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NATIONAL HISTORIC COVERED BRIDGE PRESERVATION
Year	1997(ISTEA)	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Authorization	0	0	$10M	$10M	$10M	$10M	$10M

Program Purpose

This new grant program provides funds to assist the States in their efforts to rehabilitate or repair and to preserve the Nation's historic covered bridges. [TRA 9003 adds Section 1224 to TEA-21]

Funding [1224(d)]

A total of $10 million is authorized from the General fund for each of FYs 1999 through 2003; these funds must be appropriated before they are available for obligation.

Funds remain available until expended.

Federal share is 80%. [1224(c)(4)]

Eligible Use of Funds [1224(c)]

Within the available funding limitation, grants will be awarded to States submitting applications that demonstrate a need for assistance in carrying out 1 or more eligible projects to—

• rehabilitate or repair a historic covered bridge.

• preserve a historic covered bridge, including through the installation of fire protection systems; the installation of a system to prevent vandalism and arson; or relocation of a bridge to a preservation site.

Eligible Projects

Bridges that are listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places are eligible for funding under the program. [1224(a)]

A grant may be made for a project only if [1224(c)(3)] —

• to the maximum extent practicable the project is carried out in the most historically appropriate manner and preserves the existing structure of the historic bridge.

• the project provides for the replacement of wooden components with wooden components, unless the use of wood is impracticable for safety reasons.

September 14, 1998