123STA T . 121 7PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 200 910 1 (a) ( 2 ) oftheN at i o n a lH i s to r i cP reser v ation A ct (1 6U.S . C . 47 0a(a)(2)). ( 5 )P ROG R AM . —T he ter m‘ ‘ p ro g ram ’ ’ means the Save Amer - ica’s Treas u res Program esta b lishe d under subsection (c)(1). (6) S EC RE T AR Y .—The term ‘‘Secretar y ’’ means the Secretary of the I nterior , acting through the D irector of the National Par k Service. (c) ES TA BLI S H ME N T.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Department of the Interior the Save America’s Treasures program, under w hich the amounts made available to the Secretary under subsection (e) shall be used by the Secretary, in consultation with the organi z ations described in subsection (a), sub j ect to paragraph (6)(A)(ii), to provide grants to eligible entities for projects to preserve nationally significant collections and his- toric properties. (2) DETERMINATION O F GRANTS.— O f the amounts made available for grants under subsection (e), not less than 50 percent shall be made available for grants for projects to pre- serve collections and historic properties, to be distributed through a competitive grant process administered by the Sec- retary, subject to the eligibility criteria established under para- graph (5). ( 3 )A P PLICATIONS FOR GRANTS.—To be considered for a competitive grant under the program an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such informa- tion as the Secretary may re q uire. (4) COLLECTIONS AN D HISTORIC PROPERTIES ELIGIBLE FOR COMPETITI V E GRANTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—A collection or historic property shall be provided a competitive grant under the program only if the Secretary determines that the collection or historic property is— (i) nationally significant
and (ii) threatened or endangered. ( B ) ELIGIBLE COLLECTIONS.—A determination by the Secretary regarding the national significance of collections under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be made in consultation with the organizations described in subsection (a), as appro- priate. (C) ELIGIBLE HISTORIC PROPERTIES.—To be eligible for a competitive grant under the program, a historic property shall, as of the date of the grant application— (i) be listed in the National R egister of Historic Places at the national level of significance; or (ii) be designated as a National Historic L andmark. (5) SELECTION CRITERIA FOR GRANTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not provide a grant under this section to a project for an eligible collection or historic property unless the project— (i) eliminates or substantially mitigates the threat of destruction or deterioration of the eligible collection or historic property; (ii) has a clear public benefit; and (iii) is able to be completed on schedule and within the budget described in the grant application. Det e rmina ti o n .G rant s .
