2) Grants described

        The grants referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
            (A) A grant to the National Museum Association (a nonprofit 
        organization located in San Francisco, California) for payment 
        of expenses directly related to the preservation and restoration 
        of the historic fleet of the San Francisco Maritime National 
        Historical Park, located in San Francisco, California.
            (B) A grant to the Virginia V Foundation (a nonprofit 
        organization) for use in restoration and preservation of the 
        historic steamship VIRGINIA V.
            (C) A grant to any nonprofit organization which operates and 
        maintains a former hospital ship to be converted to engage in 
        public health activities, for use in refurbishing and 
        maintaining the ship for those activities.
            (D) A grant to the Mariners' Museum (a not-for-profit 
        educational institution located in Newport News, Virginia,\2\ 
        for use for expenses directly related to the computerization of 
        the library and archives of that museum, including for the 
        purpose of providing to the public enhanced national access to 
        those materials.
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            (E) A grant for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
        and 2000 to the Center for Maritime and Underwater Resource 
        Management at Michigan State University, for a pilot project to 
        plan, design, implement, and evaluate innovative approaches to 
        management and development of maritime and underwater cultural 
        resources at the following sites: Thunder Bay, the Manitou 
        Passage, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw Peninsula, 
        Marquette County, Alger County, Whitefish Point, the Straits of 
        Mackinac, the Thumb Area, and Sanilac Shores.

                        (3) Grant conditions

        The Secretary may not make a grant under this subsection unless 
    the grantee complies with the requirements set forth in paragraphs 
    (1) through (5) of subsection (d) of this section.

(k) Report to Congress

    The Secretary shall submit to the Congress, after review by the 
Committee, an annual report on the Program, including--
        (1) a description of each project funded under the Program in 
    the period covered by the report;
        (2) the results or accomplishments of each such project; and
        (3) recommended priorities for achieving the policy set forth in 
    section 5402 of this title.

(Pub. L. 103-451, Sec. 4, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4770.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 5404, 5405, 5406 of this 
title.
