[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 60 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 60

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the 
   Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark in Springerville, Arizona.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

 Mr. Hayworth introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the 
   Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark in Springerville, Arizona.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that--
            (1) the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark was 
        occupied by one of the largest and most sophisticated Mogollon 
        communities in the United States;
            (2) the landmark includes a 58-room masonry pueblo, 
        including stairways, Great Kiva complex, and fortification 
        walls, a prehistoric trail, and catacomb chambers where the 
        deceased were placed;
            (3) the Casa Malpais was designated as a national historic 
        landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in 1964; and
            (4) the State of Arizona and the community of Springerville 
        are undertaking a program of interpretation and preservation of 
        the landmark.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to assist in the 
preservation and interpretation of the Casa Malpais National Historic 
Landmark for the benefit of the public.

SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--In furtherance of the purpose of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative 
agreements with the State of Arizona and the town of Springerville, 
Arizona, pursuant to which the Secretary may provide technical 
assistance to interpret, operate, and maintain the Casa Malpais 
National Historic Landmark and may also provide financial assistance 
for planning, staff training, and development of the Casa Malpais 
National Historic Landmark, but not including other routine operations.
    (b) Additional Provisions.--Any such agreement may also contain 
provisions that--
            (1) the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
        National Park Service, shall have right to access at all 
        reasonable times to all public portions of the property covered 
        by such agreement for the purpose of interpreting the landmark; 
        and
            (2) no changes or alterations shall be made in the landmark 
        except by mutual agreement between the Secretary and the other 
        parties to all such agreements.

SEC. 3. APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to provide financial assistance in accordance with this Act.
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