[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 643 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.643

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four


                                 An Act


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the 
   University of New Mexico, to construct and occupy a portion of the 
   Hibben Center for Archaeological Research at the University of New 
                     Mexico, 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 ``Hibben Center Act''.

SEC. 2. LEASE AGREEMENT.

    (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior may enter into an 
agreement with the University of New Mexico to lease space in the 
Hibben Center for Archaeological Research at the University of New 
Mexico for research on, and curation of, the archaeological research 
collections of the National Park Service relating to the Chaco Culture 
National Historical Park and Aztec Ruins National Monument.
    (b) Term; Rent.--The lease shall provide for a term not exceeding 
40 years and a nominal annual lease payment.
    (c) Improvements.--The lease shall permit the Secretary to make 
improvements and install furnishings and fixtures related to the use 
and curation of the collections.

SEC. 3. GRANT.

    Upon execution of the lease, the Secretary may contribute to the 
University of New Mexico:
        (1) up to 37 percent of the cost of construction of the Hibben 
    Center, not to exceed $1,750,000; and
        (2) the cost of improvements, not to exceed $2,488,000.

SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

    The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the 
University of New Mexico, Federal agencies, and Indian tribes for the 
curation of and conduct of research on artifacts, and to encourage 
collaborative management of the Chacoan archaeological artifacts 
associated with northwestern New Mexico.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums 
as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.