H.R. 1446 (ih) To support the efforts of the California Missions Foundation to restore and repair the Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in the State of California and to preserve the artworks and artifacts of these missions, and for other purposes...

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        H.R.1446

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four


                                 An Act


 
To support the efforts of the California Missions Foundation to restore 
and repair the Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in the State of 
California and to preserve the artworks and artifacts of these missions, 
                         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 ``California Missions Preservation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) California mission.--The term ``California mission'' means 
    each of the 21 historic Spanish missions and one asistencia that--
            (A) are located in the State;
            (B) were built between 1769 and 1798; and
            (C) are designated as California Registered Historic 
        Landmarks.
        (2) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the California 
    Missions Foundation, a nonsectarian charitable corporation that--
            (A) was established in the State in 1998 to fund the 
        restoration and repair of the California missions; and
            (B) is operated exclusively for charitable purposes under 
        section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of California.

SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
agreement with the Foundation to provide technical and financial 
assistance to the Foundation to restore and repair--
        (1) the California missions; and
        (2) the artwork and artifacts associated with the California 
    missions.
    (b) Financial Assistance.--
        (1) In general.--The cooperative agreement may authorize the 
    Secretary to make grants to the Foundation to carry out the 
    purposes described in subsection (a).
        (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant or other 
    form of financial assistance under this Act, a California mission 
    must be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
        (3) Application.--To receive a grant or other form of financial 
    assistance under this Act, the Foundation shall submit to the 
    Secretary an application that--
            (A) includes a status report on the condition of the 
        infrastructure and associated artifacts of each of the 
        California missions for which the Foundation is seeking 
        financial assistance; and
            (B) describes a comprehensive program for the restoration, 
        repair, and preservation of the infrastructure and artifacts 
        referred to in subparagraph (A), including--
                (i) a description of the prioritized preservation 
            activities to be conducted over a 5-year period; and
                (ii) an estimate of the costs of the preservation 
            activities.
        (4) Applicable law.--Consistent with section 101(e)(4) of the 
    National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(e)(4)), the 
    Secretary shall ensure that the purpose of any grant or other 
    financial assistance provided by the Secretary to the Foundation 
    under this Act--
            (A) is secular;
            (B) does not promote religion; and
            (C) seeks to protect qualities that are historically 
        significant.
    (c) Review and Determination.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit a proposed 
    agreement to the Attorney General for review.
        (2) Determination.--A cooperative agreement entered into under 
    subsection (a) shall not take effect until the Attorney General 
    issues a finding that the proposed agreement submitted under 
    paragraph (1) does not violate the establishment clause of the 
    first amendment of the Constitution.
    (d) Report.--As a condition of receiving financial assistance under 
this Act, the Foundation shall annually submit to the Secretary and to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report that 
describes the status of the preservation activities carried out using 
amounts made available under this Act.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2004 through 
2009.
    (b) Matching Requirement.--Any amounts made available to carry out 
this Act shall be matched on not less than a 1-to-1 basis by the 
Foundation.
    (c) Other Amounts.--Any amounts made available to carry out this 
Act shall be in addition to any amounts made available for preservation 
activities in the State under the National Historic Preservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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