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H.R. 2458 (95th)

Surplus School Conservation Act

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Introduced

26 January 1977

Last action

26 January 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4], Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1], Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2], Rep. Blouin, Michael [D-IA-2], Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6], Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Frey, Lou, Jr. [R-FL-9], Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Ketchum, William M. [R-CA-18], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Meyner, Helen S. [D-NJ-13], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-24], Rep. Pursell, Carl D. [R-MI-2], Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5], Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6], Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6]

Subjects

Education

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2 September 2025

Education

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Summary

Surplus School Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local agencies to pay the costs of renovating closed school buildings so they may be converted for other educational and social purposes. Suggests purposes for which conversion grants may be extended, including: (1) community centers; (2) senior citizen centers; (3) day care centers; (4) vocational schools; (5) medical facilities; and (6) recreational centers. Sets forth application requirements which local agencies must complete including: (1) structuring a plan for renovation of the closed school building; (2) estimating costs of such renovation; and (3) demonstrating to the Secretary's satisfaction sufficient financial ability to carry out the provisions of such plan. States that the amount of a grant under this Act shall be 80 percent of the estimated cost of renovation. Requires local agencies which receive a grant for more than the actual cost of renovation to return such surplus money to the Secretary. Sets priorities to be followed by the Secretary in approving applications for grants under this Act including: (1) an application for renovating a closed school building in a school district whose current school enrollments have decreased by ten percent or more from the enrollments of the previous school year, and (2) an application for renovating a closed school building which is not being utilized for any educational or social service purpose at the time of application. Directs the Secretary to serve as a national clearinghouse to local agencies by providing information on feasible alternative uses for closed school buildings. Prohibits the distribution of more than ten percent of the funds appropriated by Congress for the program for grants in any fiscal year. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to the President and Congress: (1) a yearly report listing local agencies which received grants and the purposes for which such grants were made; and (2) a detailed evaluation of the effectiveness of the program based on cost analysis and a survey of school closure problems to be submitted at the end of three years.

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Timeline

  1. 26 January 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 January 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 January 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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