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[S. 214 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                        Calendar No. 16
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 214

                           [Report No. 108-8]

 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

                            January 23, 2003

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

                           February 11, 2003

              Reported by Mr. Domenici, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Bayard National 
Historic Landmark Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) among the troops stationed at the fort were 
        several ``Buffalo Soldier'' units who fought in the Apache 
        Wars;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in 1965 the State of New Mexico assumed 
        management of the site and currently operates that Fort Bayard 
        State Hospital;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. FORT BAYARD NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Administration.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Nothing in this Act shall affect the 
        administration of the Fort Bayard Historic District by the 
        State of New Mexico.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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) Designation of the Fort Bayard Historic District as a 
        National Historic Landmark shall not prohibit 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. 3. 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).

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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




                                                        Calendar No. 16

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 214

                           [Report No. 108-8]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                           February 11, 2003

                       Reported with an amendment