1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protect America’s Statues Act of 2020”.
Protect America’s Statues Act of 2020
A BILL
To limit certain funding to any jurisdiction that has in effect a law, regulation, policy, or procedure in contravention of section 1369 or section 2101 of title 18, United States Code.
2. Limitation on use of historic preservation grant funds
Limitation on use of funds—
In general— The Secretary shall not award a historic preservation grant to an ineligible jurisdiction, and any ineligible jurisdiction that has been awarded a historic preservation grant shall return 75 percent of the grant to the Secretary or otherwise reimburse the Secretary for 75 percent of the amount of the grant within 30 days of the date the jurisdiction is identified on the list prepared under subsection (b). Any such monies returned or reimbursed shall be retained and disbursed by the Secretary for the same purposes as provided under the original authority under which the grant was awarded.
Grants affected— This paragraph shall apply to historic preservation grants awarded in the current fiscal year and in any other fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Determination of ineligible jurisdictions— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less than annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall—
determine what States, units of local government, and other jurisdictions are ineligible jurisdictions for the purposes of this Act; and
submit to the Secretary and Congress a comprehensive list of ineligible jurisdictions as determined under paragraph (1).
Definitions— In this section:
Historic preservation grant— The term “historic preservation grant” means any grant awarded to a State, unit of local government, territory of the United States, an Indian tribe or other governmental entity administered by the National Park Service for purposes that include historic preservation or revitalization, for example, the following:
State Historic Preservation Office Historic Preservation Grants.
Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants.
Save America’s Treasures Grants.
Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant Program.
Ineligible jurisdiction— The term “ineligible jurisdiction” means a State, unit of local government, territory of the United States, an Indian tribe or other individual jurisdiction that has in effect any law, regulation, policy, or procedure specifically within its control in contravention of section 1369 or section 2101 of title 18, United States Code.
Secretary— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
3. Eligibility requirement for fixed guideway capital investment grants
In general— Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
“(8) Specified ineligible jurisdiction—The term “specified ineligible jurisdiction” means a State, unit of local government, territory of the United States, an Indian tribe, or other individual jurisdiction that has in effect any law, regulation, policy, or procedure specifically within its control in contravention of section 1369 or section 2101 of title 18.”
in subsection (c)(4) by adding at the end the following: “The Secretary may not approve a grant under this section for project in an area determined to be a specified ineligible jurisdiction.”; and
in subsection (k)(4) by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Revocation—Any obligation or future obligation and contingent commitments made under this section may be revoked due to a finding that the project is located in a specified ineligible jurisdiction.”
Guidance updates— Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall update guidance issued pursuant to section 5309(k)(6) of title 49, United States Code, to carry out the amendments made by this section.