Pub.L. 107-317 To facilitate the creation of a new, <
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Public Law 107-316
107th Congress
An Act
To provide a grant for the construction of a new community center in St.
Paul, Minnesota, in honor of the late Senator Paul Wellstone and his
beloved wife, Sheila. <<NOTE: Dec. 2, 2002 - [S. 3156]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Paul and Sheila Wellstone
Center for Community Building Act.>> assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for
Community Building Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Senator Paul Wellstone was a tireless advocate for the
people of Minnesota, particularly for new immigrants and the
economically disadvantaged.
(2) Paul and Sheila Wellstone loved St. Paul, Minnesota, and
often walked the neighborhoods of St. Paul to better understand
the needs of the people.
(3) Neighborhood House was founded in the late 1800's in St.
Paul, Minnesota, by the women of Mount Zion Temple as a
settlement house to help newly arrived Eastern European Jewish
immigrants establish a new life and thrive in their new
community.
(4) Paul and Sheila Wellstone were very committed to
Neighborhood House and its mission to improve the lives of its
residents.
(5) When Senator Wellstone became aware that the
Neighborhood House Community Center was no longer adequate to
meet the needs of the St. Paul community, he suggested that
Neighborhood House request Federal funding to construct a new
facility.
(6) As an honor to Paul and Sheila Wellstone, a Federal
grant shall be awarded to Neighborhood House to be used for the
design and construction of a new community center in St. Paul,
Minnesota, to be known as ``The Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center
for Community Building''.
SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION GRANT.
(a) Grant Authorized.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall award a grant to Neighborhood House of St. Paul,
Minnesota, to finance the construction of a new community center in St.
Paul, Minnesota, to be known as ``The Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center
for Community Building''.
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(b) Maximum Amount.--The grant awarded under this section shall be
$10,000,000.
(c) Use of Funds.--Funds awarded under this section shall only be
used for the design and construction of the Paul and Sheila Wellstone
Center for Community Building.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, which shall remain
available until expended, to carry out this Act.
Approved December 2, 2002.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3156:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002):
Nov. 14, considered and passed Senate and House.
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