facilities with historical or architectural significance

facilities with historical or architectural significance Sec. 706. Section 4 (i) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1653) is amended by— (1) redesignating paragraph (1) (C) thereof and all references thereto as paragraph (1) (D) thereof; (2) inserting immediately after paragraph (1) (B) thereof the following new subparagraph: “(C) acquiring and utilizing space in suitable buildings of Historic or architectural significance, unless the use of such space would not prove feasible and prudent compared with available alternatives;”; (3) redesignating paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10) thereof as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) thereof, respectively; (4) inserting after paragraph (3) thereof the following new paragraph: “(4) Acquisitions made for the purpose set forth in paragraph (1) (C) of this subsection shall be made only after consultation with the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.”; and (5) amending paragraph (9) thereof, as redesignated by this section, to read as follows: “(9) (A) There is authorized to be appropriated for the purpose set forth— “(i) in paragraphs (1) (A) and (1) (C) of this subsection, not to exceed $15,000,000; “(ii) in paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, not to exceed $5,000,000; and “(iii) in paragraph (1) (D) of this subsection, not to exceed $5,000,000. “(B) There shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts, from the sums available under subparagraphs (A) (ii) and (A) (iii) of this paragraph, not to exceed $2,500,000 for planning pursuant to paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection, and not to exceed $2,500,000 for interim maintenance pursuant to paragraph (1) (B) of this subsection. “(C) Sums appropriated for the purposes of this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended.”.