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Sec. 5 · S. 4528

Reservation for administrative and other activities

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(a) Reservation An eligible entity that receives a grant under this Act may reserve a total of not more than 5 percent of the amount of such grant to— (1) develop the facilities master plan required under subsection (b); (2) carry out activities to— (A) protect the health of students, staff, administrators, faculty, researchers, and guests during the construction or modernization of the campus facilities of such entity; and (B) mitigate excessive noise caused by activities carried out under this Act; (3) pay personnel to carry out administrative work relating to the grant program; and (4) pay other reasonable administrative costs associated with the grant program. (b) Facilities master plan (1) In general Not later than 180 days after receiving a grant under this Act, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a comprehensive facilities master plan that— (A) describes how the entity will carry out the activities identified in the application submitted under section 2(b) with the grant funds received under this Act; and (B) identifies the anticipated benefits and outcomes of such activities. (2) Elements The facilities master plan required under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the eligible entity submitting such plan, a description of, as of the date on which such plan is submitted— (A) the extent to which the campus facilities— (i) meet the educational needs of students; and (ii) support the educational mission and vision of such entity; (B) the physical condition of the campus facilities; (C) the current health, safety, and environmental conditions of the campus facilities, including— (i) indoor air quality; (ii) the presence of hazardous and toxic substances and chemicals on or near such facilities; (iii) the safety of drinking water at the tap and water used for meal preparation, including the level of lead and other contaminants in such water; (iv) energy and water efficiency; (v) excessive noise in academic spaces; and (vi) other health, safety, and environmental conditions that would impact the health, safety, and learning ability of students; (D) the actual and anticipated impact of current and future student enrollment levels (as of the date of application) on the design of current and future campus facilities, as well as the financial implications of such enrollment levels; (E) the dollar amount and percentage of funds such entity will dedicate to capital construction projects, including— (i) any funds in the budget of such entity that will be dedicated to such projects; and (ii) any funds not in such budget that will be dedicated to such projects, including any funds available to the eligibility entity as the result of a bond issue or the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program under part D of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.); and (F) the dollar amount and percentage of funds such entity will dedicate to the maintenance and operation of campus facilities, including— (i) any funds in the budget of such entity that will be dedicated to the maintenance and operation of such facilities; and (ii) any funds not in the budget of such entity that will be dedicated to the maintenance and operation of such facilities. (3) Consultation In developing the facilities master plan, the eligible entity shall demonstrate that it conducted meaningful consultation with diverse stakeholders, which may include— (A) staff and other institutional leaders; (B) custodial and maintenance staff; (C) emergency first responders; (D) campus facilities directors; (E) students and families; (F) community residents, including those directly affected by actions undertaken as a result of utilizing grant funds; (G) government entities; (H) local charitable foundations; (I) local employers; (J) Indian Tribes, as applicable; and (K) other such individuals and entities.

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