Washington report (May 1962)

- 5 - (2) that the operation of such educational television broadcasting facili- ^ ties will be under the control of the applicant or a person qualified under para¬ graph (l) to be such an applicant; (3) that necessary funds to construct, operate, and maintain such educa¬ tional television broadcasting facilities will be available when needed; and (4) that such television broadcasting facilities will be used only for educational purposes. (b) The total amount of grants under this part for the construction of edu¬ cational television broadcasting facilities to be situated in any State shall not exceed $1,000,000. (c) In order to assure proper coordination of construction of educational television broadcasting facilities within each State which has established a State educational television agency, each applicant for a grant under this section for a project for construction of such facilities in such State, other than such agency, shall notify such agency of each application for such a grant which is submitted by it to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall advise such agency with respect to the disposition of each such application. (d) The Secretary shall base his determinations of whether to approve ap¬ plications for grants under this section and the amount of such grants on criteria set forth in regulations and designed to achieve (l) prompt and effective use of all educational television channels remaining available, (2) equitable geographical dis¬ tribution of educational television broadcasting facilities throughout the states, and (3) provision of educational television broadcasting facilities which will serve the greatest number of persons and serve them in as many areas as possible, and which are adaptable to the broadest educational uses. (e) Upon approving any application under this section with respect to any project, the Secretary shall make a grant to the applicant in the amount determined by him, but not exceeding (l) 50 per centum of the amount which he determines to be the reasonable and necessary cost of such project, plus (2) 25 per centum of the amount wnich he determines to be the reasonable and necessary cost of any educational television broadcasting facilities owned by the applicant on the date on which it files such application; except that (A) the total amount of any grant made under this section with respect to any project may not exceed 75 per centum of the amount determined by the Secretary to be the reasonable and necessary cost of such project; and (B) not more than 15 per centum of any such grant may be used for the acquisition and installation of microwave equipment, boosters, translators, and repeaters which are to be used to connect two or more broadcasting stations. The Secretary shall pay such amount, in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments consistent with construction progress, as he may determine. (f) If, within ten years after completion of any project for construction of educational television broadcasting facilities with respect to which a grant has been made under this section - (1) the applicant or other owner of such facilities ceases to be an agency, officer, institution, foundation, corporation, or association described in subsection (a) (1), or (2) such facilities cease to be used for educational television purposes (unless the Secretary determines, in accordance with regulations, that there is good cause for releasing the applicant or other owner from the obligation so to do), the United States shall be entitled to recover from the applicant or other owner of such facilities the amount bearing the same ratio to the then value (as determined by agreement of the parties or by action brought in the United States district court for the district in which such facilities are situated) of such facilities, as the amount of the Federal participation bore to the cost of construction of such facilities. SEC. 393. (a) Each recipient of assistance under this part shall keep such records as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out his