An amendment to increase funding for Operation of the National Park System by 2.5 million; increase funding for Historic Preservation Fund by 4.5 million ; and reduce funding for Office of the Secretary Departmental Operations by 7 million.

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Amendment Number
540
Description
An amendment to increase funding for Operation of the National Park System by 2.5 million; increase funding for Historic Preservation Fund by 4.5 million ; and reduce funding for Office of the Secretary Departmental Operations by 7 million.
Purpose
Amendment increases funding by $2.5 million for the documentation and preservation of civil rights history; restores $2.5 million for the rehabilitation and preservation of historic sites on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges, and provides $2 million additional for competitive grants for the civil rights initiative to preserve sites of the civil rights movement.
Congress
114
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jun 25, 2015
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Sewell (AL) amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
14:43:36
Submitted Date
Jun 25, 2015
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Dec 15, 2020
Amendment 540 — Informed