Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 6.djvu/203

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PUBLIC LAW 103-451 —NOV. 2, 1994 108 STAT. 4771 (iv) sail training; (C) other educational activities relating to historic maritinie resources, including— (i) maritime educational waterbome-e:!q)erience 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 OFFICES.— The Secretjiry, acting through the National Maritime Initiative of the National Park Service and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), and the avsdlability of amounts for that purpose under section 6(b)(1)(B), 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 cany out 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) for the preservation of historic maritime resources through— (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, arcnitectural 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 subgrantfiromthe National Trust under subsection (b), or a direct grant to or a subgrantfiroma State Historic Preservation Officer under subsection (c), a person must— (1) demonstratci that ihe project for which the direct grant or subgrsmt 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-l basis, with non-Federal assets fix)m non-Federal sources, which may include cash or donated services fairly valued as determined by the Secretary;