[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 2880 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2880

 To designate Fort Bayard Historic District in the State of New Mexico 
        as a National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2002

 Mr. Bingaman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate Fort Bayard Historic District in the State of New Mexico 
        as a National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Bayard National Historic 
Landmark Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) Fort Bayard, located in southwest New Mexico, was an 
        Army post from 1866 until 1899, and served an important role in 
        the settlement of New Mexico;
            (2) among the troops stationed at the fort were several 
        ``Buffalo Soldier'' units who fought in the Apache Wars;
            (3) following its closure as a military post, Fort Bayard 
        was established by the War Department as general hospital for 
        use as a military sanatorium;
            (4) in 1965 the State of New Mexico assumed management of 
        the site and currently operates the Fort Bayard State Hospital;
            (5) the Fort Bayard historic site has been listed on the 
        National Register of Historic Places in recognition of the 
        national significance of its history, both as a military fort 
        and as an historic medical facility.

SEC. 3. FORT BAYARD NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.

    (a) Designation.--The Fort Bayard Historic District in Grant 
County, New Mexico, as listed on the National Register of Historic 
Places, is hereby designated as the Fort Bayard National Historic 
Landmark.
    (b) Administration.--
            (1) Consistent with the Department of the Interior's 
        regulations concerning National Historic Landmarks (36 C.F.R. 
        Part 65), designation of the Fort Bayard Historic District as a 
        National Historic Landmark shall not prohibit under Federal law 
        or regulations any actions which may otherwise be taken by the 
        property owner with respect to the property.
            (2) Nothing in this Act shall affect the administration of 
        the Fort Bayard Historic District by the State of New Mexico

SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the State of 
New Mexico, may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate 
public or private entities, for the purposes of protecting historic 
resources at Fort Bayard and providing educational and interpretive 
facilities and programs for the public. The Secretary shall not enter 
into any agreement or provide assistance to any activity affecting Fort 
Bayard State Hospital without the concurrence of the State of New 
Mexico.
    (b) Technical and Financial Assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
technical and financial assistance with any entity with which the 
Secretary has entered into a cooperative agreement under subsection (a) 
in furtherance of the agreement.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.
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