[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 643 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 643
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.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 18, 2003
Mr. Domenici 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 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 for Archaeological
Research Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) when the Chaco Culture National Historical Park was
established in 1907 as the Chaco Canyon National Monument, the
University of New Mexico owned a significant portion of the
land located within the boundaries of the Park;
(2) during the period from the 1920's to 1947, the
University of New Mexico conducted archaeological research in
the Chaco Culture National Historical Park;
(3) in 1949, the University of New Mexico--
(A) conveyed to the United States all right, title,
and interest of the University in and to the land in
the Park; and
(B) entered into a memorandum of agreement with the
National Park Service establishing a research
partnership with the Park;
(4) since 1971, the Chaco Culture National Historical Park,
through memoranda of understanding and cooperative agreements
with the University of New Mexico, has maintained a research
museum collection and archive at the University;
(5) both the Park and the University have large,
significant archaeological research collections stored at the
University in multiple, inadequate, inaccessible, and cramped
repositories; and
(6) insufficient storage at the University makes research
on and management, preservation, and conservation of the
archaeological research collections difficult.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Hibben center.--The term ``Hibben Center'' means the
Hibben Center for Archaeological Research to be constructed at
the University under section 4(a).
(2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Chaco Culture
National Historical Park in the State of New Mexico.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) Tenant improvement.--The term ``tenant improvement''
includes--
(A) finishing the interior portion of the Hibben
Center leased by the National Park Service under
section 4(c)(1); and
(B) installing in that portion of the Hibben
Center--
(i) permanent fixtures; and
(ii) portable storage units and other
removable objects.
(5) University.--The term ``University'' means the
University of New Mexico.
SEC. 4. HIBBEN CENTER FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary may, in cooperation with the
University, construct and occupy a portion of the Hibben Center for
Archaeological Research at the University.
(b) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide to the
University a grant to pay the Federal share of the construction
and related costs for the Hibben Center under paragraph (2).
(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the construction
and related costs for the Hibben Center shall be 37 percent.
(3) Limitation.--Amounts provided under paragraph (1) shall
not be used to pay any costs to design, construct, and furnish
the tenant improvements under subsection (c)(2).
(c) Lease.--
(1) In general.--Before funds made available under section
5 may be expended for construction costs under subsection
(b)(1) or for the costs for tenant improvements under paragraph
(2), the University shall offer to enter into a long-term lease
with the United States that--
(A) provides to the National Park Service space in
the Hibben Center for storage, research, and offices;
and
(B) is acceptable to the Secretary.
(2) Tenant improvements.--The Secretary may design,
construct, and furnish tenant improvements for, and pay any
moving costs relating to, the portion of the Hibben Center
leased to the National Park Service under paragraph (1).
(d) Cooperative Agreements.--To encourage collaborative management
of the Chacoan archaeological objects associated with northwestern New
Mexico, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the
University, other units of the National Park System, other Federal
agencies, and Indian tribes for--
(1) the curation of and conduct of research on artifacts in
the museum collection described in section 2(4); and
(2) the development, use, management, and operation of the
portion of the Hibben Center leased to the National Park
Service under subsection (c)(1).
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated--
(1) to pay the Federal share of the construction costs
under section 4(b), $1,574,000; and
(2) to pay the costs of carrying out section 4(c)(2),
$2,198,000.
(b) Availability.--Amounts made available under subsection (a)
shall remain available until expended.
(c) Reversion.--If the lease described in section 4(c)(1) is not
executed by the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, any amounts made available under subsection (a) shall revert
to the Treasury of the United States.
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