Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 6.djvu/209

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PUBLIC LAW 103-451—NOV. 2, 1994 108 STAT. 4777 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), of amounts available each fiscal year for the Program under subsection (a)(l)(C)— (A) V2 shall be used for grants under section 4(b); and (B) Va shall be used for grants under section 4(c). (2) USE FOR INTERIM PROJECTS.—Amounts available for the Program under subsection (a)(l)(C) that are the proceeds of any of the first 6 obsolete vessels m. the National Defense Reserve Fleet that are sold or scrapped after Jidy 1, 1994, under section 508 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1158) are available to the Secretary for grants for iuterim projects approved under section 4(j) of this Act. (3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. — (A) IN GENERAL. —Not more than 15 percent or $500,000, whichever is less, of the amount available for the Program under subsection (a)(l)(C) for a fiscal year may be used for expenses of administering the Program. (B) ALLOCATION.— Of the amount available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year— (i) V2 shall be allocated to the National Trust for expenses iaciured in administering grants under section 4(b); and (ii) V2 shall be allocated as appropriate by the Secretary to the National Park Service and participating State Historic Preservation Officers. (c) DISPOSALS OF VESSELS.— (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Transportation shall dispose of all vessels described in paragraph (2)— (A) by Septtjmber 30, 1999; (B) in a manner that maximizes the return on the vessels to the United States; and (C) in accordance with the plan of the Department of Transportation for disposal of those vessels and requirements under sections 508 and 510(i) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1158, 1160(i)). (2) VESSELS DESCRIBED.— The vessels referred to in para- ^aph (1) are the vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet after July 1, 1994, that— (A) are not assigned to the Ready Reserve Force component of that fleet; and (B) are not specifically authorized or required by statute to be used for a particular purpose. (d) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.— Amounts available under this section shall not be considered in any determination of the amounts available to the Department of the Interior. SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 16 USC 5406. In this Act: (1) COMMITTEE.— The term "Committee" means the Maritime Heritage Grants Advisory Committee established under section 5. (2) NATIONAL TRUST. —The term "National Trusf means the National Trust for Historic Preservation created by section 1 of the Act of October 26, 1949 (16 U.S.C. 468). (3) PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. —The term "private nonprofit organization" means any person that is exempt Gcom